CONTEXTS 



The Inaugural Meeting 7 



Horticultural Papers and Discussions 



Plant Collecting in the Heart of China. By E. H. 



Wilson ........ 13 



The Use of Water in Commercial Gardening. By 



H. M. Howard 25 



A. Study of Continental Landscape Gardening. By 



Albert D. Taylor 33 



Apple Growing in New England as a Business. By 



E. Cyrus Miller 45 



The New Agriculture and its Significance to New 



England. By G. C. Sevey 57 



Horticulture as a Profession for Women. By Miss 



Laura Blanehard Dawson ..... 67 



Lilies for the Home Garden. By E. S. Miller . . 79 



The Dietetic Value of Fruit. By Prof. William R. 



Lazcnby 89 



