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From Elhvanger <t Bnrry, Rochester, N. ^'., 

 10 Varieties Grapes. 



3 " Cuirants. 



:: " Gooseberries. 



4 " Raspberries. 



5 " Strawberries. 



rcxj Mahaleb Cherries. 



ICO Anger's (Quinces. 



100 Pear Stocks. 



From M. L. Dunhip, Champaign, on Champaign County donation, 

 Nursery stock, etc., amounting to $2,500. 



From Arthur Brvant, Princeton, 

 4 IJarrels Butternuts. 

 3 " Wahiuts. 



From W. C. Flagg, Moro, 111.. 



Catalpa Seed, donated by him. 

 8,000 Seedling trees now in nursery. 



From Samuel Edwards, 



18 Varieties Pear trees.^ 

 15 " Apple ti'ees. 



From Storrs & Harrison, Painesville, O., 



600 Concord Grape-vines. 



200 Ives " 



100 Delaware •' 



100 Hartford " • 



100 Creveling '• 

 50 Clinton 

 And some other things, of which the record is not now at hand. 



Din-ing the summer of 1869 the gardener's house was erected, and 

 has since been occupied by Mr. Franks. At this time was attempted 

 the commercial garden provided for in the Committee's report already 

 cited, and while the proceeds did not so nearly as hoped meet expenses, 

 the practical lessons gained, and the labor furnished stutlents, made it a 

 prominent feature of the hoiticultural work of the season. The same 

 may be said of the garden for the summer of 1870. Many kinds of vege- 

 tables and garden crops were tested, and some account thereof published 

 in the public prints. At the March meeting, 1870, the Horticultural 

 Committee was made to stand as follows: Brown, Pullen, Galusha, 

 Pearson, and Dunlap. T. J. Burrill was elected Professor of Botany 

 imd Horticulture, and immediately assumed charge of the department. 

 During the summer the chief attention was given to the tree plantations 

 and the vegetable garden. Yet the ornamental grounds were not neg- 

 lected, and in the latter part of the season shone in peerless beauty. A 

 tine green-house was erected and partially stocked with plants. This 

 will l)e lilled next season in accordance with arrangements already made. 

 A barn near the gardener's house was built tliis summer. 



