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the processes and the conditions of the various departments as they appear 

 at that season. 



This invitation was very generally accepted and the occasion proved so far 

 pleasant and profitable that it was renewed from year to year till the year 

 1884, when it was discontinued. 



During the year 1883 James Satterlee, a graduate of the college, was ap- 

 pointed professor of horticulture, but at the close of the following year he 

 retired from the position and Professor L. H. Bailey, jr., was appointed in 

 his stead, who still occupies the position. 



The report of Prof. Satterlee of the horticultural department for 1883 fur- 

 nishes a clew to the kinds of labor required of it, which will be shown by the 

 following extracts : 



" The grounds are kept in order by students, and with the great extent of 

 lawn to maintain and the drives and walks to keep in order, it makes a very 

 heavy tax upon the department for labor. The balance against the depart- 

 ment is owing largely to this work and to various extra work in clearing up 

 about the halls, drawing away rubbish left from making repairs about the 

 buildings and in putting on new roofs, etc." 



The vegetable and small fruit grounds are spoken of as under his charge, 

 after which he states: 



''The apple orchard has done very poorly. I have watched it carefully 

 during the season to discover its needs. The trees have made a very small 

 growth, and many of them are suffering from the effects of the cold winters 

 of a number of years ago — being more or less rotten, and some of them dying 

 annually. The fruit has been small and scabby. The whole orchard needs 

 plowing, pruning and fertilizing thoroughly for a series of years to bring it 

 into good condition. Many of the trees are too old and feeble to ever be of 

 any use. If there was any available ground upon the college farm suitable 

 for such a purpose, I would recommend the setting of a new apple orchard. 

 It is certainly needed as a means of illustration. 



" The pear orchard has made a very fine growth, and there have been no 

 signs of blight or other disease. Some of the older trees are budded very full 

 for blossoming next year. I fear the early frost may have injured some of 

 the trees, as they were still quite green the 9th of September. 



''The Duke and Morello cherries and the plums are doing fairly well, al- 

 though the birds help themselves liberally to the former and the curculio 

 does an abundant thinning of the latter. The Heart cherries are nearly 

 an entire failure here. 



"The vineyard near the observatory has made a good growth, and is ready 

 to bear a good crop of fruit next year. The soil is exceedingly tenacious, 

 however, and in seasons like the present it is impossible to make a good show- 

 ing. The vineyard upon the terraces near Wells hall has made an excellent 

 growth, and is ready for a large crop of fruit next year. There was a fair 

 crop of fruit in both vineyards the present season, but the killing frost of 

 September 9th destroyed the whole of it. I shall have both vineyards 

 pruned and the vines laid down for the winter." 



The reports of Professor W. J. Beal, in charge of the departments of bot- 

 any and forestry, show a large amount of work done, not only with classes 

 at the college, but also by lectures, addresses, essays, discussions and corre- 

 spondence, etc., in this and in other States. In his report for 1884 he men- 

 tions the receipt of two tubers of Nelumhium Speciosiim, the sacred lotus of 



