48 STATE POMOLOQICAL SOCIETY. 



Province of Ontario, embracing the Reports of the Fruit Growers' 

 Association and of the Entomological Society of the Province for 

 1873. 



Reports of the Fruit Growers' Association and Entomological 

 Society for 1874, and the same for 1875, From D. W. Beadle, 

 Secretary, St. Catherines. 



These societies are eflScient and well sustained, and their pro- 

 ceedings will afford us many valuable suggestions. We notice 

 that the Fruit Growers' Association distributes annually among 

 its members, trees, vines or plants of some variety regarded as 

 desirable, announcing the same for some years in advance. 



Quebec. First Report of the Fruit Committee of the Montreal 

 Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and Fruit List of the 

 Province of Quebec. From Mr. Charles Gibb, Abbottsford. These 

 publications indicate a good beginning and well considered efforts 

 in the right direction among our northern neighbors, and we hail 

 them with much pleasure. 



We have in former years received and acknowledged reports 

 from the State Societies of Ohio, Pennsylvania (Fruit Growers' 

 Association) Florida and Nebraska, but none during the past 

 year. We trust we shall be remembered by all of them in the 

 future. 



Our Secretary has recently obtained from the list published by 

 the Department of Agriculture at Washington, and from other 

 sources, reliable information in respect to societies of a similar 

 character in several of the other States, and will communicate 

 with them at an early day for the purpose of effecting an exchange 

 of publications. 



We have also received the following works from individuals, 

 viz: From Charles Downing, Newburgh, N. Y., Second Appendix 

 to Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. 



Col. D. S, CuRTiss, Editor, Baltimore, Md., The Maryland 

 Farmer, monthly, vol. 13, 1876. Published by E. Whitman, 

 Baltimore, 



Thomas Meehan, editor and publisher, Philadelphia, — occasional 

 number of The Gardener's Monthly, 



James Vick, Rochester, N. Y. Vick's Floral Guide for 1876 

 and 1877. 



Also numerous catalogues from nurserymen, seedsmen, &c. 



