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Our society have no library, at least only a very small one. We 

 take Horticultural papers and read with much interest Mr. Goodmans' 

 annual report of the workings of your society. 



AVhile our societv is small, with few facilities for the use of the 

 few in a large work, we are modestly in earnestly and think our cause 

 ought to be, in our country and every other, recognized a iit compan- 

 ion among the best industries, at least of equal importance with sys- 

 tematic agriculture and so considered at our annual fairs or exhibi- 

 tions. 



We own no hall and meet under our own vines, flg trees, maples 

 and other trees, and rejoice in our wealth of out-door room or capa- 

 city, and should any visit us at our meetings we have room enough 

 rand a v/elcome for all. 



I). S. HOLMA:sr, Sec'y. 



HOETICULTUEE. 



BY L. CtEIGER, BOONYILLE. 



Members of the Horticultural Society, State of Missouri : 



Mr. President — Grape culture in Cooper county, Missouri, is at 

 a standstill. There is hardly anything to encourage it. Catawba's, 

 which are in some vineyards predominant are all winter killed, and the 

 same is it with the Lindley, Goe the ,and some other fine kinds — Corcord, 

 Nortons, Neosho and Elvira and some other of the Taylor Seedlings 

 are in some localities as good as could^be expected, they are healthy 

 and full of good and sound young fruit and should the mildew and rot 

 not aftect them, they promise a bountiful harvest. 



Some localitios in the vineclad hills of Boonville are a total fail- 

 :ure on account of the ravages of a little steel-blue bug, eating the 



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