No. 4.] EXPERIMENT STATION. 197 



EEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON EXPERIMENTS AND 

 STATION WOEK. 



[Read and accepted at the Annual Meeting, Jan. 8, 1907.] 



It is ahvays gratifying to be able to report progress in any 

 direction, and in present conditions at the experiment sta- 

 tion there are great iinproveinents to be noticed. Having 

 large hnancial means, its facilities for work steadily increase, 

 and the new Wilder Hall bnllt last year for the horticultural 

 department is admiral)ly fitted for its purpose. 



There is also in process of erection a building for the 

 botanical department, Clark Hall, to supply a long-felt want 

 in this branch ; and the need is suggested of a new green- 

 house of modern construction, to control temperatures for 

 different classes of plants. 



The work of the station is already extending ; it has an 

 expert located at Falmouth, studying the cranberry disease ; 

 also one at Concord, studying the asparagus rust ; and, with 

 the large number of insect pests, this work is likely to in- 

 crease. 



The rust on the hollyhock is a very serious drawback to 

 its culture ; Bordeaux mixture does not check it. The dis- 

 ease starts at the base of the plant, following up the stem 

 and leaves to the flower buds, destroying the beauty of this 

 attractive garden plant. It would be a great boon to culti- 

 vators if some remed}^ for the difliculty were found. 



The cut worm has been very annoying for the j^ast two 

 seasons, and its ravages call for some simple but eflicacious 

 remedy. 



