REPORT OF THE SOCIETY ' 81 



protection to the natural resources of the Dominion as well as to the harvests 

 of the men who are making the Dominion of Canada one of the foremost 

 agricultural countries in the world. 



Since the establishment of the plant pathological survey of the Dominion 

 as many as two hundred and seventy-four different specific diseases of 

 economic plants have been recorded, the most common of them as many as 

 two hundred times and more. These records, though now by no means 

 complete, will eventually become of great scientific value, indicating the 

 prevalence of diseases in Canada not previously reported, though no doubt 

 ever present. 



This devotion to problems of plant pathology has resulted in the closer 

 attention now being paid to the study of this science in our universities and 

 colleges; and it is hoped that the ever-increasing demand for trained experts 

 for Dominion and Provincial service may soon be met from Canadian 

 educational institutions, where courses of study are or may be placed on the 

 curricula, fitting students for the special investigatory problems confronting 

 them in Canada in this line. 



The most recent progress to be recorded is the establishment of two 

 field laboratories for researches on grain diseases, especially wheat rust. 

 One of these stations is just now completed at Brandon, Manitoba, and the 

 other at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Both these stations will be in charge 

 of highly trained specialists. The farming public of the West may rest 

 assured that every care is being taken to prevent the serious losses caused 

 by grain rust to our most important crop, wheat, which so justly earns for 

 the Dominion its name of the "Granary of the Empire." 



The present year's estimates for the work of the Division of Botany, 

 according to authorized appropriations, amount to nearly $20,000, to- 

 gether with an appropriation under the Destructive Insect and Pest Act, 

 Plant Disease Section, of $50,100. 



The present personnel of the Division is as follows: — 



H. T. Giissow, Dominion Botanist and Plant Pathologist. 

 John Adams, Assistant Dominion Botanist. 



F. L. Drayton, Assistant in Plant Pathology and Bacteriology (on active service) 

 Faith Fyles, Assistant Botanist. 



R. A. Inglis, Assistant. 



Guy Dorgans, Laboratory Assistant for the Province of Quebec (on active service). 

 W. A. McCubbin, Assistant in charge of Dominion Field Laboratory of Plant Pathology 

 St. Catharines, Ontario. 



G. C. Cunningham, Assistant in charge of Dominion Field Laboratory of Plant Path- 



ology, Fredericton, New Brunswick. 



