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Exhibition, International, at New Orleans 23 



at winter meeting, report on 104 



Experience in orcliarding and its lessons '. 32 



fertilizers for orchards 37, 49, 94 



Floriculture, essay on 96 



Franklin county, orcharding in 45 



Fruit, cultivation of 40 



Fruit-growing in Piscataquis county 52, 74 



Fruit, storage of 68 



Fruits and plants, the sweet principle of 84 



new, committee on 74 



Gardiner, R. H., address by 27 



Gilbert, Z. A., remarks by 25, 61, 74 



Gilman, C. J , remarks by 64 



Grapes, early, for the north 81 



Grafting 51 



Hubbardston Nonsuch, origin of 78 



Insects, discussion on 61, 66 



Jewett, George, obituary notice 100 



Leland, H. L., paper by 52 



S. K., paper by 45 



McLellan, T. S., paper by 40 



Members, annual, 1883 viii 



life vii 



Metcalf, M. J., obituary notice 108 



Nichols, Dr. .1. R., paper by 84 



Nursery business, the 38 



Obituary notices 23, 106 



OflBcers, 1883 iv 



1884 V, 21 



Orcharding, papers on 27, 32, 45, 52, 74 



Orchards, exposure of 44 



fertilizers for 37, 49, 94 



planting of 36, 49, 07 



pruning 60 



Papers read at winter meeting 18, 22 



Pear culture, notes on 79 



Piscataquis county, fruit-growing in 52, 74 



Pomological notes and reminiscences 74 



Premiums at annual exhibition 4 



Prince, Rufus, paper by 32 



Railroad gardening 100 



Richardson, Joseph M., obituary notice 107 



Robinson, H. A., paper by 81 



