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HORTICULTURE, LITERATURE OF 



IOWA 



Iowa State Horticultutial Society. Annual reports, published 

 by the state, are issued by this society. The first report was 

 iaaued in 1868 under the title, "The Proceedings of the Iowa 

 State Horticultural Society, for 1866-7." From 1871-7, the 

 reports have the title "Annua! Report;" from 1878-90, 

 "Transactions;" and from 1891 to the present time, "Report." 

 Total number of volumes, 47. The reports from 1866-70 

 were bound with the agricultural report and also in paper 

 separates; since that time, they have been bound as separate 

 volumes. The society has issued seven bulletins: "Forestry 

 Manual," 1881; "Plants of Iowa," 1907; "Iowa Horticulture," 

 1908; "Proceedings Iowa Park and Forestry Association," 

 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907." Address, Des Moines. 



KANSAS 



Kansas State Horticultural Society. This society issues 

 biennial reports published by the state. The first report was 

 published in 1871 under the title, "Condensed Transactions of 

 the Kansas State Pomological and Horticultural Society from 

 its organization to its last annual meeting, and in full for the 

 year 1871." From 1877-86, the reports were issued under the 

 title, "Kansas Horticultural Report;" from 1887-95. "Biennial 

 Report of the Kansas State Horticultural Society." The reports 

 up to 1887 and for 1S96-1901 were published annually. Total 

 number of volumes, 32. Special reports have been published on 

 forestry, apple, peach, plum, grape, cherry and apricot. Address, 

 State House, Topeka. 



KENTUCKY 



Kentucky State Horticultural Society. A few publications 

 have been issued by this society at long inter\'als, but no com- 

 plete records of these are available. In 1865, a report was pub- 

 lished under the title "Report of the Kentucky State Pomologi- 

 cal Society;" in 1881, "Proceedings of the Kentucky Horti- 

 cultural Society at its annual meeting, Jan. 13, 14 and 15, 1880." 

 The Proceedings for 1907 were published in the Report of the 

 Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics for 1907. The 

 report for 1911 was issued as "The Report of the Kentucky 

 State Horticultural Society" and was also published in the 

 Report of the Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and Statistics for 

 1911. There was no report for 1912. The report for 1913 was 

 also published in the Report of the Bureau of Agriculture, 

 etc. The report for 1914 was issued as "The Report of the 

 Kentucky State Horticultural Society." Address, College of 

 Agriculture, Lexington. 



LOUISIANA 



LotJisiAN.\ State Horticultural Society. This society issues no 

 reports at present and held no meetings from 1908-1912. Pre- 

 vious to this time, however, annual reports were issued by the 

 state. The first report was published about 1901 under the 

 title, "State Horticultural Society Proceedings." From 1904-8, 

 five volumes were issued as "Proceedings of the Annual Meet- 

 ing." The last meeting of the old horticultural society was held 

 in 1908 and in 1912 it was reorganized and holds annual meet- 

 ings at the State University, Farmer's Short-course in January 

 of each year. Address, Baton Rouge. 



MAINE 



Maine State Pomological Society. Annual reports are pub- 

 lished by the society. The first report was published in 1873 

 under the title, "Annual Report of the Maine State Pomological 

 Society." Reports have been published continuously except 

 for the years 1879, 1880 and 1881. Abstracts from the Trans- 

 actions of these years were published as an appendix to the 

 Transactions for 1890. In 1882, the title was changed to 

 "Transactions of tlie Maine State Pomological Society." In 

 most cases, these reports have also been contained in the report 

 of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Organized in 1873. Ad- 

 dress, Bowdoinham. 



MANITOBA 



Manitoba Horticultural and Forestry Association. Annual 

 reports are published by the association. The first report was 

 issued in 1898 under the title, "Report of Proceedings of the 

 Western Horticultural Society for the years 1896-8." The 

 publication is still continued but in 1911, the name of the 

 society was changed to "Manitoba Horticultural and Forestry 

 Association." They were published as biennial reports from 

 1896-8 and 1901-2, as a triennial report for 1902-5 and as 

 annual reports from 1898-1900 and 1906-9. No report for 1910. 

 Annual report for 191 1 and biennial report for 1912-13 and 1914 

 have been published. Total number of volumes, 12. A few short 

 papers have also been published by the Association. In April 

 1914, a monthly publication known as the "Manitoba Horti- 

 culturist" was issued by the association. Future annual reports 

 will consist of bound copies of the year's issue of this monthly, 

 together with a short account of the annual meeting. Address, 

 Agricultural College, Winnipeg. 



