60 EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURAL 



DIYISIONT. 



F. A. WAUGH, horticulturist; CARL S. POMEROY, ASSISTANT 

 HORTICULTURIST; E. A. WHITE, FLORIST. 



The work in horticulture has followed the same lines as in 

 recent years. Some additional problems have been under- 

 taken, particularly in plant breeding, but there has been no 

 change of general policy. 



The experiments in pruning and in grafting have been con- 

 tinued, and have been combined with rather interesting results 

 in the production and management of dwarf fruit trees. This 

 subject just now commands a widespread interest, and the sta- 

 tion has been able to be of considerable assistance to suburban 

 residents, fruit gi'owers, nurserymen and other planters of 

 dwarf fruit trees. It has been thought best not to put out a 

 special bulletin on this subject for the present, though a book 

 on dwarf fruit trees, giving the results of our experience, has 

 been published privately. 



The station work in horticulture has been greatly strengthened 

 during the year by the addition of some new men to the staff. 

 Mr. C. S. Pomeroy of the University of Vermont has been 

 placed in direct charge of all experimental work, and Prof. E. 

 A. White of Storrs Agricultural College, Connecticut, has 

 taken charge of the work in floriculture. 



