DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE 



The year has been one of unusual misfortune to the Department in the 

 prolonged illness and recent death of Professor John Craig. The Depart- 

 ment also lost three assistants in the middle of the year, who left for more 

 lucrative positions in the commercial field. Notwithstanding these un- 

 fortunate interruptions in the 'vvork, all the courses were given with the 

 exception of two during the last semester, and no lines of experimental 

 work have been discontinued. 



TEACHING 



Ten students pursued graduate work in the Department during the past 

 year. These were distributed as follows: Major for doctor's degree, 

 2; minor for doctor's degree, 3; major for master's degree, 5. Four of 

 the candidates passed their examinations in June and two in September. 



The undergraduate w^ork in floriculture and vegetable-gardening pro- 

 gressed as satisfactorily as facilities permitted, but the courses in horti- 

 culture were hampered for the reasons stated above. The classes in 

 nuciculture and evolution of plants were discontinued during the spring 

 term, although there was a good registration of students. It was unfor- 

 tunate that the first-named subject could not be given, since the course 

 had been offered for only two or three years and was attracting a larger 

 number of students each year. The popularity of this course was the 

 inevitable result of the method of its presentation and of the increasing 

 interest in nut-growing in the Northern States. 



The increased interest in floriculture and vegetable-gardening has made 

 it necessary to add certain siibjects. Next year it is proposed to offer 

 the following new courses : 



Course 16. Garden Flowers. This three-hours course is designed to 

 acquaint the students with garden plants and to give practical knowledge 

 of the propagation and culture of the annuals, herbaceous perennials, 

 bull:)s, and shrubs used for cut flowers or in ornamental planting. 



Course 24. Floral Design. This one-hour course is a study of the 

 principles of floral art. It includes practice in the arrangement of flowers 

 in designs and bouquets, baskets, table decorations, interior decoration, 

 and the like. 



Course 29. Home \'egetable-Gardening. This two-hours course is a 

 study of vegetables and their production for home use. The planning 

 and management of the garden, special crop requirements, factors in- 

 fluencing quality, and control of pests will be considered. The laboratory 



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