AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 107 



Remarks. 



Those of the above named plants and insects that have been 

 studied and are of sufficient importance are considered below. 

 The fine plates illustrating Rib Grass and Fall Dandelion were 

 prepared by Miss Kate Furbish, Brunswick, Me. The cuts illus- 

 trating insects were obtained from J. B. Lippincott & Co., 

 and are after cuts in Saunder's Insects Injurious to Fruits. 



Mr. F. P. Briggs, as Assistant, has rendered efficient aid in con- 

 ducting germination tests, looking after the grass plots, conduct- 

 ing spraying experiments and collecting material for the herbarium. 

 Hereafter the experiments with insecticides will be under the di- 

 rection of Prof. Munson and any one wishing information on 

 spraying apparatus or insecticides should address their letters to 

 him. Those who wish information regarding plants or insects, 

 especially injurious fungi or insects are requested to sent speci- 

 mens to the writer. Directions for sending specimens may be 

 found in Station Report, 1888, p. 194, or in Maine Agricultural 

 Report. 1888, p. 158. 



AVe invite correspondence. It is to the interest of farmers to 

 cultivate the habit of noticing insects and fungi when they first 

 make their appearance and not wait until pests are beyond control 

 before reporting them. It will be largely through corres- 

 pondence that the Station learns of insects doing damage in the 

 State. 



GERMINATION EXPERIMENTS. 



The seeds tested during the year were germinated as in previous 

 years, in pockets or folds of cloth, which were kept moist by a 

 flap of the cloth dipping into water. The entire apparatus was 

 described in the Annual Report for 1888. The conditions, it is 

 believed, were as favorable as possible, and the results obtained 

 seem to prove that such was the case, for in many instances every 

 seed sprouted. 



The material for this year's work was obtained from James J. H. 

 Gregory, Marblehead, Mass., and E. W. Burbank, Fryeburg, Me. 

 Following are tables showing the results of the experiments : 



