WHAT CAN WE DO AT CHISWICK ? 



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bilities of new varieties, the methods of evaporating, marketing, 

 and similar work. 



" At this station we are making a special effort to find out 

 something about the Japanese plums, and this year we shall 

 fruit something like fifty varieties. We have already published 

 two bulletins upon the question. 



" I am much interested in your English agitation upon fruit- 

 growing, and it seems to me that the very thing for your people 

 to do, is, to send some wide-awake man over here to study the 

 orchard interests of our country. I am sure that this is one of 

 the very few directions in which your English horticulturists can 

 learn from Americans. This is a side of horticulture which has 

 been enormously developed in this country. 



" In nearly all matters we must look to you, especially in 

 matters pertaining to vegetables and glass-house gardening, 

 ornamental planting, and the like. It seems to me that there 

 should be a freer interchange of experiences between the two 

 countries. I certainly derive very much inspiration and help 

 from the work of your horticulturists, and want to look in upon 

 some of their work again during the present summer. 



" If you want any detailed statement, as to what the stations 

 of this country are trying to do in fruit-culture, I should be glad 

 to serve you if I can. Our plantations altogether do not number 

 ten acres in extent at this place, but we are able to learn a great 

 deal from that area. We have another experiment station in 

 this State at Geneva, where it is attempted to keep growing all 

 the varieties of fruits which will thrive in this climate. Both 

 our National and State Governments are very liberal in support- 

 ing these institutions, and there is no question whatever but that 

 the results have been productive of great commercial good. 

 Our fruit-growers are energetic, wide awake, progressive and 

 happy. 



" Yours very truly, L. H. Bailey, 

 11 Professor of Horticulture, Cornell University." 



From Prof. Waugh, of Burlington, Vermont, comes another 

 letter which gives a good idea of the kind of work done: — 

 " There are," he says, " fifty-four agricultural experiment stations 

 in the United States, 48 of which maintain each an officer in 

 charge of horticultural experiments. In about 40 cases the 



