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DEVAllT. 31 1'2 OF AGr.ICULTU^g 



•pivjiJioN OF "L:3:'yr;'iLE ■-'Hysio:.coY iin: , -;?:iclogy 



Thi3 Divi.^ion waa originally istabiishii in 1386 as a Section of 

 Mycology in thj Division cjT Bor^any; th^ following year it was changsi 

 to a Section of Vaj^dLable i^atholojy, and in 1891 becaiuj a separate Div- 

 ision. In 1885 the scor>o of iis 'vorl; was enlarged- and nar^a altered to 

 Division of Vegetable i'hys.ology and ?a'choiO!iy. Th« Di-rision had for 

 its object, the st-'j.dy of noriual and abnoncai life processes of plants. 

 It" sought by ir.ean.5 of both field and laboratory investigations in plant 

 physiology, plant breeding :^nd selection, and the morphology and classi- 

 fication of f-un'ii, to deterr::ine the causes and methods of prevention of 

 plant diseases, the a:^elioration of econoadc plants, and rational meth- 

 ods of grcvving co!S„ercial crops. Merged into Bureau of Plane Industry 

 July 1, 1901. Report for 1886 uade by F. Lai-son-Scribner as Myooiogist, 

 1887 as Chief of Section of Vegetable Pathology; 138&-1&00 3. T. Galloway 

 was chief, 1888-1889 of Sec-oion of Vegetable Pathology, 1890-1894, of 

 Civision of Vegetable Pathology, 1895-lGOO of Division of Vegetable 

 Physiology and Pathology. (Frox^ Uiv, Pub. 3ul. 5, p. 33-37.) 



A1MJALJ^P0ET._ 

 1386-1^00. 



Report of the mycologist. 



1886. In Annual repc-'t, Coijuiiisioner of agriculture, 1886, p. 95-138. 



Report of the chief of Zi:s Sicfcion of Vegetable Pathology. 



1887. In Annual report, Gor:u.is3ionev o' agri --ui t ure , 1887, p. 325-397, 



1888. In Jkmual repcru, Cai.i:iiiisicne,' of agri:;ui-:ure, 1883, p.325-40<i. 



1889. In Aniiual report, Secrecar;; of agriculture, 188^;, p. 397-432. 



Report of the chief of the Division of Vegetable Pachclogy. 



1630. In Annual report. Secretary of agriculture, 1890, p. 393-408. 



1891. In Anniaal report, Secretary of agriculture, 1891, p. 359-378. 



1893. In Annual report, Secreiary of agric-uioure, 1892, p. 215-245. 



I8u3. In ;.nn-aai report, Secretary of agriculture, 1393, p. 245-276. 



iSi'i. In Azinual report. Secretary of agriculture, 18i.4, p. 143-150. 



Report of the chief of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology. 



1895. In Annual report, Secretary of agriculture, 1895, p. 169-174. 



1896. In Annual report, Secretary of agriculture, 1896, p.l5-S2. 



1897. In Annual report, Secretary of agriculture, 1897, p. 7-13. 



1898. In /jin-ual report. Secretary of agri.-'x.i ture , 1898, p. 27-36. 



1899. In Annual report, Secretary,' of agricoxture, 1899, p. 71-83. 



1900. In Annual report, Secretary of agrieulcure, 1900, p. 49-58. 



Reports for 1686-1893, 1896-1900 reprinted as separates. 



