440 EXPEKIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Fruits recommended by the American Pomological Society for cultivation 

 in the various sections of the United States and Canada ( U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Bur. Plant Indus. Bui. 151, pp. 69, pi. i).— This is the third revised catalogue 

 of fruits which has been prepared jointly by this Department and the American 

 Pomological Society, and is similar in character, scope, and general plan to its 

 predecessors (E, S. R., 11, P- 544). An effort has been made in the present 

 edition in determining the behavior of different varieties to secure evidence not 

 only of experts, but of the masses of practical fruit growers as well. Owing 

 to the rapid expansion of the fruit industry in this country, the lists of desir- 

 able varieties have been considerably extended. 



On Coffea robusta and Bukoba coffee (CofEea bukobensis), A. Zimmerman 

 (Pflanzer, 4 (1908), ^'o. 21, pp. 321-329).— With the view of arousing the inter- 

 est of Amani coffee growers in these two species of coffee, which are now 

 extensively grown in Java, a short account is given relative to their botany, 

 climatic and soil requirements, culture, susceptibility to diseases and other 

 injuries, yields, and the quality of the product. A brief bibliography is 

 appended. 



Hotbeds and cold frames; their preparation and management, W. L. 

 HowAKD {Missouri Sta. Circ. Inform. 33, pp. 19, fi(/s. 11). — In addition to 

 directions relative to the preparation and management of hotbeds and cold 

 frames, suggestions are given on their use in growing different kinds of vege- 

 tables and flowers. 



The vegetable garden, Ida D. Bennett {l^ew York, 1908, pp. X+260, pis. 

 _/g), — This is a popular treatise on vegetable gardening, discussing the sanitary 

 and economic value of the kitchen garden, locating and planning the garden, 

 the maintenance of soil fertility, the construction and care of hotbeds, cold 

 frames and pits, various gai'den opei-ations. and garden tools, and giving details 

 for the culture of all classes of vegetables. Following the cultural direc- 

 tions for each vegetable are directions for preparing it in different ways for 

 the table. The concluding chapters discuss garden enemies and their control 

 and fall work in the garden. A practical planting table for vegetables is 

 appended. 



The farmer's home garden. A, L. Dacy (West Virginia 8ta. Bui. 122, pp. 

 313-JiOJt, figs. 2, dgni. 1). — This is a brief popular discussion of the general 

 principles of garden making, the necessary equipment, selection of seeds and 

 plants, planting operations, etc., and giving cultural hints for growing all of 

 the ordinary vegetables and small fruits. A planting plan is also given for a 

 garden 136 by IGO ft. in area. 



Biggie orchard book, J. Biggle (Philadelphia, 1908, 2. ed., pp. IJ/'h pls. 21, 

 figs. 108). — A condensed pocket guide to the culture of the common orchard 

 fruits, including the apple, cherry, peach, pear, plum, quince, and dwarf pear, 

 together with briefer notes on nuts, citrus, and other semitropical fruits. The 

 important pbases discussed are planning and starting an orchard, nursery and 

 planting practices, varieties, pruning, cultivation and fertilization, thinning, 

 spraying, cover crop planting, picking, grading and packing, cold storage and 

 mai'keting. The text is fully illustrated. 



Orcharding in east Tennessee, C. A. Keffeb (Bien. Rpt. Tenn. Dept. Agr., 

 1907-8, pp. 22.'i-250). — This is a report of a three months' study relative to the 

 status of fruit growing in east Tennessee, together with a discussion of the 

 requisites for commercial orcharding and the care of orchards. 



The suburbanite's handbook of dwarf fruit tree culture, their training and 

 management, with a discussion on their adaptability to the requirements of 

 the commercial orchardist, both in connection and in competition with 

 standard trees, A. W. Thornton (Bellinyham, Wash., 1909, pp. 115, figs. 67). 



