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distributed in September, 1885. Excerpts of the botanist's part with 
special cover, but without change of paging, were distributed a week 
or two earlier in the same month. The report of 1885 (fourth) was 
published by the Station from the press of E. R. Andrews, Rochester, 
N. Y. } and distributed in March, 1886. Excerpts with special cover 
and without change of paging were distributed January 30, 1886. The 
report was also published by the State from the press of Weed 
Parsons & Co., Albany, N. Y., and distributed in November, 1886. 
Excerpts from the latter are called the " second edition " on the 
special cover, and were distributed in December, 1886. They are 
separately paged, but have a table showing the corresponding paging 
in both the State and Station editions. The report for 1886 (fifth) was 
published b}< the Station from the press of the Advertiser Association, 
Elmira, N. Y., and distributed in February, 1887. Excerpts with 
special cover and without change of paging were distributed January 
30, 1887. This excerpt has an unfortunate typographical error on the 
cover, making the year of the report read " 1887," instead of 1886. 
The 1886 report was printed for the State by the Argus Company, 
Albany, N. Y, and distributed October, 1887. The excerpts from the 
State or " second " edition, with special cover and without change of 
paging, were distributed October 15, 1887. This excerpt includes part 
of Mr. C. S. Plumb's report of " smut in oats," and Mr. E. S. GofPs 
report on " hyposulphite of soda as a fungicide," and also has a prefa- 
tory note. 
Index to Botanist's Reports for 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1887. 
The Roman numerals refer to the volume, the Arabic to the page. 
The volumes I to IV correspond to the years 1882 to 1887. From 1882 
to 1884 inclusive, only one edition of the reports was published. The 
reference to reports issued since 1884, are to the editions published by 
the Station. The page for the State edition of 1885 can be ascertained 
by adding 27 to the given page of the Station edition of that year. 
References to the writings of Mr. C. S. Plumb, Mr. E. S. Goff and Mr. 
M. H. Beckwith, relating to plant diseases, are inclosed in brackets. 
Apparatus for constant temperature, VI, 355. 
Apple blight, III, 369; scab and leaf blight, III, 370, [IV, 231], [V, 
177], VI, 352. 
Bacteria, nature of, HE, 364; as cause of blight, III, 364; IV, 241; form 
and development in pear blight, V, 278; chemical changes due to, 
IV, 347; V, 287; cultivation in artificial media, IV, 246; as general 
cause of rot, IV, 257; in tomato rot, III, 379; IV, 380. 
Beyerinck, researches of, III, 376. 
