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No. 88. I. Forcing lettuce in pots. 



II. Mushrooms as a greenhouse crop. 

 No. 91. I. A new strawberry. 



II. Notes on strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and 

 dewberries. 

 No. 95. Currants. 



In all this work Mr. Paddock has constantly rendered such willing 

 and trustworthy assistance that it is a pleasure to here make acknowl- 

 edgment of his faithf Lihiess and efficiency. He has continued the 

 investigations of the previous year with raspberry anthracnose. The 

 bulletin on the treatment of diseases and insects injurious to fruits and 

 vegetables, and the strawberry, raspberry and blackberry bulletins 

 issued during the year, are chiefly his work. During the year he has 

 addressed the following meetings : Farmers' meetings at Southhamp- 

 ton, Mattituck, Southold, Huntington and Port Jefi^erson in Suffolk 

 county ; Minneola, Queens county ; Thiells and Suffern in Rockland 

 county; Newburg, Orange county ; Brewster, Putnam county ; Mount 

 Kisco and White Plains, Westchester county; West Bloomiield, 

 Ontario county, and a Grange meeting at Manchester, Ontario county. 



Special Work in the Second Judicial Department. 



In addition to other work the Horticulturist has had, as in 189-1, 

 the general direction of the special investigations in the second judi- 

 cial department, subject to the director's approval. This department 

 includes Long Island, Staten Island and the counties of Rockland, 

 Orange, Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester. 



During the winter of ] 895, a series of twelve Farmers' Meetings 

 were held, reaching localities in six counties. At these meetings 

 addresses were given by members of the Station staff and other 

 specialists. Agricultural or horticultural topics of local interest 

 were discussed. A stereopticon was employed in illustrating the 

 different forms of insects and fungus diseases, spraying machinery, 

 etc. In most places these meetings were well attended and were 

 generally considered instructive and valuable, as well as interesting. 

 Informal meetings were held in several localities during the sum- 

 mer, at which topics pertaining to injurious insects and plant diseases 

 were discussed by members of the Station staff. 



The Entomological investigations have been carried on by Mr. Y. 

 H. Lowe and Mr. F. A. Sirrine, and Mr. C. F. Stewart has given 



