CONTENTS. 



LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO THE GOVERNOR 3 



OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY 10 



MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY 11,12 



LIST OF FRUITS RECOMMENDED 13 



ACT OF REORGANIZATION 11 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 15,16 



TRANSACTIONS AT SUMMER MEETING 17-68 



President's Address 17 



Horticulture on the Farm — A. A. Arnold 24 



Run Ye not after Strange Gods — Mrs. I. H. Williams 31 



Production op New Varieties of Fruit — J. S. Stickney 38 



Garden Revelations — Mrs. H. M. Lewis 42 



Conserving our Fruits — J. C. Plumb 51 



Flowers — Mrs. M. D. Arnold 56 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION AT THE FAIR 69 



TRANSACTIONS AT ANNUAL MEETING 75 



President's Address 78 



Report of Secretary 87 



Revision of Fruit List 96 



Reports from Fruit Districts 102 



Treasurer's Report 118 



Report of Superintendent at the Fair 119 



Premiums Awarded at the Fair 123 



Election of Officers 131 



Fruit on Exhibition 133 



PROCEEDINGS IN JOINT CONVENTION 135-269 



Shall We Experiment with New Varieties of Strawberries — 



J. M. Smith 135 



Humbugs — Geo. J. Kellogg 148 



Blight — B. F. Adams 158 



How to Raise Grapes — A. F. Hofer 1GS 



Conditions of Hardiness —J. C. Plumb 178 



