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Preservation of (Usastases in seeds destroyecl by anesthetics, Apsit and ( iain. . 436 



Differences of susceptibility of plants to stimulation, Takeuchi 436 



Influence of ultraviolet rays on vegetation, Maijuenne and Demoussy 436 



Sap pressure in the birch stem, INIerwin and Lyon 436 



The influence of anesthetics and freczinj^ on certain plants, Meckel 436 



On the presence of two new ghu-osids in Primula ojfirinalis, Goris and Mascre. 437 



The occurrence of rennets in the liasidiomycetes, Gerber 437 



The role of nitro<j;en and its compounds in plant metabolism, Petrie 437 



Studies of the carbohydrates in seeds, Schulze and Godet 437 



Phosphoric acid in leaves of plants, Seissl -• 438 



The nature of chlorophyll 438 



The influence of spraying or dusting on the growth of plants, Hiltner 438 



The action of different amounts of cop])er in the soil on plants, Simon 439 



Experiments with Keflorit, INIach 439 



FIELD (ROrs. 



Report on agricultural stations in Central Provinces for 1909, Allan et al 440 



Annual report of the Lyall|)ur Agricultural Station for 1908-9 441 



Report on the agricultural station, Oral. Jalaun, 1909 441 



Report of experiment fleld of Krasno-ufimsk Trade School, 1907, J^yevochkin. 441 



Report on the Cawnpore Agricultural Station in the United Provinces, 1909 . . 441 



Cooperative fertilizer and variety tests in Dalarneand Norrland, 1908, Rhodin. 442 



[Work at the Fiji expcn-iment stations], Knowles 442 



Influence of autumn plowing on the humidity of the soil, Mankovski 442 



Fallow culture according to data of the Poltava Experiment Field, Mankovski. 442 



Grass and clover seed production and handling, Ilollmann and Skalweit 442 



Growing clover for seed and forage in northern Wisconsin, Moore and Del wiche . 442 



On the yields of alfalfa with varying numbers of cuttings, Hansen 443 



Alfalfa in America, Wing 443 



Industrial value of artichokes, Chaptal and Vidal 443 



A new type of Indian corn from China, Collins 443 



Experiments with corn, Montgomery 444 



The deterioration of corn in storage, Duvel 445 



Origin of the Hindi cotton. Cook 445 



Supply and distribution of cotton, Roper 445 



Sixth Congress of Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Associations, 1909 445 



Note on the extension of cultivation of fiber plants in India 445 



[Experiments with potatoes and mangels, 1909], Swanwick and Kinch 446 



A new forage crop, Lt^priore - 446 



[Cereal breeding at Cambridge] 446 



Qualitative weight and foreign material of wheat, harvest of 1908 447 



The adulteration of forage-plant seeds, Hillman 447 



HORTICULTUKE. 



The fruit culture in Japan, Ikeda 447 



[Report of the Grand Junction Fruit Growers' Association] , Moore 447 



Another mode of species forming, Burbank 447 



Grafting and its application for various trees and bushes, Gaucher 447 



Influence of bagging on the volume accretion of fruits. Riviere and Bailhache. 447 



The present status of apple breeding in America, Beach 447 



Characteristics of Wealthy apple seedlings, Macoun 447 



The failure of certain American grape stocks in Sicily, Ruggeri et al 448 



Starting of the buds of vines, Bioletti 448 



The influence of a creosote solution on the growth of grape cuttings, Behrens. 448 



Influence of potash on the vine, husks and lees, Sannino and Tosatti 448 



The effect of sulphate of iron used as a vine fertilizer, Sannino and Tosatti 448 



Lemon culture in the Paola region, Ferrari 448 



Mangoes of Florida, Beach 449 



The pineapple industry, Cunningham 449 



Growing blackberries and raspberries in Washington, Thornber 449 



The common bean { Phaseolus vulga ris ) , Comes 449 



Report of coffee investigations, Gorter 449 



The best varieties of almonds, Marre 449 



Some ornamental plants of Macon County, Alabama, Carver 449 



Roses, Cochet-Cochet and Mottet 449 



Fiith annual report of the Rhode Island Metropolitan Park Commission 449 



