Report of the Director. 13 



a " penny wise and pound foolish " policy when it fails to come 

 to the assistance of the horticulturists by methods sufficiently 

 ample to give help to all. Many orchardists of the 

 great fruit belt of the western counties are thinking of cutting 

 down their fruit trees because they have not as yet the requisite 

 knowledge for fighting the enemies which have become so com- 

 mon and so destructive to the apple and pear crops in recent 

 years. If to the horticultural division, $25,000, could be appro- 

 priated for giving instruction in fields and orchards to owners of 

 plantations, and for carrying on experiments in various parts of 

 the State, it would immediately return to the people many times 

 that amount. 



Our Omnibus Bulletin, the last one of the year, treats of vari- 

 ous investigations which have been conducted during the current 

 year, as follows : 



(Edema of apple trees! 



Artificial culture of Melanconium fuligineum. ' 



Jethro TuU or Lois-Weedon system of wheat culture. 



Powdered mildew cruciferus. 



Corn detasseling. 



Pear-leaf blister. 



A new food plant (Stachys Floridana). 



The mole-plant. 



Varieties of tomatoes. 



A potato preserver. 



Border carnations. . 



Potato-tomato grafts. 

 - Orchard covers. 



Edible garden docks. 



Spraying barns and greenhouse roofs. 



A shed for seeds. 



■ Labels. 



I. P. ROBERTS, 



Director. 



