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322 History University of Illinois only the expenditure of unlimited time, money, science and perscr vcrcnce to respond nobly ? Bliss after one year of grim, hard work was able to see success ahead; a long time ahead, it is true, but still success. Nor was agriculture proper his only burden. He had charge of the execution of the plans of the committee on horticulture and the superintendence of the farms, literally the work of three men. Therefore at the annual meeting of the board in 1870, Bliss respectfully and wearily asked to be relived of the charge of the horticultural department and of the active superintendence of the farms. Although the conduct of the horticultural department had been discouraging, much hard work had produced some good results. An orchard of 2,193 trees of 1000 varieties had been planted and about 600 apple trees one to three years old had been planted in the nursery for the purpose of filling in wet places and replacing any that might die. Also there was planted in the nursery 3,000 green ash, 1000 white elm, 1000 american arbor vitae, 1000 balsam fir, 1000 red pine, 200 austrian pine, 100 scotch pine, a number of varieties of pears, cherry, tulip and sycamore, 400 soft maple, 10,000 white pine, 1000 white spruce, 1000 red pine, and 1000 hemlock, besides osage hedges which thrived so stoutly all of them are not grubbed out yet, and shelter belts of trees set twelve feet inside the hedge.11 The ornamental gardens had displayed all the seasonal blossoms in the orderly stars and circles that were the delight of the time. The vegetable gardens had produced a considerable quantity of vegetables, that had been marketed, not only in Champaign and Urbana, but in Chicago as well. Small fruits were growing, a green house was in process of construction, a portion of the gardens was underdrained, and the work of underdraining the remainder was being pushed. Mention here must be made of a significant series of lectures held at the industrial university from January 12-22, 1869. In holding the series the university was following the precedent of the Yale agricultural lectures of 1860. The lecturers were: Regent Gregory, Professors Stuart, Baker, and Burrill, H. C. Freeman of the state geological survey, Dr. John A. Warder, Dr. L. D. "IMA, p. i f j j £
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