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possessing high food value. Mapuey morado sells at a higher price but yields less. The 

 experiment station has introduced other types, several of which are especially recommended. 

 — John A. Stevenson. 



1798. Sanchez, N. El cultivo del ajo. [Onion cultivation.] Jalisco Rural [Mexico] 3: 

 401-404. 1921. — Popular. — John A. Stevenson. 



1799. Varela, Efren. El cultivo del ajo en Tehuacan, Pueblo. [Onion cxilture in Tehu- 

 acan.] Rev. Agric. [Mexico] 5: 697-699. 1 fig. 1921.— Popular.— Jo/m A. Stevenson. 



1800. Vargas, Leandro M. Cultivo de la sandia. [Watermelon culture.] Rev. Agric. 

 [Mexico] 5: 689-697. 7 fig. 1921. — The author discusses watermelon culture under the gen- 

 eral headings of varieties, soils, planting, cultivation, marketing, and enemies. — John A. 

 Stevenson. 



1801. Vargas, Leandro M. El melon. [The melon.] Rev. Agric. [Mexico] 5: 742-750. 

 11 fig. 1921. — This popular account of melon-growing in Mexico from planting to harvesting 

 includes descriptions of the better varieties. Scab {Cladosporium sp.), anthracnose {Col- 

 letotrichum lagenarium), and wilt {Bacillus spp.) are the diseases to be guarded against. — 

 John A. Stevenson. 



HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS 



1802. Anonymous. Export of South African dried fruit. The regulations controlling the 

 trade. Jour. Dept. Agric. LTnion of South Africa 2: 536-540. 1921. 



1803. Anonymous. Fabricaci6n de la harina de platano. [Manufacture of banana flour.] 

 Informaci6n Agric. [Madrid] 11 : 244-246. 1921. — This is a popular account of the manufacture 

 of banana flour. — John A. Stevenson. 



1804. Anonymous. The pineapple canning industry. South African Jour. Indust. 4: 

 410-417. 4 fig- 1921. — An account is given of the process of canning pineapples at the Port 

 Elizabeth factory. The fruit is grown at the Langholm Estates, Bathurst. — E. M. Doidge. 



1805. Anonymous. [Rev. of: Whymper, R. Cocoa and chocolate; their chemistry and 

 manufacture. 2nd ed., xxi+568 p., 15 pi. J. and A. Churchill: London, 1921.] Nature 107: 

 713. 1921. 



1806. Bano, Jos]S de. Elaboracion de la pasa de higo. [Preparation of dried figs.] Rev. 

 Agric. [Mexico] 6: 210-212. 3 fig. 1921. — This is a description of the methods used in Cali- 

 fornia for drying figs. — John A. Stevenson. 



1807. Burns, William, e P. G. Joshi. A secagem da banana. [Banana drying.] Bol. 

 Agric. [Nova Goa] 2: 62-69. S fig. 1920. — This article reports on experiments in drying 

 bananas in Bombay. — John A. Stevenson. 



1808. MagaSa, Juan B. Preparacion de las aceitunas. [Preparation of olives.] Rev. 

 Agric. Tropic. [Salvador] 1 : 15-19. 1921.— A brief description is given of methods of preparing 

 olives and extracting olive oil. — John A. Stevenson. 



1809. Pimental, Arturo. Desecacion de las ciruelas. [Drying plums.] Bol. Ministerio 

 Agric. Naci6n [Argentina] 26: 22-27. 6 fig. 1921.— Popular. — John A. Stevenson. 



1810. Presti, NicolXs. Conservaci6n de fruta fresca. [Preservation of fresh fruit.] 

 Bol. Agric. Provincia Buenos Aires 1"' : 7-12. 3 fig. 1920.— The author discusses temperature, 

 humidity, and light conditions to be maintained in fruit storage houses. — John A. Stevenson. 



