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landscape use and value of trees and shrubs, but their identification, which 

 is not possible in the time allotted to the course. As a remedy, Course 86 

 should be divided into two courses, — a preliminary or prerequisite course 

 which would teach the identification, characteristics and propagation of 

 plant materials, and a revised Course 86, dealing more distinctly with 

 the landscape value of plant material. It is suggested that this preliminary 

 course be given in the Department of Horticulture, with possible aid and 

 suggestion from the Department of Rural Art, and should be required as 

 early in the course as convenient, preferably in the Sophomore year fol- 

 lowing the Freshman botanical study. 



Equipment. 



Since the presentation of the last report, sufficient money has been 

 placed at the disposal of the department to equip it well. The past year's 

 appropriation was spent largely on surveying instruments and photo- 

 graphic or slide illustrations. Office equipment was given little considera- 

 tion, except for the purchase of a desk and a slide case, the office still 

 being a part of the general office of the Secretary of the College. The 

 present college year has seen a change for the better, and the department 

 is now located in a small but convenient room opening off the corridor 

 of the main building, giving the department a headquarters of its own, 

 and allowing for better office organization. 



Sufficient drafting room space is still available in the College of Archi- 

 tecture, and in consequence, even though space is now at the disposal 

 of the department in the College of Agriculture, it has been thought best 

 to continue the drafting work there for the coming year. 



Staff. 



The teaching force consists of two members, an assistant professor 

 and an instructor. The work of Professor Baker in free-hand drawing 

 is closely allied to that of this department. The staff is adequate for the 

 present needs of the course, especially when supplemented by special 

 lectures given by men of practical experience, such as architects, nursery- 

 men and park superintendents. 



A change has occurred in the personnel of the instructing staff, Mr. 

 Taylor having resigned at the close of the last college year, to accept a 

 position in the office of an eastern landscape-designer. In his place has 

 been appointed Mr. George C. Burnap, a former student and traveling 

 fellow in landscape architecture at the Boston Institute of Technology. 



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