REPORT OF THE PROFESSOR OF HORTICULTURE. 73 



for storing or evaporating fruits and vegetables, for colleciing and preserving 

 specimens for class illustration, for providing green-liouse or forcing-house 

 instruction, or for carrying on much necessary in-door work in cold weather; 

 but I am confident that, as the Departmeut grows, these means will be pro- 

 vided. 



The class-room instruction iu horticulture now extends through four and a 

 half months, six weeks of which is elective. As an indication of the ground 

 covered by the present term's lectures, I submit the following: 



BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF LECTURES ON HORTICULTURE. 



I. General Introduction. 



1. Origin of cultivated plants. 



"i. Extinction in wild state due to cultivation. 



3. Variations of cultivated plants. . 

 a. Nature of. 



h. Causes of. 



( !.) Excess of food. 



(2.) Change of latitude and climate as affecting size, form, color, 

 productiveness, flavor, hardiness, etc., with discussion of accli- 

 mation. 



(3.) Cross-breeding and hybridization. 



(4. ) Inlieritance. 



' 5.) Bud variation. 



4. Methods of cross-fertilizing. 



5. Nomenclature of cultivated plants. 



6. Propagation of plants. 



7. General discussion of fuuijous diseases. 



8. Wild fruits worthy of attention. 



9. Weeds. 



II. Vegetable Gardening. 



1. General methods and considerations. 



a. Capital. 



b. Land. 



c. Fertilizers — stable manures, commercial fertilizers. 



d. High culture — tillage, doul)le cro[)i)ing. 



e. Cold frames, hot beds, forcing houses. 



f. Transplanting. 

 (J. Vitality of seeds. 

 h. Marketing. 



i. >Storing. 

 j. Irrigation. 

 3. Concise specific directions for growing all garden crops, with remarks 

 upon history, botanical features and peculiarities of variation of 

 each. 



III. Pomology or Fruit Growing. 



1. General methods and considerations. 

 a. Methods of improving fruits. 

 (1.) Chance growing of seedlings. 



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