4:i Missouri iState Horticultural Society. 



On March 1st, I sent out the following circular : 



Secketary's Office, ) 



Missouri State Horticultural Society, \ 



Westport, Mo,, March 1st, ,-1884. 



Dear Sir : Believing that we can further the best interests of 

 our State Society, and through it the best interests of horticul- 

 turists, by an increase of membership in every part of the State ; 

 and, believing that the horticulturists of our State toould and 

 do take enough of interest in our State Horticultural Society to 

 become members if the matter was presented to them ; and be- 

 lieving also that we could better advance horticulture if there were 

 a horticultural society in almost every county of the State, we 

 desire to make the following propositions to the horticulturists of 

 the State : 



If you organize a County Horticultural Society, "and send the 

 State secretary a list of officers and members, with the monthly 

 report of the society at its meetings, tlieir names will be enrolled as 

 members for the year 1884, and they will be entitled to the report 

 of the State Horticultural Society for 1883, A constitution has 

 been formed and printed (with a few hints on organizing), and it 

 will be sent to any one who wishes to start a local society. 



The State report is full of interest and information to every 

 one who is interested in horticulture, and some of the essays are 

 worth much more than the price of membership to every one who 

 owns an orchard, or intends to plant one. None of these essays ai'e 

 simply theories, but they are all based upon actual experience. 

 Matters are j)resented to the fruit grower that will plainly show 

 him what to plant, and how to care for fruit, and how to destroy 

 the insects. These facts, if known in time and followed, will save 

 the fruit grower hundreds of dollars. 



The book has essays and reports on '' Orchards,'' "Vineyards," 

 "Peaches," " Apples," "Small Fruits," "'Ornamentals," "Flow- 

 ers," "Insects," "Marketing," etc.; "Reports of Counties;" 

 " Constitution for aXocal Society ;" " Secretary's Budget " (being 

 a collection of the best items and facts published in the best horti- 

 cultural papers in the United States), and other items of interest. 



These are some of the items that will be of value to you, and 

 now we want your name as a member and your influence to help 

 organize the State as it should be. We have a wonderful State, 

 and it is time to let people know of the fact. If you will only 

 help we can have one of the best organized states in the Union. 



