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Maple Syrup from Defoliated Trees. 



A sample of maple syrup was received from Lisbon, which 

 was made from the last run of sap in the spring of 1899, pro- 

 duced by trees that had been stripped of their leaves the pre- 

 vious summer by the forest tent caterpillar. 



The syrup was dark colored but clear, and its analysis showed 

 no difference in composition from that of other last-run 

 products. 



Fred W. Morse, 

 Vice-Director and Chemist. 



DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE. 



The work in horticulture has been continued along the same 

 lines as during the last year. More or less work has been done 

 in pomology, vegetable gardening, floriculture, and landscape 

 horticulture. Two hundred fifty apple trees and one hundred 

 twenty-five peach trees, also some small fruits, were set out 

 the past spring. 



During the year four bulletins and one press bulletin have 

 been issued, viz.: ^o. 70, ^^Experiments with Muskmelons"; No. 

 73, "Experiments with Tomatoes and Potatoes"; No. 74, "Straw- 

 berries in New England"; No. 76, "Utilizing the Greenhouse in 

 Summer"; and Press Bulletin No. 39, "Cold Storage for Fruit.*' 



Potato Eeport. 



The interest in potato growing continues to increase each 

 3^ear. Although the present season has been very dry and cut 

 the crop short, especially in the southern part of the state, a 



