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INDEX. 
Page 
Nomenclature— Continued: 
and systematic pomology, ad- 
dress by F. A. Waugh 34 
remarks on, by Wm. C. Barry. 49 
Nomination of officers, report of 
committee on 64 
North Carolina, fruit report of, W. 
F. Massey 200 
Nova Scotia, fruit report of, F. C. 
Sears 201 
Nursery inspection, value of, F. M. 
Webster . 140 
O. 
Officers and standing committees for 
1899-1900, list of vii 
Ohio, fruit report, W. W. Farns- 
worth 202 
Olive, orange and lemon in Califor- 
nia 244 
Ontario, fruit report of, H. E. Hutt. 203 
Orange, lemon and olive in north 
California, S. S. Boynton 244 
Orcharding, commercial, future of, 
in the south, F. S. Earle 124 
Oregon, fruit report of, E. E. Smith. 209 
P. 
Parsons, Samuel B., reminiscences 
by 24 
Patten, C. G., breeding of fruits for 
the upper Mississippi Valley 92 
Peach, new varieties— 
Banner 207 
Cannon 164 
Caper 164 
Carman 224 
Cooper •. 170 
Dewey 170 
Dewey Cling 91, 192 
Dr. Black 164 
Evans 91, 192 
Hiley 170 
Mamie Ross 224 
Mathews Beauty 170 
Pride of Franklin 198 
Schley 170 
Shipley Date Red 164 
Worcester 89 
Peach culture, theories regarding, 
R. Morrill 138 
Peach, relation of color to growth of 
fruit buds of, J. C. Whitten... 44 
Pear, list of varieties originated 
about Philadelphia 15 
new varieties — 
Alamo 224 
Erwin 230 
Pennsylvania Horticultural society, 
reports furnished to 113 
Pennsylvania, fruit report of, G. C. 
Butz 213 
Philadelphia’s contributions to his- 
tory of American pomology, 
Thomas Meehan 11 
Plant breeding, systematic, lecture 
by H. J. Webber 53 
Plant individual, importance of, in 
horticultural operations, G. Harold 
Powell — 50 
Plum, new varieties — 
Brittlewood 88 
Bursota 88 
Gonzales 224 
New Ulm 88 
Silver 88 
Plums, American, for America, E. S. 
Goff , 122 
Pomology, American. Philadelphia’s 
contributions to history of, Thomas 
Meehan 11 
Page 
Powell, G. Harold, paper 'on the im- 
portance of the plant individual in 
horticultural operations 50 
Prefatory note 1 
President’s address, report of com- 
mittee on 91 
President’s address, Chas. D. Wat- 
rous 7 
Prune, new variety— 
Dosch 213 
Q. 
Quality as a factor in apple culture, 
Chas. W. Garfield 119 
Quebec fruit report, R. Brodie 217 
Quince, new variety— 
Erwin 231 
R. 
Ragan, W. H., paper on suggestions 
on catalogue revision 98 
Raspberry, new varieties— 
Cardinal 178 
Seedling 91 
Register of members established 63 
Relation of color to the growth of 
fruit buds of the peach on sunny 
days in winter, J. C. Whitten 44 
Relations of commercial fertilizers 
and soiling crops to fruit culture, 
H. E. Van Deman 83 
Reminiscences, Robert Manning 61 
Reminiscences, S. B. Parsons 24 
Report of auditing committee 92 
Report of committee on awards — 87 
Report of committee on credentials. 24 
Report of committee on memorials.. 101 
Report of committee on new fruits 
of American origin 89 
Report of committee on nomination 
of officers 64 
Report of committee on President’s 
address 91 
Report of committee on resolutions. 117 
Report of committee on tropical and 
sub-tropical fruits 92, 238 
Report of general fruit commit- 
tee 100, 155 
Report of treasurer 6 
Resolution on fruit statistics desired 
in census of 1900 115 
Resolutions, report of committee on 117 
Revision and control of horticultural 
nomenclature, T. V. Munson 37 
Rhode Island, fruit report of, L. F. 
Kinney 218 
Russian remedy for root killing of 
apple trees, N. E. Hansen 143 
S. 
Salary,, secretary’s, increase of 118 
Schools, agricultural, of high school 
grade, S. B. Green 131 
Secretary’s salary, increase of 118 
Soiling crops and fertilizers, relation 
of, to fruit culture, H. E. Van 
Deman : 83 
South Dakota, fruit report of, N. E. 
Hansen 219 
Strawberry, new varieties — 
Gibson 90 
Hall 90 
Hoosier 175 
Jerry Rusk 175 
Seaford 90, 164 
Swingle, W. T., fruit culture in Medi- 
terranean countries 60 
Systematic plant breeding, H. J. 
Webber 53 
