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Pen.stsylvania. Programme of the Pennsylvania norticultural 

 Society for 1876. This ia an old, wealthy and well organized 

 society, and like the Western New York Society includes among 

 its members many well known horticulturists and nurserymen. It 

 is to be regretted that it does not publish its transactions in full. 



Georgia. Proceedings of the Georgia State Horticultural So- 

 ciety, at its first session, held at Macon, August, 1876. This is a 

 new Society, organized during the past year, under the most 

 favorable auspices. We tender to it our fraternal greetings. 



Michigan. From Prof. Charles W. Garfield, of the State Agri- 

 cultural College at Lansing, and recently elected Secretary of the 

 State Pomological Society, we have the Transactions of the Mich- 

 igan State Pomological Society for 1874 and 1875, (all the preced- 

 ing volumes having been previously received and acknowledged); 

 Transactions of the State Hoard of Agriculture, 1865 to 1875 in- 

 clusive, except 1867 and 1869, and the Report of the Superin- 

 tendent of Public Instruction for 1874, — forming a most valuable 

 accession to our library, and for which we return the thanks of 

 this Society. The Pomological and Agricultural Reports of Mich- 

 igan are magnificent volumes of upwards of 500 pages each, 

 finely printed, profusely illustrated and well bound, and published 

 by authority of the State. The liberality with which the Michigan 

 State Pomological Society has been patronized by the State gov- 

 ernment, together with the zeal of its members, has resulted in a 

 wonderful development of the fruit producing capacity of the 

 State, and justly entitled her to the distinction accorded by Mr. 

 Bateham, the able Secretary of the Ohio Horticultural Society, as 

 "the banner apple State." These results ought to serve as a 

 salutary lesson to other States. 



Wisconsin. Transactions of the Wisconsin State Horticultural 

 Society for 1875 and 1876. From F. W. Case, Secretary, Madison. 



Minnesota. Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural 

 Society for 1875, and the same for 1875-6. From Prof. C. Y. Lacy, 

 Secretary, Minneapolis. 



The two societies last named are composed of efficient and en- 

 thusiastic members, and are doing good work. They also receive 

 liberal aid from the State governments. The reports are issued in 

 good style and contain much useful information, — fully up to the 

 current standard of such publications. 



Ontario. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture of the 



