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ORCHARDS OF NOVA SCOTIA. By Mr. C. H. HOOPER

COLOUR AND FORM OF INSECTS. By Mr. H. L. T. BLAKE........

THE WOBURN EXPERIMENTS. By Mr. SPENCER U. PICKERING, F.R.S.

OBSERVATIONS ON PLANTS EXHIBITED. By the Rev. Professor GEORGE HENSLOW,

M.A., V.M.H..........

ASPARAGUS. By Mr. GEORGE NORMAN........

ALPINE FLORAS. By Mr. E. A. NEWELL ARBER, B.A.

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IMPORTANCE OF LIGHT AND HEAT. By the Rev. Professor HENSLOW, V.M.H.......

ROCK GARDENS AND STREAMLETS. By Mr. F. W. MEYER

MOVEMENTS OF PLANT ORGANS.

FERTILISATION BY INSECTS, &c. By the Rev. Professor HENSLOW, V.M.H.

THE DISPERSAL OF SEEDS. By Professor BOULGER....

PRUNING FRUIT TREES. By Mr. R. P. BROTHERSTON

LESSONS FROM THE DROUGHT OF 1898. By Mr. E. MAWLEY, Sec. R.M.S..

PLANT COMPOSITION AND MANURES. By M. GEORGES TRAFFAUT.....

INSTRUCTIONAL FRUIT STATIONS. By Mr. E. LUCKHURST

VINES IN THE OPEN AIR. By Mr. H. M. TOD

REPORT ON DWARF FRENCH BEANS

REPORT ON PEAS......

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By the Rev. Professor HENSLOW, V.M.H........

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REPORT ON MISCELLANEOUS FLOWERING PLANTS

REPORT ON POTATOS .....

REPORT ON VARIOUS VEGETABLES..

REPORT ON POMPON DAHLIAS

THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1900......

THE SOCIETY'S FRUIT SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE

SCALE INSECTS AND MEALY BUGS. By Mr. R. NEWSTEAD, F.E.S.

GROWTH OF THE FRUIT TRADE. By Mr. GEO. MONRO, V.M.H....

FRUIT-GROWING IN SOUTH WALES. By Mr. J. BASHAM

EXPERIMENTS IN POTATO-GROWING. By Mr. J. S. GORDON, B.Sc.

PAPERS SET AT EXAMINATIONS IN HORTICULTURE, 1893-1900

REPORT ON DECORATIVE CHRYSANTHEMUMS........

REPORT ON CABBAGES, BRUSSELS SPROUTS, AND KALE..

REPORT ON HORTICULTURAL APPLIANCES..

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