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Massachusetts Hatch Station, Meteorological Bulletins Nos. 13, 14, and 15 



(pp. 4 each). 



These iucliule a daily ami monthly smiimary of observations for 

 January, Februar}, and March, 181)0, made at the meteorological ob- 

 servatory of the station, in charge of C. 1). Warner. 



Michigan Station, Bulletin Xo. 56, February, 1890 (pp. 4). 



lilBGliASS OR NAlirtOW-LEAVED PLANTAIN (PlANTAGO LANCEO- 



LATA), IN FIELDS OF CLOVER, W. J. I5EAL, Ph. D. — A brief, popular 

 account of tliis weed, which has recently been introduced in several 

 localities in Michigan. A sample of the seeds of this species is sent 

 with the bulletin. 



Missouri Station, Bulletin No. 10, April, 1890 (pp. 16). 



Report of department of horticulture, J. W. Clark. — 



Analijscs of apples (pi). 3-5). — A record of analyses of Ben Davis apples, 

 including unripe apples (Julj' 9) and largo and small ripe a])ples (Oc- 

 tober 23). The analyses indicate that a large proportion of the mineral 

 matter of the fruit is stored up during the early stages of its growth. 

 It was calculated that " from an acre of land set with apples 30 feet 

 apart and yielding 10 bushels of fruit to the tree the unripe fruit 

 would take G pounds of phosphoric acid and 37^ pounds of potash, and 

 the large ripe apples 7 pounds of phosphoric acid and 43'i^)ounds of pot- 

 ash." From this the importance of thinning fruit and the relatively 

 small cost of growing large and perfect apples are argued. The use of 

 phosphoric acid and potash in ground bone, wood ashes, etc., as ferti- 

 lizers, is also urged. 



Bordeaux mixture for (jrape rot (pp. 5, 6). — A brief account of an ex- 

 periment in the use of the Bordeaux mixture for the rot on Concord, 

 Elvia, Goethe, and other varieties of gr<tpes. The advantage of the 

 frequent application of the fungicide in a wet season was shown in this 

 case. 



TcHt of varieties of smalt fruits and potatoes (pp. G-13). — A tabular 

 record and notes for 43 varieties of strawberries, 14 of raspberries, 7 of 

 blackberries, and 130 of potatoes. 



List of fruits on the horticultural grounds of the College and Station 

 (pp. 14-10). — This includes 82 varieties of apples, 39 of pears, 10 of 

 peaches, 19 of plums, 11 of cherries, 7 of apricots, 4 of nectarines, 41 of 

 grapes, 56 of strawberries, 15 of raspberries, 11 of blackberries, and 2 

 of dewberries. 



North Carolina Station, Bulletin No. 69, February 26, 1890 (pp. 16). 



Fertilizer analyses and the fertilizer control for 1890, 

 IT. B. Battle, Ph. D.— Under the fertilizer law of North Carolina 



