CONTENTS. 



List of Officers for 1883 iv 



" " 1884 V 



Committees for 1884 vl 



List of Members vii 



Secretary's Report 1 



Entries and Premiums at Annual Exhibition 4 



Proceedings op Winter Meeting 17 



Treasurer's Report 19 



Election of Officers for 1884 21 



Address of Welcome and Reply 24-27 



Address of President, on Orcharding 27 



Experience in Orcharding, by Rufus Prince 33 



The Nursery Business, by J. J. Thomas 38 



The Cultivation of Fruit, by T. S. McLellan 40 



Orcharding in Franklin County, by S. R. Leland 45 



Growing Apples for Profit, by D. J. Briggs 48 



Fruit Growing in Piscataquis County, by H. L. Leland 52 



Studies on the Codling Moth, by C. G. Atkins 54 



Discussions of foregoing papers 61 



Pomological Notes and Reminiscences, by Calvin Chamberlain 74 



Notes on Pear Culture, by D. P. True 79 



Early Grapes for the North, by H. A. Robinson 81 



The Sweet Principle of Fruits and Plants, Dr. J. R. Nichols 84 



Essay on Floriculture, by Mrs. A. B. Strattard 96 



Railroad Gardening, by John Burr 100 



Report on Exhibition at Winter Meeting 104 



Obituary Notices 106 



Index 110 



