State of New York. 



Ko. 62. 



IN ASSE^MBIvY, 



Februaky 17, 1893. 



FIFTH Al^I^UAL REPOET 



OF THE 



Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. 



LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



To Ilis Excellency, The Governor of the State of New York, 

 Albany, N. Y. 



Sir. — I have the honor to transmit herewith the fifth annual 

 report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of Cornell Univer- 

 sity, in accordance with the act of Congress of March 2, 1887, 

 establishing the station. 



This document includes the reports of the director, treasurer, 

 chemist, botanist and arboriculturist, cryptogamic botanist and 

 pliant histologist, entomologist and horticulturist, besides two 

 appendixes, the first of which contains the twelve bulletins pub- 

 lished during the year, and the second, a detailed statement of 

 the receipts and expenditures. 



While the investigations conducted at the station are all believed 

 to be of great value, I may be permitted to call the attention of 



