CONTENTS. 



The Inaugural ^Ieeting ...... 7 



Horticultural Papers and Discussions 



The Iris and its Culture. By J . Woodward Manning 15 



The Possibihties of Peach Growing in' New England. 



By Adin A. Hixon ...... 25 



Collecting Orchids. By John E. Lager ... 37 



The Renovation of an old Orchard. By George T. 



Powell 51 



The Home Vegetable Garden. By John W. Duncan 67 



Certain Uses of the School Garden. By Miss Anne 



Withington 79 



Forestry from a Commercial Standpoint. By Prof. F. 



]Vm. Pane 89 



The Planting of Streets and Waysides. By John A. 



Petti grew 103 



Some Bacterial Diseases of Plants: Their Nature and 



Treatment. By Prof. H. H. Whetzel . .117 



The Gardens of Italy. By John K. M. L. Farquhar 131 



