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Vegetable Growers' Association, Province of Ontario (Ann. Rpt. Teg. Groiv- 

 crs' Assoc. Ontario, 1 (1!)05}, pp. J/S). — The history of the formation of the 

 society, which occurred March 25, 1905, is uot«d, tlie constitution and by-laws of 

 the association given, and the papers read before the association on a large 

 number of sui)jects relating to vegetables and their culture. 



The home vegetable garden, W. R. Beattie (U. S. Dept. Affi:, Farmers' Bui. 

 255, pp. .'/?, pgs. .jJf). — Some considerations are given on the location of the 

 garden and its general arrangement, methods of preparing the soil, and the use 

 of fertilizers, construction of hotbeds, seedbeds, etc., with detailed cultural 

 directions for all the more common vegetables grown in the garden. The bulle- 

 tin concludes with a planting table, in which the quantity of seed or number 

 of plants required for 100 ft. of row, distance to i»lant, times for planting, and 

 jH'riod re(iuired for the maturing of the crop are indicated. 



The farmer's garden (Bui. Maine Dept. Agr.. 5 (1906). Xo. 1. pp..i2, fig. 1). — 

 Popular directions are given for the garden planting of fruits and vegetables, 

 with a number of papers from growers in different sections of the State setting 

 forth the value of the home garden. 



Vegetable growing in Porto Rico, H. C. Henricksen (I'orto Rico Sta. Bui. 

 7, pp. 58, pis. 10, figs. 2). — Popular directions, based on the results of a .season's 

 work in which 6 plantings of vegetables were made 2 months apart, are given 

 for a large number of vegetables. In general, it is shown that by proper 

 cultural methods practically all the vegetables grown in temperate regions can 

 be successfully grown at the station. The bulletin also contains a brief discus- 

 sion of the principles of soil preparation and cultivation, the use of fertilizers 

 and manures, the planting of seeds and the handling of seedlings, and the 

 sjiraying of plants for the control of insect pests and fungus diseases. 



Cucumbers, L. C. Cokbett (V. 8. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 25Jf, pp. 30, flgs. 

 IJt). — Popular directions are given for growing cucumbers for early market in 

 the open and in cold frames, growing cucumbers for pickling i)urposes, and for 

 forcing cucumbers under glass. Treatment of the plants for the control of 

 insect pests and fungus diseases is also considered. 



The wild melon and the culture of melons in Central Asia, J. Barsacq 

 (Jardin. 20 (1906), Xo. Jf66, pp. 213-216). — In addition to a general discussion 

 on melons in Central Asia, detailed observations are given on about 30 of the 

 best known varieties, in which the time of maturity of each variety, average 

 weight, quality, and keeping quality are considered. 



Electricity as applied to agriculture (Gard. Chron., 3. ser.. 39 (1906), No. 

 101)6. pp. 211. ,.^/.s'l.— It is stated that the effect of electricity on the growth of 

 different cereals, fruits, and vegetables is being tested on an extensive scale at 

 Pltchill and Bevington, in England. 



In all 19 acres are being treated. Over this area high poles have been 

 erected and from these, at a height of K! ft., wires have been suspended. The 

 clectrictiy is discharged from these wires, the current being generated by a 

 dynamo driven by a three-horsepower oil engine. Wheat and barley are the 

 principal crops that are being grown, and a 25 per cent increase in yield is 

 expected. 



A case of persistent vitality in seeds, B. Landreth (Proc. Anier. Phil. Soc, 

 J,5 (1906), No. 182, pp. 5-8). — Seeds taken to Fort Conger, about 490 miles 

 from the pole, by the Greeley expedition in 1883 were found in 1899 by the Peary 

 party and sent to the United States, where they remained unplanted until the 

 spring of 1905, when a package each of lettuce and radish seed were planted. 

 1'he lettuce seed failed to germinate, but about one-half of the radish seeds grew 

 to perfection and reproduced seed. 



