434 INDEX. 



Notes on roses, by the Secretary 217 



Notes on roses, by Mrs. Atwater 218 



Letter on roses, by Dr. Mead 219 



Report of committee on exhibits 223 



The Timber Culture Act, by Dr. Frankh'n G. Hough 231 



The Study of Forestry, by H. G. Joly 236 



Adaptations in Forestry, by George H. Wright 238 



Trees for the Highway, by Dr. Hough 241 



McMahon White Apple, by Barnett Taylor 245,254 



Grapes Tested in Carver County, by Charles Ludluif 249 



Propagation of Seedlmg Fruits, by George P. VefFer 260 



Secretary's Portfolio 267 



Orcharding in Northeastern Vermont, by Dr. Hoskins 269 



Future of Orcharding in the Prairie States, by Prof. Budd 274 



Market Gardening at lake Minnetonka, by Knight H. Whipple 281 



Apples in Winona County, by 0. M. Lord 282 



Conditions of Profitable Fruit Culture in Minnesota, by Oliver 



Gibbs, Jr 285 



The Flower Garden, by Oliver Gibbs, Jr 291 



Notes and Extracts from the American Pomological Report . .295 



Immediate Influence of Pollen, by Oliver Gibbs, Jr., J. B Rogers, J. 



R. Lovett, J. H Hale, and others 3o0 to 336 



The Pomology of the Northwest, by Oliver Gibbs, Jr 316 



■ Who Reads and who Cares ? by Oliver Gibbs, Jr 324 



The Law in Cioss-breeding, by Oliver Gibbs, Jr 336 



Insecticides, by OUver Gibbs, Jr 338 



The Tarnished Plant- bug, by Prof. Forbes 339 



Report on State Experimental Fruit Farm, by Peter M. Gideon 345 



Report of Delegate to Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society, by M. 



Pearce 349 



Fruit Report from Chatfield, by J. D. Rinderknecht 351 



Fruit Report from Winona county, by W. K. Bates 353 



Fruit Report from Houston county, by J. S, Harris 354 



Fruit Report from Rochester, by A. W. Sias 356 



Fruit Report from Owatonna, by E. H. S. Dartt 357 



Report of Seedling Fruit Committe, by J. S. Harris 358 



Report of Seedling Fruit Committee, by A. W. Sias 360 



Report on SeedlingJApples, by J. M. Thresher 220 



The Flora of Western Dakota and Eastern Montana, by John B. Lei- 



berg .361 



Catalogue of Russian Apples, U. S. Department of Agriculture 368 



Report on Russian Apples, by Charles Gibb 373 



Physiographic Conditions of Minnesota Agriculture, by Prof. C. W. 



Hall 209—391 



Improvement of Fruit Trees by Seedling Culture, by Col. D. A. 



Robertson 406 



Horticulture on the Prairies, by Mrs. S. E. Curryer 409 



Small Fruits at Shawano, by W. S. Wood 412 



Fertilizing vs. Pollenizing 412 



