AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
February, I goo 
Apple tin 
blooming I ' UK .\T THE ILLINOIS 
enough I- i rSIft'RSITY AM. EX- 
Mooni. T’llIMKNT STATION. 
18! .2. hiT. -f »hg tofl MliutiJ* ranks 
for nlth-ong IM' •Wr.- • "urtlHjItiirul lin- 
r anil that Mir I* to !>• Jr - 
si s*e<l of an acrU'iili oral Imilfllng with 
horticultural eipilpmvnt -"•'ixl lu iiohc In 
the country, It In well Unit tl.e -muse- In 
horticulture a- |ilir*ned -it bar Slate • nl- 
ve rally ranks with the best Hi Ibc Unlou 
The lynti-m o.iw in force ,ilm» at the fntt.iw- 
Imr: To phe In.ifiirtton la ihe varlnin boitlcul- 
toral xubjert* tu both regular mid uprru; <m- 
deote: o> dceelon horticultural •i.'lrnn- lliroutif. 
experimentation and loves! 'cat inti; mill In dl*- 
seiulnute horticultural ktifnklrdll* *ui.«'tc form 
rr. nr, I frnlt grower* of the »l»l try uieAnn -f 
p ublle mlrtri'soe- xml tt.'iuubotMlWu*, mum 
li..uil<iici- noil puWIcaib'Us 
Purlin; the nxi-iininn v.or On- »t intent I* 
mode to uNdi rnlAml the umbrljrlnt' prliRl|ll*« of 
fruit growing. Thin Ir •uppl.tnonted Inter in 
the jtiir b) a itinlj- ef lilt. Riun.l fruit* aud 
v igetulilcx, 
nl" urcotbl year'* work dsntf with four ill»- 
llmt fihaxex of hnrllintture all of o'hlon are 
Decenary as n foundation for ater •pccUllalbe. 
He U llr*t taught thr riMixtrartlun tlivl mni.i.v 
meut of plant bou«ea; an J ta-a fuuilll-j r -x- it lvltli 
the method* or plant ptupugo I Ion : fallowing IU'» 
by n «tudy of tin- «c»er,i> pi-'hoila of it imti 
pruetleru in genernl The latter hurt of iY< 
year la devoted i In -I > • ly |o the I bi’Ory oud 
praetlre of gyrating plant*. 
With th 1 ' opentii !>t i lm third yeat the gfit- 
dent Is re.uU to cm mono' :i tJinniugli eliuly of 
ail t ho orchard fruit* olid If hi* time *n.l lUi.rgv 
p.iinlt, Ibis I* *iru ft >'t\ir nred liy vlrig'lilturr and 
nut euilove. For nil tftln wort: In lias hefori 
him speelotena of the various frulta, many m 
rletle* of wbleh nre fruited evert year «t the 
experiment atntlc-u grounds. The remaining 
half of till* jear I* iletuled to n atndi ■ f ri.ro. t 
tie.* nnd their . i imcndf uw-« indPtlm with 
Inndacap.- gardening. The tieneOf of tai* latter 
cour-e will ili-iibl.;,- -* appui Jo au IrnpniYed 
eotidillon or llllp.. I- hum. aid mr.i I wbool aur 
rou.ulloKS. About ;*W intern alldpR nnd eharr* 
llluai rale this c,inr*e To the*!' rourat* litre 
In llorllru.lure mar ni-o be added If ilvrlrvu 
IVIth ttie coiumolirt inrn I nl the aenlnr year the 
aludeot Inkea up J -ludj of efouonih hotau;, 
of >r guide evolution stitl the modlllri lV.u nr 
pi(Hlt“ by dODteell dl.ii, 
1 he ntiideut eX|..u line to rngaKe lu f.r.-fea 
rl.Kjal horticulture La obliged nl Mil- period tc 
begin the atudy of e*pi-rllr.et)l/il harilenlWte. 
Ml cf till* Is XUppl "in ei. led tlir.-ucUout the 
yisr hy apeclal Inveatlitallcii mil th«:l« work 
l.reparator.r to utadibitliin. i d.lnbed *tple. 
m<nt of all eourae* tuft ted In librlleuUi.re It 
here preacoted. 
li rnouid not ti>' fi.rfcotteu t lint the t-.e.’lxl 
atortent— man or cry, uliatdn to 1e«v* homo < i- 
eeptlng for a few week* during the year, I* 
permitted fo enter unaClat eu*. . - -d’overtnK *ny 
of the for.-.n'iiy eubled*. til t very m«e ill* 
heed* nnd ruvmen.v nt* an nttt-fully eOn«lder-d. 
ltegnlarly mnii rtilntrd atmUtiK, who are m.; 
re|H*i' ted lu a*rleulllire *|.d oho tvlib toni" 
liorlbcltufc are nut prnvldeit for. All eour-.* 
lu horiliulturr are open to ».uo. n. 
In .ii: ..r nur w'.rk th- ilm 1* to bring the 
atlen. . of horticulture dnw t> w> a pruetlcal 
li«*l* nnd to anil It to Iht i nf the men 
and women who may e.ino- to u» froni tllffar. 
