REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST XVII 
gation is the discovery of new principles which may not 
only benefit the agricultural industry of the state but that 
of the country at large. Investigations of this type may ex- 
tend over several years and the probable outcome af which 
is often very vague. 
A study of the laws of heredity in plants with special 
reference to the correlation of characters is being made. For 
this purpose over two hundred varieties of beans, eighty 
varieties of sweet corn and eighty varieties of tomatoes are 
being grown on the station grounds. 
Respectfully submitted, 
C. D. JARvIs. 
