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under conditions of drought the buried Sphagnum conserves the moisture and keeps the plants 

 in better condition than manure or natural soil. The use of Sphagnum appears to bring about 

 a xerophytic structure in plants, probably due to the lowering effect on the temperature of the 

 soil around their roots. — V. H. Young. 



81. Gale, H. V. Grafting the grape vine. Agric. Jour. India 14: 116-121. PL 1. 1919. 

 — From the experiments cited, it appears that grafting the grape vine increases fruitfulness, 

 the grafts give larger and closely set bunches. The quality of fruit was not changed appreci- 

 ably. — J. J. Skinner. 



82. Hutchinson, J. Primula chasmophila. Curtis Bot. Mag. 15: PI. 8791 (colored). 

 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 150. 



83. Hutchinson, J. Primula tibetica. Curtis Bot. Mag. 15: PI. 8796 (colored). 1919.— 

 To be abstracted later. 



84. Hutchinson, J. Rhododendron auriculatum. Curtis Bot. Mag. 15: PI. 8786 (col- 

 ored). 1919.- — To be abstracted later. 



85. Hutchinson, J. Rhododendron callimorphum. Curtis Bot. Mag. 15 : PI. 8789 (col- 

 ored). 1919.- — To be abstracted later. 



86. Skan, S. A. Ipomoea dasysperma. Curtis Bot. Mag. 15: PL 8788 (colored). 1919. — 

 To be abstracted later. 



87. Staff, Otto. Protea longifolia. Curtis Bot. Mag. 15 : PL 8993 (colored) . 1919.— 

 To be abstracted later. 



88. Wright, C. H. Aloe concinna. Curtis Bot. Mag. 15: PL 8790 (colored). 1919.— 

 To be abstracted later. 



89. Zimmerman, H. E. Cultivated blueberries. Amer, Bot. 25: 7-8. 1 fig. 1919.— A 

 yield of 1741 quarts per acre in Indiana is reported. — W. N. Clute. 



90. Wilcox, R. B. Cranberry disease investigations in New Jersey during 1918. Proc. 

 Ann. Meet. Amer. Cranberry Growers' Assoc. 49: 15-21. 1919. — Cranberries picked while 

 wet from dew or rain and placed immediately in storage decayed badly while similar lots from 

 which the surplus moisture had been dried by storing in an open crib, kept practically as well as 

 those which had dried on the vines. The use of large amounts of nitrogenous fertilizers fav- 

 ored excessive growth of the vines and tender berries that rotted severely. The development 

 of the bitter rot [Glomerella cingulata vaccinii, Shear] was closely connected with intervals of 

 wet weather and was controlled by Bordeaux mixture best when applied just previous to a 

 rainy period. [See Bot. Absts. 2, Entry 303.] — J. K. Shaw. 



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91. Ewart, Alfred J. Native fibre plants. Jour. Dept. Agric. Victoria 16: 747-750. 

 1918. The qualities of the native fiber plants are discussed. Fibers from the bark of Euca- 

 lyptus obliqua, Acac a penninerveris, Melaleuca ericifolia, Brachychiton, Pimelea, Casuarina 

 stricla, C. suberosa, Bedfordua salicena, Lavatera plebeja, the Australian hollyhock, Urtica, 

 Xanthorrhoea Australis and X. Hastilis and Poa Caespitosa are described. — J. J. Skinner. 



92. Loeb, J. The physiological basis of morphological polarity in regeneration. Jour. 

 Gen. Physiol. 1: 337-362. Fig. 1-18. 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 2, Entry 859. 



93. Scott, D. H. On the fertile shoots of Mesoxylon and an allied genus. Ann. Bot. 33: 

 1-21. PL 1-S, fig. IS. 1919.— See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 95. 



