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the abietineans, and the Dieotyls and Gnetalcs. !!'■ believes that th< leoids gave rise 



to the angiosperms, and combats the theory of a gentalean origin for the latter group. He 

 suggests that the main plant groups go very far back geologically and have evolved side by 

 side. — E. W. Sinnott. 



2000. Wieland, G. R. [Rev. of: Seward, A. C. A text-book for students of botany and 

 geology. Vol. 4. Price l£/ls. University Press: Cambridge, 1919.] Amer. Jour. Sci. 49: 

 223-224. Mar., 1920. 



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2001. Anonymous. Lime sulphur spray following Bordeaux. New Zealand Jour. Agric. 

 19: 371-374. 1919. — It has been reported that lime-sulphur spray following Bordeaux caused 

 russeting of the fruit. Experiments conducted in two orchards indicated that most of the 

 russeting was due to Bordeaux. — N. J. Giddings. 



2002. Anonymous. Compatibility of spray mixtures. New Zealand Jour. Agric. 19: 244- 

 245. 1919. 



2003. Anonymous. Index to American mycological literature. Mycologia 12: 112-114. 

 1920. 



2004. Anonymous. Treatment of Armillaria with iron sulphate. Agric. Gaz. New South 

 Wales 31 : 60. 1920. 



2005. Anonymous. Shothole fungi which affect cherry trees. Jour. Dept. Agric. South 

 Australia 23: 31. 1919.— A brief summary of the results of spray tests with Bordeaux, Bur- 

 gundy and lime-sulphur mixture for the control of the shothole fungus (Coccomyces hiemalis). 

 Bordeaux mixture gave good control, Burgundy mixture fair, while lime-sulphur mixture 

 gave no control. — Anthony Berg. 



2006. Anonymous. The skin spot disease of potato tubers (Oosporapustulans). [Abridged 

 and slightly modified account of: Owen, Miss M. N. Skin spot disease of potato tubers. Kew 

 Bull. Misc. Inf. (London) 1919 8 . 1919.] Jour. Ministry Agric. Great Britain 26: 1245-1250. 

 1920. 



2007. Anonymous. The Christmas tree. (Nuytsia floribunda.) Australian Forest. Jour. 

 3 : 10-13. 1920. — This paper discusses the parasitism and root system of Nuytsia floribunda 

 which is found always close to banksia or eucalypts, mostly jarrah. The parasite, through 

 the parenchymatous haustoria which develop on the haustoriogen (a continuous fleshy ring 

 encircling the root of the host), obtains an additional supply of organic materials. — C. F. 

 Knrstian. 



2008. Anonymous. Our botanical immigrants. Sci. Amer. Monthly 1: 317-319. 5 fig. 

 1920. — A popular article on the quarantine regulations of California. — Chas. H. Otis. 



2009. Anonymous. Effect of decay on wood pulp. Sci. Amer. Monthly 1: 247. 1920. 



2010. Arnaud, G. Sur un mode de traitement de la chlorose. [A method for treatment of 

 chlorosis.] Bull. Soc. Path. Veg. France 6: 136-146. 2 fig. 1919.— Treatment of chlorosis 

 of pears, poplars, roses, etc., due to an excess of lime, by the injection of sulphate of iron in 

 the trunks and large branches is described. A branch of a chlorotic pear, as a result of this 

 treatment, became green in eight days and is still normal after four years. In some cases 



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