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science is the agriculture of this country so deeply indebted as to bot- 

 any." 



Dr. Lindly of England said : "Good agriculture and horticulture are 

 founded upon the laws of vegetable physiology." 



Ex-President T. C. Abbot made the statement : ''Agriculture, horti- 

 culture, forestry are applied botany, and botany is the only secure 

 basis of agriculture." 



STATE FAIR. 



Last year, 1907, I made two trips to the State fair grounds for the 

 purpose of installing about fort}^ plants of economic interest, such as 

 Bermuda grass, wild oats, wild wheat, three kinds of wild potatoes, 

 several new weeds, etc. I have made one trip this spring, 1908, and have 

 increased the plants to fifty. 



DONATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT. 



From C. C. McDermid, Battle Creek, plant of Asclepias tuberosa, 

 bearing light-colored flowers. 



From A. G. Palcio of Durango, Mexico, specimens of native corn. 



From Samuel Alexander, Ann Arbor, ten living plants of wild sun- 

 flowers, and asters. 



From S. M. Tracy, Biloxi, Miss., plants of Cassava. 



In justice, perhaps, in this list should be enumerated the names of 

 persons giving large numbers of separates, bulletins (bushels of them), 

 and books for review or for use of students, but they have been omitted, 

 partially at least, for the reason that they were all acknowledged 

 by postal cards or letter. 



GIFTS TO OTHERS. 



To Director Woods, Maine, two species of Solanum. 

 To S. B. Green, Minn., two species of Solanum. 



To Director E. Davenport, Illinois, two species of Solanum ; roots 

 and seeds of two lots of orchard grass, and a large fescue. 

 To Director Jenkins, Connecticut, two sjiecies of Solauum. 

 To Director Brook, Amherst, Mass., two species of Solanum. 

 The species of Solanum referred to were Solauum tul^erosum, native 

 of Mexico, and Solauum Jamesii, native of Arizona. 



Eespectfullv submitted, 



W. J. BEAL, 

 Professor of Botany. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1908. 



