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unsatisfactory results if process is not properly curried out, (2) only temporary effect upon 

 the seed (treated seeds will retain their enhanced efficacy only for about a month after 

 electrification, if kept in a dry place) and (3) the advantages accruing from the process are 

 not uniform. — Chas. II. Olis. 



105. Migault, L.-D. Quelques notes sur une mauvaise herbe. [Some notes on a bad 

 weed.] Naturalist Canadien 45: 1S1-1S3. June, 1919. — A serai-popular description of the 

 "Reveille-Matin" (Euphorbia hclioscopia) in parts of the Province of Quebec. — A. II. 

 Mac Kay. 



106. Moaloot, P. H. Cultivating Ambrette shrubs in Grenada, British West Indies. 

 Amer. Druggist and Pharm. Rec. 67: 301-303. 4 fig- 1919. — An account of the cultivation of 

 Hibisczis Abclmoschus of the Malvaceae. The seed has an odor like musk and is used in per- 

 fumery being marketed as Musk Seed, Ambrette Seed, or Grains d'Ambrette. The plant has 

 upwards of 20 common names, one of them being Marshmallow, also a synonym of Alt!; 



U. S. P. The best crop is obtained when the seed is sown broadcast which may be any time 

 from February to June,dependng upon weather conditions. A botanical description is given 

 and the methods used in cultivating, reaping, preparing the essential oil and marketing are 

 given in detail. — O. A. Far well. 



107. Mogg, Albert Oliver Dean. Some preliminary observations on unseasonable 

 veld-burning and its possible relation to some stock diseases. South African Jour. Sci. 15: 

 053. 1919. 



108. Mondino, Alfonsino. Richerche anatomiche e morphologiche sulla var. "tuberosa" 

 Asch. dell "Arrhenatherum elatius" M. K. nuovamente trovata in Piemonte. [Anatomical and 

 morphological studies on var. tuberosa Asch. of Arrhenatherum elatius. M. K. [(L.) Beauv., 

 not M. & K.—C. V. P.] recently found in Piedmont.] Atti R. Accad. Sci. Torino 54: 782-794. 

 1919.— See Bot, Absts. 4, Entry 988. 



109 Mosseri Victor M. Note sur les depots nilotiques des Gazayer et Saouahel d'Egypte. 

 [Note on the deposits of the Nile of the "Gazayer" and "Saouahel."] Bull. Union des Agric. 

 Egypt 17:49-7S. 1919. — A scientific study of the alluvial deposits on the overflowed lands 

 along the banks (Gazayer) and on the higher benches (Saouahel) of the river Nile confirms the 

 correctness of the farming system of the fellahs (native farmers) which has been practised 

 from remote antiquity. It is essentially a system of dry land farming with a single annual 

 supply of water. The deposited soil is sometimes sand or a sandy clay but is more often a 

 black clay. The author discusses the movements of the salts of calcium and other bases 

 in this clay soil and the relation of these movements to the physical properties of the soil. — 

 R. Kent Beatlie. 



110. MtTNN, M. T. Seed tests made at the Station during 1918. New York Agric. Exp' 

 Sta. [Geneva] Bull. 462:135-156. 1919.— Purity tests were made of 179 official and 2S7 un- 

 official samples of agricultural seeds offered for sale in the state of New York; also, 396 samples 

 were tested for viability. Comments are made on the results of the tests, the need of a 

 stricter seed law, and the importance of testing the viability of cabbage seed. Warning is 

 given against the purchase of the cheap, impure seed mixtures offered by mail order seed 

 houses. Directions are given for the home testing of seed corn and the detection of injury to 

 seed corn by freezing. — F. C. Stewart. 



111. Mtjrias, J. Suarez. Informe del departamento de semillas. [Report of the seed 

 department.] Informe An. Estac. Exp. Agron. [Cuba] 1917-1918:465-477. 1919.— Report 

 of germination, purity, and other seed testing for the year. — John A. Stevenson, 



112. Murray, H. E. The sugar industry of British Guiana. Jour. Bd. Agric. British 

 Guiana 12:83-89. 1919. — Gives brief history of industry from 1S77 to date. Recommends 

 up to date factories, mechanical tillage and an increased number of small cane farmers. 

 Gives details for alloting land to cane farmers and methods which they should follow in 

 working the land. — J. B. Rorer. 



