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of the courses, and definite correlation with other school subjects is suggested 

 In the majority of the outlines. 



The school gardens of Saginaw, Kate M. Passolt {Nature-Study Rev., 10 

 (1914), No. 2, pp. 53-56). — The development of school gardens in Saginaw, 

 Mich., which were commenced in 1903, and the course in gardening are outlined. 



Should school gardens survive? A. D. Cbomwkll {Nature-Study Rev., 10 

 {191 Jf), No. 1, pp. S0-S2). — The author discusses the kinds of school gardens 

 which should and should not survive, and in view of the greater popularity of 

 the city over the country school garden suggests how plant breeding can be 

 made a very promising field for the latter. 



Supervising a community garden in summer, Elizabeth M. Waters 

 {Nature-Study Rev., 10 {191Jf), No. 2, pp. 65-€8). — The author gives an account 

 of her experience in supervising a community garden in Chicago in the summer. 

 In conclusion she suggests that this kind of work be put on an industrial basis, 

 that the gardening be done so well and so systematically that it shall yield a 

 profit, that it is wiser that the children should not have all the profit but 

 learn to share the profits, and that getting some pin money in this way lessens 

 the temptation to steal, while estimating the commission gives real practice in 

 percentage. 



The lay of the land, J. G. Needham {Nature-Study Rev., 10 {1914), No. 1, 

 pp. l.'f-18). — A discussion of the natural lay of the land is followed by a lesson 

 of the natural fields of the farm, taken from the author's field course on the 

 natural history of the farm now l)eing given to freshmen in Cornell University. 



Farmers' institute and agricultural extension work in the United States 

 in 1913, J. Hamilton (U. S. Dept. Agr. Bui. S3 {1014), pp. 4I).— This is the 

 annual report of the Farmers' Institute Specialist of this Olfice for 1913 concern- 

 ing the work of the Office in promoting farmers' institutes and the development 

 of the farmers' institute movement in the different States and Territories. It in- 

 cludes also, among other things, an account of the growth of the institutes dur- 

 ing the last decade, administrative methods in use, extension work by the agri- 

 cultural colleges, the annual meeting of the American Association of Farmers' 

 Institute Workers, a meeting of the section on extension work of the Associa- 

 tion of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, correspondence 

 schools, aid to agriculture by transportation companies, and agricultural exten- 

 sion work in foreign countries; a list of the state officials in charge of farmers' 

 institutes; and the usual statistical tables covering various lines of institute 

 effort. 



MISCELLAireOUS. 



Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture, 1913 {U. S. Dept. Agr. 

 Rpts. 1913, pp. 370). — This contains the reports of the Secretary and heads of 

 bureaus and other administrative officers. The various reports are also issued 

 as separates. 



Twentieth. Annual Report of Minnesota Station, 1912 {Minnesota Sta. 

 Rpt. 1912, pp. XLVI-}-lS6+V, pis. 5, figs. S5).— This contains the organization 

 list, a list of the publications of the year, a financial statement for the fiscal 

 year ended June 30, 1912, a report of the director summarizing the work of the 

 station and its substations, and reprints of Bulletins 125-128, p.reviously noted. 



Twenty-first Annual Report of Minnesota Station, 1913 {Mmnesota Sta. 

 Rpt. 1913, pp. 92, figs. 3). — This contains the organization list, a financial 

 staten\ent for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1913, and a report of the director 

 summarizing the work of the station and its substations. Ptjrtions of the 

 report relating to dairy and animal husbandry have been abstracted elsewhere 

 in this issue. 



