BOTANICAL ABSTRACTS 



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



botany in its broadest sense. 



UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 



THE BOARD OF CONTROL OF BOTANICAL ABSTRACTS, INC. 



Burton E. Livingston, Editor-in-Chief 

 The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 



Vol. Ill MAY, 1920 No. 5 



ENTRIES 1324-1852 



AGRONOMY R* 



C. V. Piper, Editor ' ,CAt 



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1324. Anonymous. El arroz. [Rice.] Informacion Agric. [Madrid] 9: 200-201. 1919. 

 — Compilation of statistics of rice production for the world, chemical composition, value as 

 a food, and rice-induced diseases. — John A. Stevenson. 



1325. Anonymous. Materias grasas de los desperidicios del descascarillado del arroz. 

 [Fats from rice hulls.] Informacion Agric. [Madrid] 9:202-203. 1919.-75,000 quintals of 

 oil are produced annually from rice by-products in Italy. This is used for soap, glycerine, 

 and other similar products. — John A. Stevenson. 



1326. Anonymous. El trigo. [Wheat.] Informacion Agric. [Madrid] 9: 1-4. 2 fig. 191S. 

 — Considers the importance of wheat as a food, a comparison of it with other cereals in 

 this respect, the consumption in various countries, prices, and a method for determining the 

 grade of wheat flour. — John A. Stevenson. 



1327. Anonymous. Nomenclature of wheats grown in South Africa. Union of South 

 Africa, Dept. Agric. Bull. 1 (Gen. Ser.). 15 p. 1919. 



1328. Anonymous. Varieties and strains of corn for Connecticut. Connecticut [New 

 Haven] Agric. Exp. Sta. and Storrs [Connecticut] Agric. Exp. Sta. Joint Bull. 2. 17 p. 1919. 

 — A report of progress. — M. F. Ah ell. 



1329. Anonymous. Maize experiments at the School of Agriculture and Experimental 

 Farm, Potchefstroom. (Progress Report.) Union of South Africa, Dept. Agric. Bull. 81 

 (Local Ser.). 11 p. PI. 1-8. 1919. 



1330. Anonymous. .Economic grasses. Agric. Jour. South Africa 9 40 : 24-27. 1919. 



1331. Anonymous. Las cenizas en el cultivo pratense. [Ashes for clover growing.] 

 Informacion Agric. [Madrid] 9: 204. 1919. — The value of ashes for clover and grasslands, 

 because of their potash and lime content, particularly when mixed with phosphate, is con- 

 sidered. — John A. Stevenson. 



1332. Anonymous. Dos nuevas suertes de guisante de los campos obtenidas por seleccion 

 r en descendencias puras, en Noruega. [Two new types of field peas obtained by selection in 



Norway. Informacion Agric. [Madrid] 9: 11-12. 1919. — A review of work carried out in 

 Norway. (Source of information not cited.) — John A. Stevenson. 



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