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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Introductory v 



Officers foi-1883'.. vi 



(Jorrespondents viii 



Standing Committees for 1883 ix 



Constitution of the Society x 



List of Members for 1883 xi 



Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting 1 



Address of Welcome {Hudson) 4 



President's Annual Address (Eurle) 5 



Origin and Importance of the Mississippi Valley Horticultural Soc'y (NowHn). 14 



Jtrawherries for the North and How to Grow Them (Smith) 23 



Strawberry Culture in the South (jlVcA'aj/) 29 



Is there a better Market Strawberry than the Wilson [Galuahn). 45 



Insects Affecting the Strawberry (Forbes) 5(1 



-he Best Strawberries for Home Use and for Market ( Webb) 8G 



Irrigation in Horticulture (Baker). • 106 



Small Fruits in the South (Roe) 114 



-vThe newer Peaches and new Fruits for the Cotton States (Berchmans) 118 



Pears and their Culture in the South (Cassell) 125 



Systematic HorticulturalJ?-cogress (Mumnv) 136 



Horticulture vs. Euts^(i2/o?i)..^> 13!) 



Forestry on the Plains {Furnas)..: 14G 



, Influence of Forests on Health ( Warder) 159 



Markets and Marketing (HolUster) 171 



Birds in Horticulture (Leim) 181 



^_,,.— -Adorning Rural Homes (Huntley) 189 



Can we Master the Insect Enemies of the Orchard (Bagan) 197 



An Orchard Scourge (Burrill) 202 



, Raspberry Management and the new Rasjjberries (Evans) 208 



