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 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY— Continued. 



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Preparation of Land, Laying Ont and Planting 248 



Preparation of Soil, etc., for Commercial Orchard 248 



Preparation of Land, Laying Out and Planting 250 



Trimming the Apple 253 



Trimming the Apple Orchard 255 



Cultivation of the Apple Orchard 257 



Spraying •. . . 260 



Thinning the Apple 262 



Gathering, Grading and Packing Apples 264 



Storing and Marketing Apples 206-268 



Maintenance of Soil Fertility 270 



Methods * 272 



Barnyard Manure 273 



Commei'cial Fertilizers 273 



Ornamenting the Home, Yard and Lawn 274 



The Yard and Lawn 276 



Shade Trees 278 



Shade Trees Adjuncts to Beautiful Home 280 



The Shade Tree 281 



Flowers and Shrubs 287 



Ornamenting the Home with ShruV^s 290 



Flowers in Ornamenting Home Grounds 291 



Flowers 294 



Outbuildings for Ornamental Home 297 



Walks and Drives 297 



Ornamenting the Home 298 



Care and Keeping of Home Grovmds 300 



Report of Committee on Awards 303 



Board Meeting at Franklin. Ind 305 



Board Meeting at Indianapolis 307 



President's Address , 308 



Secretary's Report 312 



Treasurer's Report 313 



Report of Trustees of Purdue University 314 



Work in Horticultural Department, Purdue University... 319 



Report of btaie Entomologist 321 



Nursei-y Inspectiob 322 



Scale Infected Localities 322 



Map Showing Counties Affected with Scale 323 



Transportation Companies 326 



Investigating 17- Year Locusts 326 



Map Showing Counties Where 17-Year Locusts Appeared in 



1902 327 



