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normally have them. The propagation of these abnormal nuts should be attempted. — E. L. 

 Overholser. 



1896. Bonnet, L. O. The "Yema" graft of the vine. Monthly Bull. Dept. Agric. Cali- 

 fornia 8: 505-508. 1919.— "Yema" budding is a new method of field grafting used in Australia 

 with great success. It is really a process of grafting and not budding, for the eye used as a 

 scion carries a good portion of wood with it. It differs from ordinary grafting by great reduc- 

 tion of size of scion and the time at which it is practised,— the latter part of August and 

 during September. The graft is performed on nearly mature wood. The scion is covered up 

 after graft is made. The percentage of perfect unions obtained is main advantage of "Yema" 

 graft. — E. L. Overholser. 



1897. BuLLARD, W. P. Cultivated pecans are produced now in carload lots. Amer, Nut 

 Jour. 11 : 32. 1919.— The plan of collective and brand marketing has been endorsed by growers, 

 consumers and brokers. It is the only scientific method of selling that will eliminate com- 

 petition between the several varieties and that will harmonize the different sections of the 

 country. — ■£'. L. Overholser. 



1898. BuNYARD, E. A. Cobnuts and filberts. Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc. 45: 224-232. Fig. 

 27-34. 1919.— This is a discussion of the history and culture of various types of Corylus 

 avellana. The term cob is applied to the short round nuts not covered by a husk and the 

 term filbert to the long nuts quite covered with a husk. These nuts are growing in Kent 

 but there is no reason why they may not be grown in other parts of England as well. Plants 

 are found growing on various soils. Methods of propagation and culture are discussed and 

 a short account of several injurious insects is given. Description of 12 named horticultural 

 varieties is appended. — J. K. Shaw. 



1899. Burns, W., and P. G. Dani. Some facts and figures regarding banana cultivation, 

 Agric. Jour. India 15 : 386-392. 1920. — A report showing cost of operation and income from a 

 small banana plot which was run for 3| years. — F. M. Schertz. 



1900. Chasset, L. A propos de la Peche "Amsden." [The Amsden peach.] Rev. Hort. 

 92 : 144^145. 1920. — Much of the criticism of this American variety is due to the fact that 

 insufficient care was used in selecting the buds and grafts from which to propagate. It is 

 known that there is a possibility of an enormous difference between the individuals arising 

 from the buds variously placed on a tree or on a branch. It is possible to tell whether a 

 variety is good or poor only after grafts have been changed from the region where it is favor- 

 ably regarded to those in which it is criticized. Amsden is really one of the best varieties of 

 its season and bears well in many parts of France, thousands of trees being grown out of doors. 

 — E. J. Kraus. 



1901. Corbett, L. C. Cooperation in and coordination of investigational work in horticul- 

 ture. Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 16: 145-149. (1919) 1920.— Attention is drawn to the fact 

 that there are so many and varied problems in horticulture needing solution that the investi- 

 gators in the states and federal department could well afford to cooperate in working them 

 out. — It would help if the different investigators working on the same problem would 

 take uniform data and records, so that the various results could be more easily compared and 

 the effects of certain treatments studied. It would be well if certain' projects were dupli- 

 cated in several parts of the country under different conditions. — In order to study the fun- 

 damental problems, it is suggested that well trained horticulturists, plant physiologists, 

 chemists, etc., cooperate in their investigational work. — E. C. Auchter. 



1902. Dani, P. G. The orientation of the banana inflorescence. Agric. Jour. India 15: 

 461-462. 1920. — Evidence is submitted which tends to show that the inflorescence appears on 

 the side opposite the cut surface from which it springs. — F. M. Schertz. 



