576 REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST OF THE 
Agriculture, states that it is known as the worst insect pest of 
decidous fruit trees on the Pacific coast. In view of the serious 
nature of this new pest and the importance of preventing, if 
possible, its distribution to other parts of the State, it is proposed 
to test methods of fighting it during the coming winter and 
spring. Early spring will give the best opportunity for studying 
some of the most serious insect pests of field crops, namely, the 
asparagus beetle, onion magot and onion thrips, and early cab- 
bage insects; also the cucumber and potato flea beetles and a 
difterous larve affecting spinach, beets and probably other vege- 
tables of similar nature. The summer’s work will be a continu- 
ation, largely, of that begun in the spring, together with a special 
study of the squash vine borer, common melon louse and boreal 
lady-bird beetle, which is very destructive to squash and pumpkin 
vines. 
The Mycologist began work December 1. At present he is 
studying diseases of considerable importance to florists. He will 
give his attention to other important fungus diseases of culti- 
vated plants, as opportunity arises. 
Bulletins.— The following bulletins pertaining to horticultu- 
ral work have been issued during the year. 
No. 64. I. Some experiments with strawberries in 1893. 
Il. Strawberry crosses. 
No. 67. Experiments in preventing pear scab in 1893. 
No. 69. Vegetables grown for exhibition. 
* No. 72. Preventing leaf blight of plum and cherry nursery 
stock. 
No. 74. Observations on the application of fungicides and in- 
secticides. 
No. 76. Notes on strawberries for 1894. 
No. 81. Variety tests with blackberries, dewberries and rasp- 
berries.— Raspberry anthracnose. 
Nos. 64, 67, 69 and 72 were printed with some alterations in 
the annual report of 1893; Nos. 74, 76 and 81 appear in this 
volume. 
Addresses.— The Horticulturist has addressed the following 
meetings during the year: 
Farmers’ institutes in New York State at Canastota, Fayette- 
ville, Seneca Falls, Phelps, Penn Yan, Albion, Batavia, Mount 
