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been grown at the station more than one year and were described in 

 Bulletins Kos. 31, 48, and 57 (See Experiment Station Record, Vol. I, 

 p. 89, and Vol. II, p. 61). 



In 1890 the earliest varieties were Advance, Prelude, Earliest, Keyes, 

 King of the Earlies, Hathaway, Atlantic. 



Of the secoufl e.arly varieties, Haines, King of tlie Earlies, aiul Victor (Cauarla) 

 were most productive. Advance and Hathaway will also yive satisfaction. 



The Victor was obtained 4 years ago from Germany, and by careful selection tlio 

 form has been ranch improved. 



Of the red varieties for the main crop, the Ignotnm, Ciimbeiland Red, Red Cross, 

 Puritan, and Red Mikado were most productive. Perfection, Ojitiinus, Nicbols, Vol- 

 unteer, Red Apple, Belle, and Matchless are all valuable. The Miliado (Turner), 

 Beauty, Acme, and Potato Leaf were best of the purple varieties, and Sunset and Gol- 

 den Queen of the yellow sorts. 



Effect of tisifig seed frotn first ripe fruit. — Experiments in this line in 

 1888 and 1889 were reported in Bulletins Nos. 48 and 57 of the station 

 (See Experiment Station Record, Vol. I, p. 90, and Vol. II, p. 01). 



[In both these years] a slight gain in the earliness of the crop was noticed, but it 

 was observed that while this gaiu was considerable in the case of varieties of the 

 angular type, it became a loss when the smooth apple-shaped sorts were considered. 

 In 1890 the results show, as an average of 1.5 varieties, that the plants grown from 

 early selected seeds gave ripe fruits iu 143* days, while those from the main crop 

 were 145,'-g days, a difference of 1^ days in favor of early selected seeds. As in pre- 

 vious years, the angular sorts show a marked difference, while in the apple-shaped 

 sorts there is, if anything, a sliglit average loss in earliness. 



Taking the number of ripe fruits up to September 10, wo iind an average gaiu of 

 four fruits to the plant by early selection. 



Missouri Station, Bulletin No. 13, January, 1891 (pp. 19). 



Report of department of horticulture, J. W. Clark. 



Meteorology. — Tabulated records of temperature and rain-fall for the 

 months from April to September, 1890, inclusive. 



Spraying experiments. — London purple and Paris green were success- 

 fully used for the codling moth {Car'pocapsa pomonclla), Paris green 

 combined with the Bordeaux mixture for the codling moth and apple 

 scab {Fusicladium dendritieum). and the Bordeaux mixture for the 

 black rot of grapes {Lcestadia hidicellii). 



Tests of varieties. — Strawberries. — Tabulated data are given for 59 

 varieties of strawberries fruited in 1890, and 21 planted in 1890, with 

 brief descriptive notes on the varieties yielding fruit. " The ten most 

 profitable varieties fruited the past season were Haverland, Warfield's 

 No. 2, Lady Rusk, Crescent Seedling, Cumlierland, Crawford, Bubach 

 No. 5, May King, Mt. Vernon, and Parry." Raspberries. — Tabulated 

 data for 10 cap and 7 red varieties, with brief descriptive notes for 10 

 varieties. Blaehberrics. — Tabulated data and descriptive notes lor 10 

 varieties. Tomitoes. — Tabulated data for 12 varieties. Peas. — Tabu- 

 lated data for productiveness and earliness of 45 varieties. "The 



