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3. Studies of the innuence of sulphurous ether upon ])huits grown 

 under glass. The ether is applied to the plant while in a dormant 

 condition and the plant is then brought under the influence of con- 

 ditions favoring growth. The investigation covers one year and is 

 in progress at this writing. 



4. The influence of ether and acetylene in CDuibination as agents 

 in stimulating growth of forced plants. The investigation l.as 

 covered one year and is in progress. 



5. Influence of lime upon rhododendrons and members of the 

 heath family. The work has covered one year and is in progress. 



Preliminary reports on all these studies are being prepared and 

 will be submitted for publication at the earliest moment possible. 



Under State Funds : 



I. Variety studies ; comparative values of garden vegetables, 

 (a) Cucurbits. 



1. Cucumbers under glass. 



2. Squasbes in field. 

 (/;) Garden peas in field. 



(c) Radishes in field. 



(d) Beans in field. 



(t') Tomatoes under glass. 

 IT. Spraying investigations. 



(a) A study of injury caused by sprays. Two field experi- 

 ments. 

 (h) Experiments for tbe prevention of lilack rot of tlie grape. 

 Tlirec co-operative vineyard experiments. 

 ITT. Cultural experiments. Tbe growing of plants imdcr shade in the 

 greenhouse and in the field. 



Reports of the spraying experiments are being prepared for 

 publication. Notes on other work recorded al)ove under state 

 funds will be held till additional investigations make it worth 

 publishing them. 

 IV. Orchard survey. For the past two years a determined effort has 

 been put forth to make such an examination of actual fruit- 

 growing conditions in Niagara county as would allow us to 

 present the results with proper deductions in bulletin form. 

 Lack of means has prevented the prosecution of tliis important 

 work. Tlie reports on orcliard conditions in Wayne and Orleans 

 counties, publislied as Bulletins 226 and 229, have attracted wide- 

 spread attention, and the edition of these bulletins is already 

 exhausted. This has caused us to lay considerable stress upon 

 tile im])nrtance of studying fruit conditions in other important 

 fruit-producing counties. The work in Niagara county was 

 commenced in 1905 and continued this summer; and although all 

 the ground we would like to have examined has not been 

 covered, nevertheless sufficient data has been obtained on the 



