REPORT OF ‘THE ASSISTANT HORTICULTURIST. 19 
Report of the Assistant Horticulturist. 

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To the Director of the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station: 
—S1r:—The importance of the vegetable growing industry of 
this state has made it seem advisable to give considerable at- 
tention to the methods of culture and the treatment of diseases 
affecting garden products. 
The work of last year in spraying melons and cucumbers 
with Bordeaux mixture for melon blight is being repeated here 
at the Station with observations on similar work done in various 
parts of the state. 
Spraying for fungi on tomatoes, apples, and potatoes is being . 
carried on here. | 
About one-tenth of an acre has been covered with cloth, un- 
der which tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, strawberries, 
cucumbers, muskmelons, and sweet corn are being grown. .Dupli- 
cate plots of these vegetables are growing outside for comparison. 
Cultural experiments with cabbage, tomato, and sweet corn 
are in progress. 
Respectfully submitted, 
H. R. BENNETT. 
