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Spy's planted for such purpose ) have been top-grafted with trial varieties 

 received in scion, from various sources. 



Four trees of four varieties were received from the station at the 

 Agricultural college and planted in the spring of 1889. 



The plat planted in the spring of 1890, upon the state land, consists of 

 one hundred and eight trees of fifty-four varieties; of these, three trees 

 have failed. 



Forty-two surplus trees, of varieties already planted, which were largely 

 donated, have been planted as stocks. Of these, seventeen have been top- 

 grafted with scions of trial varieties not obtainable as trees; all being in 

 growing condition, excepting two only, which were broken down and 

 ruined by trespassing stock. Eleven others were also budded with new 

 trial varieties, of which buds were received in August. 



A few aphides were observed at one time, but not in sufficient numbers 

 to require sj)ecial attention. Aside from these, neither insects nor fungi 

 have proved troublesome upon the apple. 



QUINCES, Cydonia. 



Seven varieties of this fruit have now been planted as follows: 



Champion, Meech, Orange and Rea were planted in 1888. 



Hong Kong, Missouri Mammoth, and Angers, in 1890. 



Champion is the only one of these that has yet borne, producing a few 

 fruits the present year, which ripened early in October, although in most 

 seasons it fails to fully ripen here. 



The slug {Selanchna cerasi) has been especially persistent in its 

 attacks upon the foliage; aside from which, insects have not been 

 troublesome. 



The foliage of several plants, mainly of the Orange quince, has been 

 nearly ruined by apparently the same fungus which attacks that of the 

 pear, probably Morihiera Mespili; which in a few cases has wholly 

 arrested the growth. 



Another fungus was discovered in July last upon the young shoots, 

 causing a peculiar enlargement thereof. Specimens of this were sent to 

 Prof. Taft, at the Agricultural college, who identified it as one of the 

 red rusts, Roesielia aurantiaca, Peck. These were promptly cut away 

 and burned. They did not appear in number sufficient to prove especially 

 injurious. 



NUTS. , 



CHESTNUTS, Castanea vesca. 



Quite recently, the chestnut has come to attract a good deal of attention, 

 occasioned, apjDarently, by the introduction of the European, or so-called 

 Spanish chestnut; and the more recent importation of the very large, 

 early bearing, Japanese varieties. This tendency has also, no doubt, been 

 emphasized by the discovery and introduction of the Paragon — supposed 

 to be an improved native; or, possibly, a cross between the native and the 

 foreign. 



There being, apparently, more or less uncertainty respecting the 

 nomenclature of these introductions, as well as uncertainty respecting 

 their adaptability to our climates and soils, as a qieans of aiding the solu- 

 tion of these problems, the following have been procured and planted: 



