1V CONTENTS. 
Report of Committee on Varieties of Flowers for cultivation.......... 64- 
Communication from Secretary Wisconsin Horticultural Society rela- 
tive to exchange of Society’s Transactions, etc..--+-++ +seesee-- 66 
Report of Committee to Award Premiums .........+++ seceeeeeeeeees 68 
Cranberry Culture...... Simin inisip eta ssisleRinlale ip cesicwcccs cece s rains 
Blueberries and Huckleberries.....+++++++seeeeeseceeecececceeeeeees 70 
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, REPORTS, &C. 
Cultivation of Roses in the open ground....-++++-+++ rece reecee recess 71 
Report of Committee to Make Awards in the Floral Department, State 
Fair, 1873...ccceee cccccscosrsottscen aesevecevedussecenscuse eee 15 
Report of the Horticulture Department—State JOC MAIRIBE dS onerercer: - 81 
Construction and management of greenhouses for amateurs.......+-.- 83 
Report of last year’s eADERLENCY in fruit Growing in Minnesota.....-... 86 
An essay on flowers. . sina bate > Ee SARS 
Report of O. D. Storr, Winsted ‘Lake, in reply to circular of Secretary 90 
Report of E. P. Evans, Brownsville, for Houston county, Minn., and 
Vernon county, WiS...-.».+++. Sa eE isles eae soa ooenea svecidve OL 
Report of D. F. Kelley, Northfield ...... 2... eee ceecee ce veeeccceeeee D2 
Report of Barnett Taylor, Forestville...-.... 2.2. eseeee cece ceees eee 9B 
Reply to ‘‘ Information Wanted” ......ese+-sec eee cece cece encerseees 94 
Report of J. H. Thomas, Young America, Minn............+++---0+ ++ 96 
Report of G. A. Perley, Wasioja, Dodge county, Minn....-. ei 05155 96 
Report of W. B. Smith, Owatonna...... oe ee: oe Rlee cole einela bl aaah aan 98 
POrertstree-CUlGULE > av aie ciers cisleretalercnavarsicls wicrom ale ible se Selewiahe aaa terete 98 
