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BOTANICAL ABSTRACTS 



A monthly serial furnishing abstracts and citations of publications in the international field ot 



botany in its broadest sense. LiBp/t py 



UNDER THE DIRECTION OF N^W y,-»v^ 



THE BOARD OF CONTROL OF BOTANICAL ABSTRACTS, INC. ., ^"'' ^'• 



J. R, Schramm, Editor-in-Chief 

 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 



Vol. VIII MAY, 1921 No. 1 



ENTRIES 1-760 



AGRONOMY 



C. V. Piper, Editor 

 Mary R. Burr, Assistant Editor 



(See also in this issue Entries 74, 77, 87, 237, 238, 2.39, 329, 355, 510, 529, 552, 553, 613, 621, 



630, 677, 678, 679, 693, 724) 



1. Adkins, D. 'SI. The soya-bean problem. Sci. Prog. [London] 15:445-451. 1921.— A 

 brief account is given of the history, economic value, and methods of cultivating the soya- 

 bean. — /. L. Weimer. 



2. Anonymous. Cotton for automobile tires. Sci. Amer. 122:003. 2 fig. 1920.— A 

 brief account of the growing of long-fiber cotton in the Salt River Valley of Arizona. — Chas. 

 H. Otis. 



3. Anonymous. Cyprus grown tobacco. Cyprus Agric. Jour. 14, 15: 148-149. 1919, 

 1920. — Smyrna and Cavalla leaf tobacco produced at Nicosia, Cyprus, contained rather 

 large amounts of nicotine and nitrogen, while the ash had a low percentage of potash. It 

 is believed that with proper knowledge, skill, and care a tobacco leaf can be produced in 

 Cyprus that could be sold in the London market at satisfactory prices. — W. Stuart. 



4. Anonymous. Failure of potatoes in Cj'prus. Cyprus Agric. Jour. 15:214. 1920.— 

 Potato growers in Cyprus suffer their chief losses to the summer potato crop, which is nor- 

 mally harvested in May or June. The intense heat of that period makes it difficult to keep 

 the tubers. — W. Stuart. 



5. Anonymous. Early potatoes at Wisley 1919. Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc. 45: 360-367. 

 1919.— Report is made of a test of 121 stocks of early potatoes. The awards of the fruit and 

 vegetable committee and a classification with brief descriptions are given. — /. K. Shaw. 



6. Anonymous. Fodder plants. Cyprus Agric. Jour. 15: 204-206. 1920.— The article is 

 devoted to a brief description of some fodder plants: The Moha [Hungarian millet], Sudan 

 grass, buckwheat, white French millet, prickly comfrey, and banana stems. — W. Stuart. 



7. Anonymous. Periods for which seeds retain their germinating power. Cyprus Agric. 

 Jour. 15: 213. 1920. — It has been found that oats retain their germinating power 2 years; 



^ buckwheat 2-3 years; hemp 3 years; wheat and barley 3-4 years; rye, carrots, and lucerne 4 

 years; beans, peas, and flax 5 years; cabbage, 5-6 years; and beets 6-7 years.— If . Stuart. 



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