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plants and nearly four thousand strawberry, yet it was found that the requirements of 

 the College were far from being met. In addition to the raspberry and strawberry 

 plantation there are three hundred and twenty-three gooseberry and two hundred and 

 twelve currant trees growing. These comprise twenty-one varieties of raspberry, thirteen 

 of strawberry, three of gooseberry and four of currants. 



Forestry. 



The several clumps of Black Walnut, European Larch, Butternut, Sugar Maple, 

 and of mixed trees, are doing fairly well, except that the group of Larch from some cause 

 did not succeed, probably owing to the dry character of the soil in which they were 

 planted. There is, however, a sufficient number of young Larches in the nursery plot to 

 supply all the vacancies. It was found desirable to use the field in which the clump of 

 Ash had been planted as an experimental grain plot. On this account they have been 

 taken up and will be set out in another field next spring. The experiment of growing 

 Black Walnut with and without cultivation is already demonstrating the fact that the 

 growth is much more satisfactory where clean cultivation with occassional stirring of the 

 soil is practiced. The nursery plantations of young trees will supply a considerable 

 portion of the tx-ees required for the proposed enlargement of existing clumps, and by 

 keeping up a constant succession of nursery plantings the required trees for foresting pur- 

 poses can he always at hand in the best possible condition for transplanting. 



The Arboretum. 



In attempting to extend the Arboretum the Committee found that it was absolutely 

 necessary to re- arrange the front grounds, and to provide some definite and well arranged 

 plan that harmonized with the grounds and buildings on which to base all future work. 

 Hitherto no such plan had been prepared, hence it was impossible to proceed systemati- 

 cally with the extension of the Arboretum in a manner that would subserve the purjwses 

 of education and at the same time adorn the grounds and produce the proper landscape 

 effect. 



After some correspondence we were so fortunate as to secure the services of the 

 most eminent landscape gardener in, America, Mr. Charles H. Miller, of Fairmount 

 Park, Philadelphia. He visited the College in April last, and* examined the grounds 

 thoroughly in company with yourself, the Committee and the architect. He has now 

 prepared and placed in our hands a most admirable plan of all that part of the grounds ; 

 this plan has been approved by yourself, and when the planting and grading shall have 

 been completed in accordance therewith, we believe that the College grounds around and 

 in front of the. buildings will be all that can be desired. Work has been already begun, 

 and the grounds immediately in front of the main building laid out in conformity with 

 the plan, and the requisite carriage ways to the recently erected residences of the Pro- 

 fessor of Agriculture and of the Bursar provided. Already a great improvement in the 

 appearance 6i the grounds is manifest, a pleasing foreshadowing of the results to be 

 achieved when the whole work is once completed and time enough shall have elapsed to 

 produce the growth necessary to give due effect to the whole. Ample space is now set 

 a^iart for the planting of an extensive arboretum which your Committee intend shall be 

 grouped in such a manner as to be convenient for study by the young men and serve as 

 illustrations in teaching, and at the same time these groups will be so placed as to give 

 the best landscape effects. 



The new buildings, including those which have been erected this summer and those 

 which are contemplated in the future, have been located upon the plan with a view to 

 the general effect of the whole when they are completed. The buildings yet to be 

 erected, and which are already very much needed, are the conservatory and propagating 

 houses, with lecture-room attached ; a chemical laboratory for teaching analysis of soils, 

 manures, etc. ; and the head-gardener's residence. It is to be sincerely hoped that the 

 Legislature will grant at its coming session the funds that may be needed to erect these 

 buildings, the lack of which greatly cripples the effectual working of the chemical and 

 horticultural departments. 



