To the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture: 



I present herewith the Twelfth Annual Report of the transactions 

 of the Maine State Pomologieal Society, being for the yc^x ending 

 December 31, 1884, but embracing the proceedings of the Winter 

 Meeting, held, by adjournment, February 24th and 25th, 1885. 

 With respect to the latter, which forms the larger and most valuable 

 part of this report, it is i^roper to sa}" that the theories and opinions 

 expressed in the papers and discussions are to be regarded as the 

 individual expressions of the writers and speakers, and the SocietN' 

 is only responsible for the accuracy and impartiality of the report. 



G. B. SAWYER, Secretary. 



