840 EXPERIMENT STATION RECOED. 



HORTICULTURE. 



Beport of the work of the experiment station for the years 1907—8 for 

 the destruction of the San Jose scale, etc., J. H. Stewart et al. (West Vir- 

 ginia 8ta. Rpt. San Jos6 Scale, etc., 1907-8, pi). 6'i, pU. 19, fig. 1). — This contains 

 a report of the director on the work and expenditures of the station for the bi- 

 ennium ended September 30, 1908, under the provisions of the state law for the 

 destruction of the San Jose scale and other insect i>ests and for the promotion 

 of horticulture, results of nursery inspections, and a reprint of Bulletin 113 and 

 of portions of Bulletins 110 and IIG, previously noted. 



Report of the work of the experiment station for the years 1909—10 for 

 the destruction of the San Jose scale, etc., J. H. Stewart et al. {West Vir- 

 ginia Sta. Rpt. San Jos6 Scale, etc., 1909-10, pp. 208, pJ. 1, figs. 70). — Data simi- 

 lar to the above are presented for the biennium ended September 30, 1910, in- 

 cluding special articles for the most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue, and 

 reprints of Bulletins 117, 119-123. and 126-128, previously noted. 



Insecticides and fungicides, R. Harcourt and H. L. Fulmer (Ontario Dept. 

 Agr. Bui. 195, 1912, pp. 40). — A revised edition of Bulletin 154 of the same 

 series (E. S. R., 18, p. 853) in which recent information relative to insecti- 

 cides and fungicides has been incorporated. 



The red sunflower, T. D. A. Cockerell (Pop. Sci. Mo., SO (1012), No. //, pp. 

 373-382, figs. 4)- — The author discusses the progeny of a red sunflower which 

 was discovered in Colorado in 1910 and later crossed with other forms. 



Tomatoes, A. G. Turney (Ontario Dcpt. Agr. Bui. 196, 1912, jtp. 32, figs. 9).— 

 This comprises a reprint of a previous report on the tomato industry of Ontario 

 (E. S. R., 21, p. 333). 



Yams, O. W. Barrett (Philippine Agr. Rev. [English Ed.], 5 (1912), No. 2, 

 pp. 67-7 Jf, pis. 2). — A brief descriptive account of yams relative to their habit 

 of gi'owth, method of culture, and importance as a food. 



Apple orcharding- in Ontario (Ontario Dept. Agr. Bnl. 19^, 1911, pp. 64, figs. 

 47). — A popular treatise with special reference to Ontario conditions. The 

 phases discussed in<;lude selection of varieties, site, soils and their preparation, 

 setting out an orchard, the management of a young orchard, cover crops, main- 

 taining the fertility, pruning, reclaiming old neglected orchards, spraying, 

 poisons, cost of spraying, top grafting, sun scald, thinning, picking, marlvcting, 

 cooperative fruit growers' associations, packages and packing, inspection and 

 sales regulations, profits, keeping accounts, and cold storage. 



Diseases of apple trees and fruit caused by fungi and insects, J. L. Hewitt 

 and P. Hayhurst (Arkansas Sta. Bui. 109, pp. 409-4-'i5). — This is a popular 

 treatise on the most important fungus and insect pests affecting the apple in- 

 dustry, including methods of conti'ol. The subject matter is based in part upon 

 original work of the station and in part upon recent literature. 



State bog report, H. J. Franklin (Ann. Rpt. Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' 

 Assoc, 24 (1911), pp. 16-28). — This comprises a progress report on the con- 

 struction of the state experimental cranberry bog at Wareham, ]\Iass., together 

 with a report on experimental work now under way. The investigations during 

 the past season have dealt principally with insects (see p. 857), fungus diseases, 

 fertilizers, weather observations, and pollination of the cranberry blossom. 



Experiments in cross pollination indicate thus far that bees are necessary 

 to the successful fruiting of the cranberry and that a pink coloring of the blos- 

 som may be an index to the failure of pollination. Since a small number of 

 pink blossoms fruited, however, the possibility that pollination may take place to 

 some extent after the blossom has taken on the abnormal pink color is also 

 suggested. An examination of a considerable number of varieties on a large 



