74 DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



(2.) Theories of VanMons and others. 

 (3.) Cross-breeding and liybridizing. 



b. Nursery practices. 



c. Grafting and budding. Influences of stock on graft and graft on stock. 



d. Nomenclature. 



2. Orchard culture. Discnssions of apples, pears, quinces, peaches, plums, 

 cherries, et«;., in each case following this synopsis: 



a. Varieties. 



b. History. Regions of highest development. 



c. Soil, drainage, manures. 



d. Cultivation. 



e. Pruning, top grafting. 



/. Harvesting and marketing. 



g. Funo-ous and other diseases. (Insect troubles are discussed at length 

 bv Prof. Cook. ) 



0. Vineyard culture, following above syno])sis. 



i. Small fruit culture, following above synopsis in the discussion of straw- 

 berries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, goosel)erries, cranberries, 

 huckleberries, etc. 



IV. Miscellaneous Matters. 



1. Commercial seed-growing. 

 'I. History of horticulture. 



Aside from the regular work in horticulture I have the Juniors in essay writ- 

 ing as a part of their rhetorical exercises. These Juniors are also taking horti- 

 cuilture, and I have assigned to them outlying subjects connected with their 

 study and such as to demand investigation in both the field and the library. I 

 submit the 



EXTEA THESES IN HORTICULTURE. 



Double fruits, their nature aiid cause. 



The genus Morns, its botanical and economical status. 



Differences between the apple and the pear. 



Leaf glands of peaches, plums, cherries, and apricots. 



Effects of autumn setting, with experiments. 



The genus Allium, its botanical and economical status. 



The genus Brassica, its botanical and economical status. 



Windbreaks for horticultural purposes. 



Variations of raspberry leaves. 



Productiveness of weeds. 



Methods of propagating onions. 



The weeds of our o-arden. 



The flowers of watermelons and nmskmelons. 



The flowers of pumpkins and squashes. 



Sweet herbs for the garden. 



Botanical structure of Indian corn, and methods for cross-fertilizing it. 



Culture of hol'se-radish, and changes produced by cultivation. 



Best time and methods of planting tree seeds, especially nuts. 



The genus Pyrus, its botanical and economical status. 



The genus Ribes, its botanical and economical status. 



