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CHAPTER III. — Ornamentals: Chrysanthemums > continued. 



§ 3. Chrysanthemum Shows of 1889. By John Thorpe. 

 § 4. Some of the New Chrysanthemums. By John 

 Thorpe. 



§ 5. Chrysanthemums of 1889. By H. P. Walcott. 

 3. Roses. By E. G. Hill 55 



CHAPTER IV. 



Plant Diseases and Insects 59 



1. Vegetable Pathology 59 



2. Economic Entomology 61 



3. Arsenites for the Plum Curculio 63 



4. Desirability of Laws to Control Insect Ravages 



and Plant Diseases 69 



CHAPTER V. 



National and Educational Interests 71 



1. Horticultural Work of the National Department 



of Agriculture 71 



2. Horticultural Work of the Experiment Stations. . 75 



3. Irregularities in Weights and Measures 80 



4. The National Flower Discussion 82 



5. Missouri Botanic Gardens 83 



CHAPTER VI. 



Conventions of National Societies Pertaining to 



Horticulture for the Year 1889 86 



1. American Pomological Society 86 



2. Society of American Florists 87 



3. American Association of Nurserymen 91 



4. Association of American Cemetery Superintend- 



ents 92 



5. The Northwestern Cider and Vinegar-Makers' 



Association 92 



6. American Seed Trade Association 94 



