REPORT OF THE Iowa STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, FOR THE YEAR 1893. CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION, HELD AT Des Moines, November 21, 22, 23, 24, 1893. ALSO TRANSACTIONS OF THE Northwestern, Northeastern, Southwestern and South- eastern Horticultural Societies, AND THE Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences, for the year 1893. EDITED BY THE SECRETARY. VOL. XXVIII. PUBLISHED BY THE STATE, DES MOINES: 1894. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. To His Excellency, Frank D. Jackson, Governor of the State of Iowa: In compliance with legal requisition, I have the honor of submitting to you herewith the twenty-eighth annual report of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, including the reports of the four district societies into which the State is now divided. Though an "off" year with the orchard fruits such as has not been known in recent years, I am glad to report that we were able to show about two hundred varieties of fine apples at the Columbian Exposition more than any State of the Union or country of the world. Our exhibits of other orchard fruits and of the grape and small fruits were also extremely creditable. Our fruit exhibits and our annual volume of reports attracted the attention of all visitors. Permit me to say that the society has a fine record in this and other countries for the good work it has done in the past, and to express the hope that it will have the continued support and kindly consideration of the executive and our legislature. In compliance with the act of 1892, I also include the proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences for 1893 as an appendix. Very respectfully, J. L. BUDD, Secretary. Ames, Iowa, January 15, 1894. 16995 |