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16. The Peach Interests in the Central States 



Pres. J. S. Beatty, Sitnpsonville, Ky. 



17. Orcharding on the Plains Gr. C. Brackett, Lawrence, Kans.is. 



18. Horticultural Resources of the Mountain Region. .D. S. Grimes, Denver Col. 



19. Ornamentation of Homes E. Y. Teas, Dunreith, Indiana. 



20. Small Fruits for the Family and How to Have Them 



Pres. Sylvester Johnson, Irvington, Indiana. 



21. Selection and Arrangement of Trees and Shrubs for a Country Place 



Prof. W. J. Beal Lansing. Michigan. 



22. How to Save the Apple Crop. . - J. S. Woodward, Lockport. New York. 



23. Stone Fruit Cultivation in California Prof. Geo. Hussman, California. 



24. The New Grapes Geo. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio. 



25. Cultivation and Marketing Raspberries. . Pres. N. H. Ohmer, Dayton, Ohio. 



26. Grapes that Succeed in Missouri and Kansas 



Samuel Miller, Bluffton Missouri. 



27. Horticultural progress in the South.. ..Dr. Samuel Hape, Atlanta, Georgia. 



28. Conditions of Profitable Fruit Culture in Minnesota 



Oliver Gibbs, Jr., Lake City, Minnesota. 



29. Blossom Blight in the Apple Geo. P. PefFer, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. 



30. Pear Culture in the Southwest. . .Maj. S. H. Nowlin, Little Rock Arkansas. 



31. Experiments at Agricultural Colleges 



Prof. J. J. Colmant, Agricultural College, Mississippi. 



32. Market fruits of Kansas City L. A. Goodman, Westport, Missouri. 



33. Gardening for Distant Markets J. E. Porter, Humboldt, Tennessee. 



34. The Best Methods of Fruit Transportation . .F. A. Thomas, Chicago, Illinois. 



35. The Best Fruit Packages E. T. Holhster, St. Louis, Missouri. 



36- The value of Careful Packing and Handling 



E. H. Williams, Indianapolis, Ind. 



37. The Trunks of Apple Trees Prof. T. J. Bnrrill, Champaign, Illinois. 



38. Noxious Insects of the Orchard Hon. J. N. Dixon, Oscaloosa, Iowa. 



39. Horticultural Experimentation . . Prof. James Cassidy, Fort Collins, Colorado. 



In a letter from President Earle, which is in the hands of the 

 Chairman of our Executive Committee, Mr. Underwood, our 

 Society is strongly urged to send a delegate to the Kansas City 

 meeting, both with reference to the business of the Mississippi 

 Valley Horticultural Society, and for consultation with reference 

 to the proposed international exhibition of fruits, at the World's 

 Fair, in New Orleans. I would recommend the appointment of a 

 committee to take both these announcements and President Earle's 

 request into consideration. 



COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS AND CIONS. 



Pardon me for taking up your time now by the introduction of 

 this subject ; but I am so impressed with a sense of its importance, 

 that I cannot forbear. Seeds of our hardiest and best old seedling 

 apple trees, and younger ones, if they have been subjected to any 

 severe tests and seem hardy, should be gathered up and distributed 

 to grow stocks for grafting and for crossing in the blossoms. None 

 should be allowed to go to waste till we have enough put out to 

 test the various practical questions involved : the most important 

 of which is to determine whether among the progeny can be 



