INDEX. Ill 



Our Fairs, L. A . Goodman o96 



Language of Flowers, Mellie Vv'atkins 401 



Industrial Education, Gerald Holsinger 403 



Reminiscences, W. R. I.aughlin 406 



Our Best Grape, L. Geiger 412 



Evaporating 483 



Elements of plant Growth 444 



Fruit Resources of Missouri 478 



Fun of Farming 456 



Farmers Institutes 306 



Flowers 425, 429 



Grapes 441 



Horticultural Meeting 271 



Hannibal & St. Joseph K. R 497 



Kansas City, Fort ^-'cott & Memphis R. R 480 



St. Louis & San Francisco K. R 485 



Introductory 83 



INVITATIONS : 



A. P. Crosby 169 



G. \V. Register "<^ 170 



C. W. Murtfeldt 169 



Iron Mountain R. R 494 



Insects 417, 421 



Letters and Items 306 



• 

 LETTERS : 



John Burr, Grapes 85 



Wm. Schott, •■ 86 



T. J. Schatz, Strawberry 93 



C. H. English, Root Blight 130 



A. S. Wolcott, Quinces. 131 



S. P. Connor, Hindrances 132 



Mrs. G. E. Dugan. Birds 133 



• P. J. Berknians, Nomenclature 135 



F". Lionberger, " 134 



Peter Dailing, Fruits 145 



John Krischner, Drought 146 



M. Butterfield, Plums 167 



Miss M. E. Murtfeldt. Plums , 16S 



H. E. Van Deman 169 



St. Louis Exposition 268 



C. T. Mallinckrodt. Pears 330 



Herman Veager, Apples 332 



Prof. G. A. Weber, Weather Service 339 



Prof. F. E. Nipher, Missouri Weather Service 340 



B. F. Bush 369 



Law for Appropriation by County Courts 400 



List of Varieties of Apples on the Tables at Nevada 337 



Manures 452 



Missouri A Fruit State 256, 467 



Missouri Fruit -'59. '^m. 465 



