- Report oF ActinG Horticulturist.” 
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a In submitting my report of this season’s work, I will state the 
___ general scope of the investigations planned and carried out as far 
as possible. 
1. The continuation of tests of small fruits as to their varietal 
characteristics, adaptability and value to growers. 
2. Trials of the varieties of vegetables of recent introduction. 
3. An extensive comparison of imported versus American 
grown seed of cabbage and cauliflower. 
4, A test of the relative yield of different varieties of tomatoes 
grown by several methods of culture. 
5. A trial of varieties of potatoes, in connection with which a 
test was made as to the liability to decay of tubers taken from 
varieties that were subject to decay last year as against tubers 
___ of varieties that were free from decay. Also an experiment with 
__ several varieties of sweet potatoes in order to determine their 
value as a crop in this section and the acclimatization of them. 
6. The continuation of cross-pollination of fruits for their 
improvement, and the study of pollen influence. 
7. Insects, fungi and their remedies. 
_ These, with many minor experiments and a vast amount of 
routine work, has occupied my time through the season. 
_ The season on the whole has been one of successes, the greatest 
drawback being the almost total failure of the potatoes, making the 
__work done on them in a large degree valueless. Most of the inves- 
_ tigations planned have resulted in a partial solution of the questions 
considered, those having the results of but one year’s work are, of 
course, not conclusive, but with accumulative data will be of 
value. 
I would respectfully call attention to the fact that owing to 
inadequate green-house facilities the work of this department is 
_ to a large degree confined to the summer months, thereby causing 
*O, E. Hunn. 
