REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT HORTICULTURIST. 23 
Report of the Assistant Horticulturist. 
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Lo the Director of the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station: 
Stir :—The work in this department is being carried on along 
practically the same lines as last year. 
1. Four plots of potatoes are being grown for the purpose of 
determining the minimum number of applications of Bordeaux 
that will prevent potato rot. 
2. Plots of cucumbers and melons have been planted for 
the study of melon blight. 
3. The cultural and spraying experiment with tomatoes 
made last year is being repeated this season. 
4. The ground shaded with cloth has been planted to 
vegetables with duplicates outside, the same as last year. 
5. During the winter asparagus and rhubarb growing in 
the cellar was tried. 
6. An experiment to determine the relative value of pistil- 
late and staminate asparagus plants has been made. 
The results of these six experiments are given in this report. 
An apple orchard of 125 trees has been planted on rough 
waste land to determine whether land that is too rough to plow 
can be utilized to advantage in orcharding. 
A number of market gardens and orchards have been visited 
in studying plant diseases and the market garden industry of 
‘the state. | ; 
Respectfully submitted, 
EK. R. BENNETT. 
