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well as (tf a luuiilxM' of s]»('cial sMidciits in liortioilturc. Tiic lalxtralui y 

 work of llio f>oi»li(»iiK»it'S ill iIk- sjii-iuj;' term (.•ousistcd of jtraetical work 

 in fruit culture, vofcetable and landscape '•ardeuin^. In fruit culture, 

 or poniolofiy, it included ^iaftin«»-, pruning fruits of all kinds, ])lantin}ji: 

 and iransi>laii1iii.ii'. iiicliidini:- the ]»lantin<x of root grafts and seedlings 

 for budding in llu' niuscry, and the digging of nursery trees. In the 

 vegetable garden they took \i\) the sowing of seeds in hot-beds and 

 forcing h()us<'s. trans]>lanting, sowing the different crops by hand and 

 with seed drills in the o]»('ii ground, and the general work of the season. 

 In laiidscajte gardening the Avork consisted of tlie ]»riiniiig of shrubbery, 

 laying out an<l jdanting of borders and beds with shrubbery, herbaceous 

 perennials and annuals, caring for walks and drives, etc. This work was 

 jierfornied under the diredion of the Avriter, Mr. ^r, L. Dean, assistant 

 in the experinienl station, and ^Ir. \l. Sherman, an employe of the depart- 

 ment. As the work required careful supervision, it became necessary 

 to make use of the assistance of several upper classmen who are making 

 a specialty of horticulture, as student instructors. Mr. R. H. Northrop, 

 "(H, took charge of the work of grafting and the care of nursery stock; 

 Mr. Greo. E. Cliadsey, '01, had the oversight of the pruning of the shrub- 

 bery and much of the landscape gardening work; Mr. D. B. Jewell, '01, 

 aided Mr. Dean in carrying on the instruction in the vegetable garden 

 and forcing house; Mr. E. K. Bennett, '02, took charge for several weeks 

 of the pruning of orchard trees. All of the instructors showed excel- 

 lent judgment and good executiA-e ability in conducting the work, and 

 the students displayed much interest in it. 



The juniors electing hortictilture were allowed to choose the line of 

 work they Avoiild take up. Several elected tloricuUure under Mr. Gunson, 

 but a majority took up an interesting line of experiments under Prof. 

 Hedrick. 



SPECIAL STUDENTS IN HORTICULTURE. 



Although the department has offered but one special six weeks' course 

 during the past year, that in fruit culture, a number of students for spec- 

 ial work in floriculture ]»resented themselves and were assigned to the 

 regular classes for this instruction. 



To the short course students in pomology the lectures and laboratory 

 instruction was given by the writer, while Prof. Hedrick gave them one 

 lecture each day on the chemistry of plants, soil and fertilizers. Prof. 

 Wheeler had charge of the work in botany and Prof. Pettit of the in- 



struction in entomology. 



THE GROUNDS. 



As noted above there was a considerable increase in the Avork done 

 upon the grounds and about the buildings. During the summer trenches 

 were opened up for sewer and water pipes to supply '^'Oakwood," the 

 addition now being opened at the north of the college grounds. This 

 work was all paid for by the owners of "Oakwood." Other trenches were 

 opened for a water pipe to the women's building, for a steam pipe to the 

 horticultural laboratory and for steam, water and sewer pipes to the new 

 dairy building. As the women's building and dairy building approached 

 completion, a large amount of rubbish of all kinds was remoA^ed, and 

 the ground aliout them wns graded. In order to bring the grade line 



