REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF VEGETABLE 

 PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, 



Washington, D. C, September 1, 1900. 

 Sir: I respectfully submit herewith a report reviewing the work of 

 this Division for tlie fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, and outlining 

 the work under wa}^ and planned for the current fiscal year. 

 Respectfully, 



B. T. Galloway, 



Chief. 

 Hon. James Wilson, Secretary. 



WORK OF THE YEAR. 

 ORGANIZATION. 



As now organized, the Division consists of five branches or labora- 

 tories, namely, plant physiology, plant pathology. Pacific coast inves- 

 tigations, plant breeding, and jjlant nutrition and fermentation. 

 These are in charge of Messrs. Albert F. Woods, Erwin F. Smith, 

 Newton B. Pierce, Herbert J. Webber, and Oscar Loew, respectively, 

 each of Avhoni is responsible for the main details connected with his 

 branch. The division of labor effected by this arrangement has led 

 to excellent results, responsibilities being j)laced where they should 

 be, and each man being led to take special interest in developing his 

 field. The entire plan of the organization is to give freedom and 

 elasticity in general matters of detail and a united front on ques- 

 tions of jjolicy. There have been no important changes in the staff 

 during the year. Two scientific aids have been secured, and through 

 cooperation with the Office of Experiment Stations a third aid has 

 been engaged part of the time. The assistance rendered by these 

 aids gives encouragement to the belief that they will prove of great 

 value to the Department. Coming, as they must, fresh from agri- 

 cultural or land-grant colleges, they are found to be in full s\^mpa- 

 thy with the practical phases of the Department's work. The future 

 success of the Department will depend in large measure on the prac- 

 tical application of its discoveries, and the plan of utilizing the scien- 

 tific aids is an important step toward securing the help necessary for 

 this work. 



COOPERATION. 



Recognizing the fact that the best results can be obtained only by 

 full and free cooperation with the various Divisions of the Depart- 

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