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of the world. TTardiiioss is not dependent entirely npon severity of 

 winter, but often npon liniiiidit*j-, cloudiness, etc. Many of the so-called 

 novelties are really old ])lants whose merits have lon<? since been 

 determined. The following interesting- plants found hardy in Pennsyl- 

 vania are briefly described in this article: Arundo donax, Bocconia cor- 

 data, Stachys lanata, Aster novcv-anglicc, and GiJnothcra missoiirieufiis. 

 The Grevillew are recommended for greenhouse use, and especially 

 Qrevillea robusta, which is described and illustrated. 



Pennsylvania Station, Bulletin No. 14, January, 1891 (pp. 15). 



Tests of vegetables for 1890, G. O. Butz, M. S. —Tabulated 

 and descriptive notes on 18 varieties of beans, 2 of beets, 1 of cabbages, 

 4 of caulitlowers, 1 of carrots, 2 of cucumbers, 19 of lettuce, 3 of onions, 

 IG of peas, 1 of rutabagas, 13 of radishes, 1 of squashes, and 14 of toma- 

 toes. Wakefield, Uenderson's Succession, All Seasons, Henderson's 

 Early Summer, and Early Flat Dutch are recommended as good early 

 cabbages for market gardeners. 



Tests of implements and materials. — Brief notes on tests of a seed drill, 

 " powder gun," spraying apparatus, plant bed cloth, " roach destroyer," 

 ami moth crystals. 



