Ixii Department of Plant Physiology. 



In the previous report, attention has been directed to the im- 

 portance of an agricultural botanical garden, such a garden as 

 would supply material demanded by a large number of departments 

 in the college which, with the present arrangements, are unable to 

 provide themselves except by assuming considerable expense in the 

 maintenance of separate departmental plats. Moreover, it is not 

 possible to determine in advance what plant material may be neces- 

 sary and such a garden could supply a variety of types upon short 

 notice. The research work would be greatly facilitated by the 

 establishment of a central garden. Jt would certainly do for the 

 various departments needing plants what the college library is able 

 to do with respect to books. 



A special effort was made by this Department at the beginning 

 of this academic period to secure an appropriation for books, but 

 it was unsuccessful. Attention should be called to the fact that in 

 the development of botanical work in the University generally, 

 Plant Physiolog}' has been, more than any other phase of botanical 

 work, neglected in this regard; A special appropriation is needed, 

 and the lack of it is a great handicap to research and graduate 

 work. Books needed for more or less constant consultation have 

 been borrowed for short periods from the Department of Agri- 

 culture and from other libraries, but this affords wholly inadecjuate 

 opiX)rtunity for the use of such books. It is realized that the 

 highest grade of graduate work is expensive and that the results 

 of it are, as a rule, developed slowdy. The Department assumes, 

 however, full responsibility with respect to the value and impor- 

 t;ince of such work, and urges the means to secure necessary 

 facilities. 



B. M. DUGGAR, 



Professor of Plant Physiology. 



