REPORT 



STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, 



FOR THE YEAR 1890. 



By GEORGE CRUICKSHANKS, of Fitchbcrg. 



The work of the Massachusetts Horticultural Societ}' for the 

 year 1890 is completed, but not so the influence that it is having 

 on the Horticulture of this countr}'. The sum of six thousand dol- 

 lars was appropriated to be awarded in premiums and gratuities 

 during the season. 



The year began with a course of Essays and Discussions on sub- 

 jects connected with the work of the Society, as follows : — 



January 11. The Horticulture of California, hj Benjamin P. 

 Ware, Clifton. 



January 18. Huckleberries and Blueberries, — Gaylussacia and 

 Vaccinium sp., by Dr. E. Lewis Sturtevant, Framingham. 



January 25. Fruits and Flowers of Northern Japan, by Wil- 

 liam P. Brooks, Professor of Agriculture, Massachusetts Agricult- 

 uial College, Amherst. 



February 1. Galls found near Boston, by Miss Cora H. Clarke, 

 Jamaica Plain. 



February 8. Chrysanthemums, by W. A. Manda, Short Hills, N.J. 



February 15. Cemeteries and Parks, by John G. Barker, 

 Superintendent of Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain. 



February 22. The Growth and Nutrition of Plants, by Profes- 

 sor G. H. Whitcher, Director of the New Hampshire Experiment 

 Station, Hanover, N.H. 



March 1. Some Aspects of the Present Forestry Agitation, by 

 Joseph T. liothrock. Professor of Botany at the University of 

 Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pa. 



March 8. Heating Cold Frames by Hot Water or Steam ; and 



