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astonishing, especially in view of the fact that no cuttings have been 

 made, and seed Avas found all through the season. The constant 

 supply of blooms in great variety of colors, varying through all 

 shades from white to a dark red, the Plilox Diummondii must be 

 accredited with a high rank. These plants could scarcely fail to 

 give satisfaction when making a bed of solid color or as mixed or 

 in ribbons, as taste or circumstances may dictate. 



The star form (cuspidata) Was grown in limited amount for pur- 

 poses of crossing, and it proved wonderfully variable, for out of a 

 dozen plants no two were alike in size, shape and color of the 

 blooms. It is sufficiently peculiar as to merit a place in the 

 breeding grounds, but the colors need fixing, and much may be done 

 to improve this strain of phlox. 



Half Plot III.— Various Polemoniaceae. 



In this area three genera of closely-related plants were brought 

 together for purposes of study and breeding. The following is the 

 arrangement of the species, the rows running across the belts as with 

 the annuals given above : 



Belt 4. Belt 5. Belt 6. 



Gilia tricolor. Gilia capitata (blue). Gilia nivalis. 



Gilia achillffifolia alba. Gilia achillwfolia rosea. Gilia laciniata. 



Phlox subulata var alba. Phlox maculata. Gilia achillffifolia. 



Phlox pilosa. Phlox paniciilata. Polemoniuni grandiflorum. 



Phlox divaricata. Phlox Himalayense. Polemonium cseruleumalbum. 

 Phlox subulata var frondosa. Polemonium cferuleum. Polemonium reptans. 



As these are set for continuous tests in crossing, little need be said 

 upon the group for the first season. The polemoniums are early 

 bloomers, while the phloxes and gilias, especially some of the latter, 

 are continuously in flower from early summer until the season closes. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SPRAYING. 



The spraying with fungicides this season has been limited almost 

 entirely to soda-bordeaux, with the same formula as in previous years, 

 and it was used only upon a small portion of the crops grown. 



Tomatoes.— The middle belt of "stock" tomatoes, Plot III., Series 

 III., received four applications of soda-bordeaux on the following 

 dates : July 20th, 29th ; August 8th and 27th. 



The blight (Septoria Lycoperskx Speg.) was the only form of 



