HORTICULTURE, •> 937 



'I'lic sl.-itidu imrscrics (■(Hil.iiu a unreal niiiiilx'r nl' \aric1 ics of oi-chard aiul 

 small I'ruils. and a list is irivcn of those to be planted in the spring ol' I'JUT. A 

 study will also be made of root diseases, with partieular reference to the lia- 

 bility of inoculation at the tinic" of buddiii.u. .u'raftin.i,'. etc, the ixissibility of dis- 

 intVctinir. and the liju-iihood of transmission to clean stock after jilanfinu; by 

 means of irri.Lcation. eultivaliou, etc. 



Phenology notes, 1906, Cii.mu.ottk ;\I. KiNt; ('J'fdii-s. loira If oil. Soc, J/l 

 (lUOli), pp. .103-21S). — Popular data are yiven showing the bloomiut; period of a 

 f^reat number of plant species, includiui; tlowers and fruit, as observed at 9 

 different localities in Iowa durini; I'.KXi. 'i'h(> d.-ites as f^iven for different sec- 

 tions are fovnul to bear a relation betwe(»n the blooming time and the nortli- 

 wai'd advancement of the season, as well as to different altitudes and latitudes. 

 Similar data for 11)04 has been previously noted (E. S. U., 17, ]i. II ). 



Cabbages for stock feeding, S. Fraser {'New York- Conicll !<l(i. Bui. 2'i.2. ]ii). 

 J.?-,fJ, //,'/.s-. 8). — Popular directions are given for the iilautin;,', cultivation, treat- 

 ment of insect pe.sts and finitrus diseases, marketinji', and storing of c.dibages 

 grown for stock feeding, together with suggestions as to the methods of fe(>ding, 

 storing of seed cabbage, and seed production. 



Tabulated data are also included, showing the results of variet.v tests of cab- 

 bage for the past .'? seasons. 



The book of vegetables, A. French (New York and London: The MavinilUin 

 Co.. I'.XIT. pp. A.Vl / -|- 312, phs. 7, pffs. l.'i.'i). — This book consists of a planting 

 table for the vegetable gardener, including all the wi'll-known vegetables and 

 garden herbs, together with many recent introductions from other countries. 

 The vegetables are arranged in alphabetical order, and a summary is given of 

 the uses and culture of each, together with the merits of newer varieties and 

 brief directions as to suitable soils, planting distances and depths, thinning, the 

 use of special fertilizers, etc. 



This work is intended as a supplement to the more complete treatises on 

 vegetable gardening. 



Tomato investigations, T. II. White and W. W. r>ALi>AUi) ( MtiriiJund stii. 

 Bill, ll.i, pp. SO-112). — This bulletin contains a detailed rejiort of tomato experi- 

 ments conducted since 18!)7, together with notes for general information on the 

 selection of soil, location, fertilizers, and ciiltui'al methods. 



The results of spraying and training experiments and variety tests are pre- 

 sented in tabular form. As with previous work the present results iudiciit(^ that 

 spraying can be conducted pi'ofitably. 



Increased yields obtained from iilants grown on jioles are attributed chietiy 

 to the greater number of ])lants which can be grown jier acre in comparison 

 with the usual field cultiu'e. 



Results from variety tests indicate that promising varieties of tomatoes 

 (luickly deteriorate when "roguing" and selection is not continued. Brief 

 descrijitions are given of varieties grown in 1906. 



Experiences with the onion crop, 11. Price {.Ainvr. A<jr.. 7!) {1901), No. 15. 

 II. 'I'l-'i). — The author, who is an onion grower of Hardin County, Ohio, describes 

 bis treatment of the onion crop from seed to harvest, and states that he has 

 obtained the best results witli ;i fertilizer containing ."> jier cent ammonia, 12.") i)er 

 cent available jihosphoric acid, and 1 to 2 per cent potash. White Southi)ort 

 and Red and Yellow Globe are considered as the best varieties for commercial 

 imrposes in that section. 



Horticultural novelties, ( '. M. I'/ai, (h'er. Fdcull. Ai/roii. >/ Vet. La Plata. 

 2. -sir.. ..' ( lUiir,). \(). 'I't;. pp. .l.U)-,]'i2. fif/s. I/). — Descriptions with cultural notes 

 and illustrations of the bardana or gobo {Txippa mayor, rar. Ediilis L.) of 

 Japan and the catawisa onion (MHitiii /istulosiiiu). The gobo is an edible 



