THE MINNESOTA 



HORTICULTURIST. 



VOL. 30. FEBRUARY, 190a. No. 2 



Trial ^Statioijs. 



ANNUAL REPORTS, 



DEC. I90I. 



CENTRAL TRIAL STATION, ST. ANTHONY PARK. 



PROF. SAMUEI, B. GREEN, SUPT. 



The frontispiece accompanying this is a view of the girl's dor- 

 mitory at the Minnesota School of Agriculture and shows the 

 growth of Ampelopsis Engelmanni. This is a form of the common 

 Virginia creeper of our woods which clings to brick work or other 

 rough surfaces. For such places it is a great improvement over the 

 common form, as it requires no especial care in training. It is not 

 quite so pretty as the Japanese ivy, but it is perfectly hardy and on 

 this account should be better known in this state. The small hedge 

 surrounding the lawn in the foreground is made of red cedar. 



The past season has been one marked by no unusual changes in 

 the work of the horticultural division of the university farm. The 

 orchards, small fruit plants and the plants on the campus came 

 through last winter in good shape and have made satisfactory 

 growth, although some crops were somewhat injured by the severe 

 drouth of midsummer. 



A veterinary building, a building for the curing of meats and 

 the addition to the girl's dormitory are among the improvements 

 here this year. This has changed the plan of the campus somewhat 

 and will necessitate the laying out of new roads and a considerable 

 amount of grading and planting. 



The publications of this division consisted of a class bulletin dis- 

 cussing the economical features of the proposed park near Leech 

 Lake. Work has progressed satisfactorily upon the revision of 

 "Forestry in Minnesota," which was provided for by appropriation 

 over a year ago, and it will go to press in January. A bulletin is 

 now in press the subject of which is "Horticulture and Prairie For- 



