


Report of the Horticulturist.’ 
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INTRODUCTION. 
_ The attempt has been made the past season to devote 
more attention than usual to experimental work. As in 
previous years a large part of the time has been devoted to 
describing varieties in the garden and determining syn- | 
onyms, the cabbage and lettuce being the plants receiving 
special attention in this report. The remainder of the time 
has been devoted to a study of other subjects as named 
below. The statistical part of our work of the past season 
is chiefly reported by the assistant horticulturist, on whom 
the labor of note taking has largely fallen. 
A synopsis of the subjects treated is as follows: 
A test of varieties and a report of experiments with the 
potato. 
A study of root-growth. 
Notes on orchard fruits, and seedlings. 
Notes on the grape. 
Notes on the tomato. 
Notes on insects and insecticides. 
Hyposulphite of soda as a preventive of scab on the apple 
and pear. 
The influence of foreign pollen upon fruits. 
An attempt to secure a record of the soil moisture. 
An elaborate garden test, with a description of the prin- 
cipal varieties and a list of synonyms of the heading cabbage. 
A revision of the work upon lettuce published in our last 
report, with notes upon hitherto untested varieties. 
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POTATO. 
A TEST OF VARIETIES. 
As several new varieties of the potato have been received 
at the Station each season, our list became so large that it 
*K. S. Goff. 
