1896.1 PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 47 



REPORT OF HORTICULTURIST. 



SAMUEL T. MAYNARD. 



Owing to the recent separation of the horticultural and 

 botanical divisions, the report from this division will par- 

 take more of an outline of the work to be undertaken than 

 of results obtained. 



The work has been carried on much in the same lines as 

 in previous years. The season, up to the time of the severe 

 hail storm, September 11, had been one that promised more 

 than the average for the growth and perfection of nearly all 

 of the crops under cultivation, and insects and fungous pests 

 were not more than usually abundant. On September 11 

 one of the heaviest hail storms ever known in this section 

 occurred, which resulted in almost the total destruction of 

 the crops not matured at that time. 



Protection of Crops from Insects and Fungous 

 Diseases. 



In growing the various fruit, vegetable and other crops, 

 it is found necessary to protect them from insects and fun- 

 gous pests, and much work has been done in using and test- 

 ing insecticides and fungicides. 



The lines of work pursued have been for the most part 

 confined to testing large and small fruits, especially new 

 varieties of promise; the various insecticides and fungi- 

 cides recommended for their power to protect from common 

 insect and fungous pests ; ail new varieties of vegetables and 

 flowers sent in for trial by the originator or introducer, and 

 some of the most promising obtained in the open market. 

 Many new and promising ornamental trees and shrubs have 

 been planted for comparison, and many new varieties of 