• nt -cellona of th- «i . e 
The Dur[«,«e of n,, horllr ut ■ urnl dr.iartnumt 
of the Airrlcollni.il Lxiarliiii'lil Slalloo ,d tne 
t nlreraltr of 11‘lnoL i< to t.rlr.e home to the 
farmer* of th.. *tui|._ (In- luipnr.eii. . of n pr-ii 
*;*•»« Bipllepfloh of borlleu tnrul tcl.nee, and (o 
dlaenver the fact* mo pro. . .-re . tlini nre ,.r im 
manoitt value to the farmliiir .i.d frnlt nr. .aloe 
UllnoU In t'lp of %o|i|rt i«, |i 
• liiH ltTOTH to »b^r W i.loll f >r^u„y. fh,. 
Kteairal Imports in. for horib'nilural people of 
tim *i»te. At at, tloiea iIku. i. .» «nri.e«t »f 
furl lo «lte 11,0 lrn.-:ig.i(|,Mi . ar-ful *nd fuu 
do ii, e n i * I eh*rnc|ei lu nru.r tt..( m. r—olla 
c.M *lni d mny be frai . ..olrfbuHiuta It liorlli.nl 
toral »f Jem-o. 
Till* Rt St loll w»» »»t»liil»b—l in twy p t . 
I tilted Stole* eov. ii lic nt, in.' ■Inn- >heit th" 
hortiidillnrnl dvpsrtinent I , . . . til ipb-.l HI bub 
lellns. or part* „f builelln*. ahleb Irive been 
rent out to er (try ", rtlon .,f i|,i* rlule Fur Ih- 
last bolif lllia on Or <■ In r.| CntilTxtlon and .spriii- 
lu». rail* have come from n- -,v,y every atste In 
the i plot), and ' 1 • -upp'y l« nov et ba 
I he erpnrilnentn . work embrace* the trrtir.ir ,f 
nil Tarletlt! 9 of frnlt. cte.. which ran be .’red 
for the purpose. In tt." culture exiierlmeat* 
arc now In procrc* umUob the hardlro «. of 
null ffruf'rd and dentil* worked Ircee. *rd rT* 
IUUmir»Ui*ul t,f t>«|!»» fiutt", the wlot- e pr«- 
t-tJolt cf tr 11 1 . 1 1 * Jiwll fndU, proti etl-n 
froui ode*, utilili- *>•« ’.c.iiiu*, th. varlonr 
llUdllod* of |in.|Ui. .tli.u. | I||H - Ue I ' >.f 
| .... r Might, *o.l I hr twin. i; of tare tl-« Ilf 
ieooi. p- *r, (.mi ti i b- rrr and other frnlt#. 1* 
vtn* ■ tilt lire wo «r* of ’ hr pro- ut rtroo t»*t!na 
11101.. I Asti art) .orlrllee, lnvertlratlnB thr 
m*th,..l« of inlnlu* ®*d *-’11 treatment. In 
"tlini; trull* all th. Icu ding varlctlet sre bekf 
grown will, the aitnie point* of atndy »» th- 
*' ro l“ 
The Inllni'tiPf nnd cITrrt of more than 00 differ 
tu.i Inmo'Llclilrv md. 1 f uni(tirld*a I* btdne trle <1 
or (lie pr* ra’Ul lino- Hn. th* newer rxperl 
inent* and nil™ of tfrcnl ttroml** I* that of tl.e 
production uf new vaiierli.* nf apple* tr .m 
R»etl, having lu vlnw th* porelblllty ..f avrurldg 
•• loiter apple (blip tl.e lieu IluvU for > f. - 
•i tie et llllnoli. Th* I eating of wood durability 
for tlovynrtl nn.l rgnitUig piupnac* and th* 
rroa* fnilllaailoti of itnnt* arc -iinr of urn 
oilier ' «p*rlmcof- nndi r pr..*,..— . Thu around* 
devoted In honlciiltitral work comprlae In all 
about 00 acre*, all well eto -k.-.l with frnlt tr>-.’», 
*tn«ll frill!-' fttfvx'v irm a, r.-i unrniu. 1 .1 Iree- and 
-lirul.s VlrMure ar<» nt all time* welcome at 
the lloMleUlt llru) uroil’l'L. tilnl p.lltiH will be 
ixkcn b. explain the dlfTi-rcnt cxphrlmenta In 
progri's* 
mtin H'linTTi.M. r-ntinsn nr rti r»v 
T'MVF.IiSITV til- IM.INTilK 
i PrUtt*1pi«i of FnUl OrowlQf. 
— Small I ruli Ctillura. 
'! Vcaotwble 1'ftMlerilHs, 
f I*lii lit ll.oi-c, 
ft. I'latit TropnuiKlon. 
tl Nursery Mclbods. 
~ SprayluB. 
s. OrrlinrdlDg. 
0. li’oreatry. 
id. i.iuuisciipc Gardinihuf. 
II, Krouoiulc Ilotany. 
III. Evolullon nf CulllvaSed plants. 
IT. Viticulture. 
1 1 . Nut Cnrtiiro. 
lft Floriculture, 
It! Cmeritl Itnrtlcnllufe. 
17. t'omtuorclal llnri lei . ore. 
in. Expi rlmci'ia; irotllciillnrc. 
lit. Special luveallsartim «Dd Theals Work. 
The two enemies most mcnaclri* to the 
apple growing Inrluslry of BBIncla. accord 
tug tn the cxperloicnt station of tint afate 
nro the apple stab fungus and th* co-dll aj 
ri.uih, Orel tbtw in lurn find (l.elr rac»» 
/badly for® ip lVirtleanx mi.itar* untf Paris 
, n. r,.-K*. 
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