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965. Kryz, Ferdinand. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Reaktionen der Farbstoffe der Hage- 

 butten, Hollunderbeeren und verwandter Beeren. [Reactions of the coloring matters of hips, 

 elderberries, and related berries.] Zeitschr. Untersuch. Nahrungs-u. Genussmittel 37: 125- 

 127. 1919. — These colors are subject to imitation in marmalades, etc.; identification tests 

 are therefore offered. — H. G. Barbour. 



966. Prescott, S. C. Dried vegetables for army use. Amer. Jour. Physiol. 49: 573-577. 

 1919. — Dehydrated vegetables were used in fairly large quantities by the American forces, 

 especially potatoes and soup mixtures, in all about 40,000 tons. Further work is being done 

 to procure better quality. The chief advantages in their use are that they lower cost, occupy 

 less storage and transportation space, keep indefinitely and give better health by a wider 

 range of food in the ration. — Ernest Shaiv Reynolds. 



967. Schmitt, Richard. Untersuchung von 1918-er Traubenmosten Frankens. [Grape 

 musts of Franconia.] Zeitschr. Untersuch. Nahrungs- u. Genussmittel 37: 177-183. 1919. 



968. Ventre, J. Les sarments ensiles apres vendange source d'alcool et d-acide tartrique. 

 [Grape vine ensilage as a source of alcohol and tartaric acid.] Compt. Rend. Acad. Agric. 

 France 5:334-340. 1919. — The paper in full, of which a review by Lindet was given in 

 Botanical Abstracts 3, Entry 1072. — E. A. Bessey. 



VEGETABLE CULTURE 



969. Anonymous. Future of vegetable seed growing in the United States. Seed World 

 5 4 : 353. 1919. 



970. Calvino, Mario. Informe del director. [Report of the director.] Informe An. 

 Estac. Exp. Agron. [Cuba] 1917-1918: 1^139. 180 fig. 1919.— Varieties of potatoes, sweet 

 potatoes, Jerusalem artichoke, and other root crops were grown successfully and further 

 comparative trials planned. Among the vegetable crops tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, lettuce, 

 chayote, Chinese mustard, sesamum, and a number of cucurbits were tested and for the most 

 part successfully. The Klondyke, Missionary, Aroma and Gibson were among the best straw- 

 berry varieties grown. New and promising varieties of mangos and avocados were found and 

 are being propagated for future distribution. Other fruit and nut trees are under observa- 

 tion, such as Citrus in many varieties, papaya (Carica papaya), grapes, the native walnut 

 (Juglans insularis), pecan, and Queensland nut (Macadamia ternifolia), Japanese chestnut 

 (Caslanea crenata) and a relative of the papaya [Jacaralia mexicana). Salvia hispanica was 

 grown during the winter months. [See Bot. Absts. 3, Entry 25S6; 4, Entry 45.] — John A. 

 Stevenson. 



971. Higgins, J. P^doar. Report of the horticultural division. Hawaii Agric. Exp. Sta. 

 R ;.t. 1918: 7, S, 13-21. PI. 2, 3. 1919.— Investigations were conducted with 13 varieties of 

 string beans for running purposes. In the tomato breeding work, the Earliana, a standard 

 variety, was crossed with the small wild form ;ind also with some of the "plum" and "pear" 

 variot ies resistant to the melon fly (I)acus cucurbitae) , the crosses resulting in an intermediate 

 form highly resistant to the melon fly. Several new pineapple seedlings of the Smooth Cay- 

 enne and of hybrids of Queen X Smooth Cayenne are under observation and test. — J . M. 

 Wi stgate. 



972. Kinman, C. F., and McClelland, T. B. Experimentos sobre el supuesto deterioro 

 de diferentes legumbres en Puerto Rico, con indicaciones para la preservacion de la semilla. 

 [Experiments on the supposed deterioration of vegetables in Porto Rico, with suggestions for 

 seed preservation.] Porto Rico Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 20 : 1-32. S fig. Span. ed. 1919. [Eng. 

 ed. 1916.] — Experiments with a number of common vegetables were made in order to test out 

 the common belief that northern vegetables degenerate when grown in the Tropics. It was 

 found that this was due to loss of viability when the seed was exposed to the moist air and 



