ProDetiv ot the United Slates Goremn 



gg^. Issued December 14, 1900. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS— BULLETIN 174. 



A. C. TRUE, Director. 



HISTORY 



NEW YORK 



BOTANICAL 



GARDEN 



OF 



FARMERS' ll^STlTUTES 



IN THE 



UNITED STATES. 



COMPILED BY 



JOHN HAMILTON, 



FARMERS' INSTITUTE SPECIALIST. 



WASHINGTON: 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 



1900. 