MARYLAND 



Maryland State Horticultural Society. An annual report 

 is issued, published by the society. The first report was pub- 

 lished in 1898 under the title, "Report of the Maryland State 

 Horticultural Society." The publication is continuous under 

 this title. Total number of volumes, 16. There have been no 

 special reports. Address, College Park. 



MASSACHUSETTS 



Massachusetts Asparagus Growers' Association. Formed in 

 1906 to promote the restoration of asparagus to its immunity 

 from rust, or the discovery of a species that shall be rust-resist- 

 ant, and the dissemination of information in relation to its 

 growing and marketing. Is in close touch with the cooperative 

 experiments carried out at Concord by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment 

 Station at Amherst. The association holds an annual field-day 

 in September and publishes a report of the proceedings. Bulle- 

 tin No. 263, United States Department of Agriculture by J. B. 

 Norton is devoted to these experiments. Address, Concord. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society. This society publishes 

 its own annual report. The first report was issued in 1829 

 under the title, "Massachusetts Horticultural Society." One 

 number, March, 1859, was published under the title, "The Jour- 

 nal of the Proceedings." The publications have been continuous 

 since 1839. It was formerly pubUshed in one volume once a year, 

 but since 1874 it has been published in two parts annually or 

 occasionally in three, as in the case of 1895-7. There are 

 numerous special articles in the Transactions on the culture of 

 flowers, fruits and vegetables. The society has also issued the 

 following publications: in 1862, "Properties of Plants and 

 Flowers;" in 1864, "Proceedings on the occasion of the laying of 

 the corner-stone of the new haU;" in 1873, a "Catalogue of the 

 Library;" in 1880, "History of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society, 1829-78;" in 1889, "Window Gardening, and a list of 

 some of the flowers found growing naturally in the vicinity of 

 Boston." Address, Horticultural HaU, Boston, 



MICHIGAN 



Michigan St.\te Horticultural Society. This society issues an 

 annual report published by the state, and also a monthly 

 journal called "Michigan Horticulture." The first report was 

 published in 1870 under the title, "Annual Report of the Michi- 

 gan State Pomological Society." The publication has been con- 

 tinuous with the exception of the year 1904, when no report was 

 published. The reporffor 1905 is in the back of the report for 

 1906. The title was changed in 1881 to "Annual Report of the 

 State Horticultural Society." Total number of volumes, 42. 

 Address, Fermville. 



MINNESOTA 



MiNNEaoTA State Horticultural Society. An annual report 

 and a monthly magazine entitled, "Minnesota Horticulturist," 

 are published by the state. The first report was published in 

 1873 under the title, "History of the Minnesota Horticultural 

 Society from the first meeting in 1866, to the last in 1873, com- 

 prising debates, addresses, essays and reports." Reports for 

 1874-82 have the title, "Transactions." The Minnesota 

 Horticulturist began publication in February, 1894, with Vol. 

 22, the volume number of the annual report for that year, and 

 continues this system of numbering. The publication is still 

 continued, but in 1899 the title was changed to "Trees, Fruits 

 and Flowers of Minnesota." This comprises the 12 monthly 

 journals and the annual report of the society, bound together. 

 Total number of volumes, 43. There have been no special 

 reports. Address, 207 Kasota Block, Minneapolis. 



MISSISSIPPI 



A State Horticultural Society existed about twenty-five years 

 ago and published one or two reports. 



MISSOURI 



Missouri State Board of Horticulture. The Board issues an 

 annual report published by the state. The first report was 

 published in 1907 under the title, "Annual Report of the State 

 Board of Horticulture." The publication has been continuous 

 under the same title. The publications of the State Horticul- 

 tural Society since 1907 have been included in the Reports 

 of the State Board. Total number of volumes, 7, the last being 

 chiefly taken up by orchard census of the state of Missouri 

 taken in 1913. There have been 67 bulletins published on vari- 

 ous phases of fruit-growing, vegetable-growing and the like, 

 most of which are reprints of special articles from the reports. 

 Two circulars and ten pamphlets have also been issued Ad- 

 dress, Columbia. 



Missouri State Horticultural Society. From 1857-1907, 

 annual reports were issued. These comprise 50 volumes, 

 published by the state. They were published under the title, 

 "Reports of the State Horticultural Society." The report is 

 now embodied in the Report of the State Board. In the pa3t 

 ten years, this socieW^ has issued a number of special bulletins. 

 Address, Mountain Grove, 



MONTANA 



Montana State Board of Horticulture. Biennial reports are 

 published by the state. The first report was published in 1900 

 under the title. *'First Biennial Report of the State Board of 

 Horticulture." The publication is still continued under the 

 above title. Total number of volumes, 6. There have been no 

 special reports. Address, Missoula. The 1914 report will be 

 combined in the volume of the report of the Horticultural 

 Society. 



