CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



List of Officers for 1885 6 



" ■'' " 1886 7 



Report of Annual Exhibition 11 



List of Premiums 16 



Proceedings of the Winter Meeting 26 



Address of Welcome, by Dr. J. T. Ciislnng 26 



Annual Address of the President, Cliarles S. Pope 29 



Where and of Whom Shall We Procure Nursery Stock, by 



N. R. Pike 34 



How and Where Shall We Procure Our Nursery Stock, by J. E. 



Bennoch 37 



Discussion on the same 40 



Weed Your Own Garden, by Miss ZiJpha S. Prince 44 



The Arrangement of Flowers, by Mrs. Corelli W. Simpson 49 



Some Hints on Making Coleus Beds, by Miss L. M. Pope 56 



Practical Experience with Small Fruits, by I. C. Jackson 60 



A Talk about Small Fruits, by Arthur I. Brown 62 



'• What Man Hath Done, Man May Do," by D. H. Knowlton . . 73 

 The Climatic Line of Fruit Culture in Maine, by W. P. Atherton 85 



The Mulch Question, by Charles G. Atkins 91 



3Iistakes in Fruit Growing, bj^ D. P. True 95 



Can the Codling Moth be Trapped, by Samuel C. Harlow 97 



Discussion 101 



Report of Business Meeting 104 



An Apple : How to Pick It, and What to Do With It, by Samuel 



L. Boardman 105 



The Future Outlook of Fruit Raising in Maine, by S. R. Leland 115 



The Future of Orcharding in Maine, by Lyman F. Abbott 118 



Discussion 124 



Miscellaneous Papers 127 



Catalogue of Fruits for Maine 145 



Treasurer's Report 161 



List of Members 162 



Index 164 



