40 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE. 



To the President: 



I submit the report of the Department of Horticnltnre and Lan<lscape 

 Oai-dening for the year 190G: 



THE COURSES OFFERED AXD STUDENTS ENROLLED. 



Fall Term. 



1. Frnit-growinj; ; lectures 5 hours i)er Aveek ; Prof. Fletcher; labora- 

 tory 10 hours ])er Aveek ; Mr. Mc<'ue; 48 students. 



'2. Harvesting, marketing and })lant breeding; lectures and labora- 

 tory 10 hours per Ayeek; Prof. Fletcher; 2 students. 



.■>. Forest tree propagation; laboratory (> liours per Ayeek ; ^Ir. Gun- 

 son : 7 students. 



11 7^/ ^r Term. 



4. Floriculture and yegetal)le forcing; lectures 5 hours per Ayeek; 



Mr. Gunson; laboratory in aboA'e 10 hours per A\eek; Mv. 

 (junson ; 12 students. 



5. Eyolution of cultiyat(Hl ]>lants; Kt hours ])er AA-eek ; Prof. 



Fletcher; 2 students. 



0. Fruit-groAying and A'egetable gardening (short course in horti- 

 culture) ; lectures 5 hours per Ayeek for 6 Ayeeks; Prof. 

 Fletcher. ^Ir. ^IcGue and Mr. Graig; laboratory 10 hours per 

 AA'eek ; Mr. (iunson, Mr. ]McGue and Mv. Craig; 18 students. 



7. Horticultural seminar, Ayith reports and discussions; 4 hours per 

 Ayeek; l*rof. Fletcher; 12 students. 



S. Greenhouse gardening for women; lectures 5 hours per ^yeek ; ^\v. 

 Gunson; laboratory in aboye 10 hours i)er Ayeek; Mr. (iunson; 

 15 students. 



Sprint/ Tom. 



'-I. lOxjteriuiental liori icultnre; 10 hours ]>er week; Prof. Fletcher; 

 1 student. 



10. Horticultural seminar; 4 hours per week; Prof. Fletcher; 12 



stud(Mits. 



11. Landsca])e gardening; lectures .") hours per Ayeek for weeks; Mr. 



(Junson ; ~^^t students. 



12. Floricultui-e lor Avomen ; U'ctures and laboratory T) hours ])er 



Ayeek for (» weeks: Mr. Gunson; 15 stu<lents. 

 1."!. Spraying of jtiants; h'ctures 2 hours ])er Aveek ; laboratory (i hours 



l»er Ayeek; Mr. McGne; IH students. 

 14. IMant ]iro])agation and yegetable gardening; lectures ;> hours per 



week: Mr. McCne; hiboiatory (I hours per week; Mr. 31cGue 



and Mr. Kohler; 42 students. 



