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Trials mtli millets and eorgliums in South Dakota, Hume and Champlin 532 



Alfalfa growing in Alberta, Fairfield and Hutton 533 



Varieties of barley 533 



Genetic studies of the genus Brassica, Kajanus 533 



Observations on the inheritance of characters in Zea mays, Burtt-Davy 533 



Cooperative tests of com varieties, Minns 533 



Cotton improvement on a community basis, Cook 533 



Fibers used for binder twine, Dewey 534 



Manuring of hops, Dyer 534 



Orchard grass seed from different countries, Stebler and Volkart 534 



Experiments on paddy cultivation 1909-1911, Coleman and Rama Chandra . . . 534 



Growth of sugar beet 534 



Nitrogen fertilization and the composition of sugar beets, Sdndor 534 



Manuring of swedes 535 



The production of new and improved varieties of timothy, Webber et al 535 



Correlation and inheritance in Nicotiana tabacum, Hayes 535 



The prospects for wheat cultivation in Natal, Sawer 536 



Results of seed tests for 1911, Taylor 536 



Purity and germination of seeds sold in North Carolina, Tillman 536 



Eradication of charlock and wild mustard, Sandor 536 



Johnson grass control, Wilson 536 



HORTICULTURE. 



The present status of horticiilture in the Philippines and its outlook. Wester. . 537 



Report of the Government Horticultural Gardens, Lucknow, 1912, Hailey 537 



Report of the Government Botanical Gardens, Saharanpur, 1912, Hailey 537 



The vegetable garden, Blair 537 



Annotated list of Philipprue vegetables, Wester and Barrett 537 



Annotated list of Philippine fruits, Wester and Barrett 537 



Recent plant introductions into the Philippines, Wester 537 



Marcottage: Its utilization in the Tropics, Boyle 537 



Anonaceous fniits and their proparation. Wester 537 



Promising new fruits, Taylor and Gould 537 



Orchard notes, Bonns 537 



Apple growing, Burritt 538 



Apple growing in the Pacific Northwest, Lewis et al 538 



The fibro- vascular system of the apple and its functions, McAlpine 538 



The fibro-vascular system of the pear, McAlpine 538 



"Experiments with artificial root pressiu-e, Vallejo 538 



[Peach culture] 539 



Artificial date ripening, Vinson and Ross 539 



Marketing problems, MorrUl 539 



The reduction of waste in marketing, Andrews 539 



The Weather Bureau and the cranberry industry, Cox 539 



Vines and vine culture, Barron 539 



The Oppenheim method of tying up vine shoots, Kober 539 



Early or late pruning, Ravaz 540 



Physiology of the graft. — Influence of stock on scion, Riviere and Bailhache. . 540 



The hybrid direct bearers in 1911, Desmoulins and Villard 540 



Report of the enological station up to November 31, 1910, De Ziiniga 540 



Report of the enological station of Haro for 1911, De Zufiiga 540 



Cacao experiments, 1911 541 



Street trees, Levison 541 



Native trees as hedge plants, Green 541 



FORESTRY. 



Economic woods of the United States, Record 541 



Commercial guide to the forest economic products of India, Pearson 541 



Experiments with jack pine and hemlock for mechanical pulp, Thickens 541 



Antiseptic treatment of Pinus excelsa and P. longifolia sleepers, Pearson 542 



Harvesting and preparation of balata in French Guiana, Boucher 542 



Hevea brasiliensis or Para rubber, Wright 542 



The influence of light on the quality of oak wood, Galland 542 



Establishment of mixed stands, Tiemann 642 



