2 • CONTENTS. 



Papers, Discussions. &c.— C'oncl7i(led. page. 



Our Need of OrganizMtion, by J. W. 'I'riie 118 



Report of Coiiiiiiittee on New Fruits 125 



Kussiaii Fruits, by Di'. T. H. lloskiiis 126 



Maine Fruit at the Bay State Fair, by Henry VV. lirowu 129 



New Varieties, by S. G. Siiurtl.tt" 131 



Condensed Fruit List l."34 



Apples 135 



Pears 138 



Plums 143 



( ;herries 144 



Strawberries 14r> 



Kaspberrit-s 14(J 



Blackberries 146 



(jurrants ^ 146 



Gooseberries 146 



G' apes 146 



The Secretary's Portfolio 149 



Peter Henderson 151 



Charles Gibb 153 



Patrick Barry 155 



Fruit Growing in Aroostook 156 



The Wealthy far North 157 



The Apple Tree Borer, by D. P. True 158 



How Shall We Make Our Annual Exhibitions More Useful? W. 



P. Atherton 159 



The School Garden 160 



Gardens for Schools 161 



Maine Fruit at the Bay State 162 



Transplanting Herbaceous Perennials 163 



Shrubbery in New England 164 



Thinning Fruit 165 



Too Many Kinds of Apples 165 



The Rolfe Apple 166 



In Oregon • 166 



