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Marvel-Poiulorosa, now called Maivelosa, is giving favorable results and will 

 'be further tested. Crosses of Crimson Cushion with Marvel and Matchless are 

 also described. The Long White-New York Ini])roved eggplant and the Delicious 

 Bay-State s(iuash crosses will be tested during the coniii!g season. 



Notes are given on 2 Chinese vegetables, Pe-Tsai and Pak-Choi, the seed of which 

 was received last spring from the Department of Agriculture. The latter is 

 said to be quite like a cabbage in color and texture, while the former somewhat 

 resembles a giant lettuce. These vegetables may be used either in the same 

 manner as cabbage or cauliflower or in the making of salads. 



The former list of seeds for distribution has been revised by eliminating such 

 varieties as Voorhees Red sweet corn, Station Bush Lima bean, Station Yellow 

 tomato, and the Jersey Belle eggplant, which have become well introduced 

 throughout the State. A number of impromising varieties have been discarded, 

 and the ])rcscnt list contains many of the recent novelties. 



Manuring fruit trees (liclg. Hort. ct Afjr., 18 (1906), Nos. 23, pp. 360, 361; 

 2',. pp. 316, 311 ; 10 {1001), Nos. 1, p. 9; 2, p. 25; 3, p. ////).— This article is devoted 

 largely to a discussion of the various materials used for fertilizers, either alone 

 or in combinations, in resi)ect to their chemical nature and their use on soils of 

 different composition and for different kinds of fruit trees. Brief notes on the 

 benefits and methods of applying the fertilizers, together with suggestions for 

 making fertilizer tests, are also given. 



Grapevine culture, W. Harris (Bid. Dcpt. Apr. [Januiica]. .5 (1901), No. 1, 

 pp. 28, fif/s. 6). ^During the past 18 years numerous articles and notes on dif- 

 ferent phases of grape culture have, been published in the bulletins of the de- 

 partment of agriculture of Jamaica. This information has been collected and 

 arranged under suitable headings and is here presented in pamphlet form for 

 the convenience of grape growers. 



The methods of pro])agation. selection of site, preparation of soil, planting, 

 pruning, fertilizing, disbudding, tliinning of the fruit, and diseases of the vine 

 with their remedies are among the important phases considered, together with 

 a disciission of varieties and the markets for grapes. An extensive Inbliography 

 pertaining to the culture of grapevines is also given. 



The Cinsaut grape, J. W. Mills (Cal. Cult., 28 (1901), No. 9, p. 2/2).— The 

 Ciusaut grape, which is described as a purplish black grape resembling the 

 Black INIalvoisie but possessing shorter and more compact bunches, is said to 

 be esjiecially adapted to the high and dry mesas of southern California which 

 are incapable of being irrigated and are ordinarily too dry for the culture of 

 most varieties of grapes. It is said to have met with much favor in the vicinity 

 of the Pomona experiment station, but is not recommended for planting in humid 

 lowlands where the fruit is liable to be tasteless and watery, with a high acid 

 and low sugar content. When grown in warm, dry situations not subject to 

 severe frosts after the budding season it is reported an excellent table grape, 

 but nuist be gathered shortly after maturity since it soon loses its good qualities. 



The author further states that this grape is grown extensively in the south of 

 France, and yields a heavy-bodied but delicate and highly flavored wine, used 

 widely in making idends. The average yield of fruit is given as 4 tons per acre. 



The bagging of table grapes, O. Opoix (Rrr. Tit., 21 (1901), No. 681, 

 PI). 113-116. fuh^. 3). — The author has conducttnl experiments in the bagging of 

 tabic grapes, growing both on trellises and along walls, since 1001. The results 

 obtained prior to the season of IDOG are said to be satisfactory in many ways, 

 but considerable failure was noted on account of the scalding of the bagged 

 fruits during continued periods of hot weather. 



In T.KK; a new style of bag was tried for the purpose of determining its value 

 iu eliminating this scalding. Previous to this time a thin, transparent paper bag 



