

NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 



Geneva, N. Y., September i8, 1925. 

 To the Board of Trustees of Cornell University: 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript 

 and illustrations for the seventh of the series of monographs on fruits 

 which is being published by this Station, to be entitled The Small Fruits 

 of New York. I recommend that, as authorized by Chapter 598, Laws of 

 1923, this be submitted for publication as Part II of the Forty-fourth 

 Annual Report of this Station. 



The world-wide appreciation and utilization of the six preceding books 

 of this series, which deal with apples, plums, peaches, cherries, grapes, and 

 pears, gives assurance that this new treatise dealing similarly with small 

 fruits, will be universally enthusiastically accepted and used. As in the 

 case of the preceding volumes, the material presented herein is the result 

 of several years of careful trials of all available small fruit materials on the 

 Station grounds, followed by exhaustive and painstaking laboratory and 

 library work, by Dr. Hedrick and his associates, to insure that the treatise 

 shall be both comprehensive and accurate in detail. 



The Small Fruits of New York certainly will find a most useful place 

 in horticultural literature. In addition, it undoubtedly will be a source 

 of inspiration and helpful information to the growers of small fruits the 

 world over. 



These various works constitute a monumental contribution of this 

 Station to the science and practice of fruit-growing throughout the entire 

 world. In addition, the information and the actual orchard stock which 

 has been accvimulated during these studies afford an exceptional oppor- 

 tunity for the breeding of new and improved varieties, which is the major 

 activity of the Division of Horticulture of this Station. 



This book concludes the series of monographs on fruits. The Legis- 

 lature of 1925 authorized the preparation of a similar series of reports on 

 The Vegetables of New York, work upon which is already actively in 

 progress. Furthermore, it is hoped that in the not far distant future, a 

 ^ revision of The Apples of New York, to be uniform in size and typography 



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with the other fruit books may be prepared. 



R. W. THATCHER, 



Director 



