ir. INDEX. 



ESSAYS. 



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Pruning the Apple Orchard, J. B. Durand 47 



Best Apples for Missouri , Phil Pfeiffer 59 



Best Apples for Missouri, A. Ambrose 62 



Vegetable Parasites, Prof. L. R. Taft 67 



Primitive Horticulture and Modern Gardens, Mrs. C. 1. Robards 72 



Power of Horticulture for Man's Moral Elevation, Dan Carpenter 74 



Ornamentals, Z. S. Ragan 77 



Ornamentals, R. E. Bailey 93 



Birds in Horticulture, Clarke Irvine '. 103 



Birds in Horticulture, VV. H. Thomas 108 



Relation of the Fruit Grower to the Commission Man, S. N. Cox Ill 



Some of our Needs, J. VV. Turner 112 



Two good Forest Trees, G. Segesseman 114 



Flowering Shrubs. J. A. Durkes 119 



Growth of Plants, L. A. Goodman 132 



Best six Apples for Market, and best twelve for Family, E. P Henry 174 



Care of Orchards, N. F. Murry 182 



Care of Orchards, W. G. Gano 185 



Etfects of the winter on our Trees, 'J'. W. Gaunt 189 



The Pear, J. A. Durkes 191 



Berries the Coming Crop , Chas. Patterson 215 



Fruit Business from a Commission Man's Standpoint, E. T. HoUister 223^ 



On Flowers, Ella Lytic 227 



The Flower and Fruit Mission, C. W. Murtfeld t 22S 



Beauties of the Floral World, Mrs. Wade Burden 231 



Work of to-day, Mrs. C. I. Robards 233 



Rusts and Mildews, B. T. Galloway 237 



Distribution of Plants in Missouri, G. C. Broadhead 263 



An Argument on Forestry, M. G. Kern 247 



Social Influence of Horticulture, Clarke Irvine 2.54 



FP.UITS TO PLANT, GIVEN BY COUNTIES. 



Andrew 307 



Audrain 307 



Butler 308 



Barton 308 



Buchanan , 308 



Bates 309 



Carroll 309 



Clay 309 



Cass 309 



Cedar 310 



Cole 310 



Caldwell 310 



Greene 310 



