Report oF THE AcTING PomMoLoGIST OF THE 
the eastern and middle States the ease with which trees are gro 
has a tendency to make us careless of our methods of propagati: vy 
We mean by this that little thought seems to have been given to _ 
selection, or as to whether there is any advantage gained by taking ~ 
buds, cions or offsets from healthy and well-formed specimens of 
re 
that those of larger size and perfect symmetry may not be ae 
figured and thus rendered less salable], are justas good. It seems — 
to be generally conceded by propagators that disease can be iy 
transmitted by the use of unhealthy cions. Again the work per- ff 
formed at the Station in the past in the selection of potatoes, 
which are grown from offsets, and the notable work of President . 
Smith of Wisconsin on the Wilson strawberry, seems to prove that 
there is an advantage gained by selection. We believe that there | 
is an unlimited field open for investigation along these lines, and _ 
we have prepared the outlines for a number of experiments which 
we hope to have under way in the near future, bearing directly 
on these problems. 
SOME ‘OF THE MOST COMMON FUNGI — WITH 
PREVENTIVES. 
The Station is in almost daily receipt of requests for Bulletins — 
relating to fungus diseases of fruits, with the best known reme- 
dies and modes of applying them ; to rid orchards and vineyards 
of the fungi which are prevalent in all sections. The Station has 
not prepared a bulletin devoted to this subject, for the reason, 
mainly, that so much was being published from Experiment 
Stations and through the medium of the agricultural and horticul- — 
tural press relative to the work that it would be considered super- 
flous. We find that such is not the case, but that a large majority 
of the residents of this State are not familiar with the appearance 
of the different diseases, or in possession of the requisite knowl- 
edge and apparatus to carry on the work of extermination success- 
fully. We therefore, present some of the fungi most commonly __ 
met, and give formulas and directions for using the remedies that 
have been found most beneficial at this and other stations. : 
GRAPE DISEASES. 
The black rot caused by the fungus (Physalopora Bidwellit) is 
the most destructive and widespread of the maladies affecting the 
