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Conifers, their structure, propagation, dis 

 lture. Name the spring flowering plants 



ticular reference to the fertilization of flowers, and germina- 



5. Practical horticulture. Strawberry culture. 

 Students graduate as finished skilled gardeners. 

 In America, the chief item of interest is the successful ex- 

 tension of short or winter courses of lectures and laboratory 



A botanic garden for the preservation of California red-woods 

 has been established during the year, by the donation in trust 

 of 640 acres of red-wood timber land" 111 Sonoma county by | 

 Col. J. B. Armstrong, of Santa Rosa. The tract is on the 1 

 north bank of the Russian river. The timber is in a good state 

 of preservation. The trustees of the garden are Miss Kate 

 Armstrong, daughter of the donor ; E. J. Wickson, Charles 

 H. Shinn, Luther Burbank and Robert U. Johnson. 



The work 0/ the Division of Pomology of the Department of 

 A-riculture during 1892 has been mainly along lines hereto- 

 fore indicated.* Considerable progress has been made in the 



report on nut culture in the United States, the publication of 

 which has been delayed by the preparation of illustrations, it 

 is now expected will be issued early in 1893. The report on 

 small fruit culture will soon follow. Work on the report on 

 apple culture, which will be based on returns made by growers f 

 during two seasons of observation, will next be taken up, the 

 pivp ; ,ration of the preliminary list of varieties being already 

 well under way. It is possible that the preliminary list of 

 varieties will be issued before the complete report is 



