INDEX. 



A 



Address of welcome— Dr. Abraham 21 



Address of welcome— T. A. Marphy 119 



Address, response- J. C Evans 119 



Apple, its name 172 



Apple, origin 172 



Apple, in mythology 176 



Apple, its value ]?0 



A gri cultural College, resolutions 199 



Agrlcultaral College, discnssion 200 



A great fruit show 215 



An old apple-tree 237 



Apple barrel, size of 240 



Apple, best 241 



A nursery orchard— S. Miller 287 



A pples in England 346 



A pomological wonder 346 



A letter from Missouri— G. T. Powell 350 



B 



Blakely, J. J., report by 17 



Best late strawberries 238 



Best dwarf pear 238 



Barry county society 254 



Bates county society 254 



Buchanan county society 256 



Bees and fruit 304 



Best blackberries— H. Schnell 229 



Best strawberries— F . McCoun 221 



C 



Constitution 6 



County societies 7 



Committees, standing 4 



Colman's Rural World report 109 



Country display at St . Louis 207 



County premiums at Trenton 237 



Cultivation 239 



Cole county society .. 259 



Cure for root aphis 889, 340 



D 



Discussion— 



On strawberries 47 



On spraying 160, 56 



On experiment work 186 



On orchards 142 



On peaches . . 158 



On growth of plants 152 



On varieties of apples 153 



On grapes 195 



On irrigation 227 



On small fruits 231 



Diseased apple-trees 241 



Death of Dr A . Gosliri 93 



Death of G. Sesesseinan. 94 



Donation of photographs, S. M. Harris 245 



E 

 Essays- 

 Flowers in the home— Mrs Edgar Dean. . 22 



Strawberry -S W. Gilbert 305, 36 



Strawberry— A A.Blnmer 39 



Strawberry— Z. T. Russell 50 



Blackberry and raspberry— G. P. Turner. 52 

 Ethics in horticulture— Miss Longnecker. . 58 



Historical trees— Mrs. D. K Hall 61 



Horticultural geology— E Waltfrs 65 



Herbaceous plarjts-Mrs J. A. Durkes. . . 72 



Care of orchards— Homer Reed 82 



Treatment of mildew— H . Jaeger 89 



The grape— W. F. Hoy 91 



Summprbnlbs- Lizzie Eepenlaub 87 



Some reminiscences— U. P. Bennett 100 



Propagation of trees— Homer RIggle 120 



Flowers in the home— Mrs. G. E. Dagan. 125 

 Work of the Experiment station— L. A. 



Goodman 127 



Prevention of fruit blight— 8. W. Gilbert 138 



Orchard trees— Conrad Harlzell 139 



Lessons of the hour— A Nelson 145 



Peach-growing- S Blancbard 154 



Peach-growing— C. Howard 155 



Hardy peaches-Z. T. Russell 157 



The chrysanthemum— A. H. Kirkland 167 



History of the apple— Dan Caroenter 171 



Orchard question -N F. Mnray 184 



Vineyards— H. Seaver 189 



Grapes for money— G F. Espenlaub 192 



Care of grapes— A. Taylor 194 



Best herbaceous plants— J. C. Whitten .. . 245 

 Early explorations of South Missouri- 

 Mrs. H. E Shepard 268 



Plums— Jacob Faith 311 



Horticulture- E. L. Pollard 313 



Purchasing nursery stock— J. 0. Evans... 315 



Exposition 213 



Election of officers 220 



Fruit-growing- F . M . Brown 317 



