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The garden yard; a handbook of intensive farming, B. Hall {Philadelphia, 

 1909, pp. XV+321, pis. ^). — A p<)i)ul;u' treatise, discussing in considerable 

 detail intensive vegetable culture, including also chapters on small-fruit culture, 

 poultry management, and farm organization. General garden operations and 

 problems are grouped together and discussed in part 1. Part 2 contains details 

 for growing the various vegetables, which are grouped together in classes, such 

 as root crops, tuber crops, bulb croi)s, cole crops, etc. 



The book of the cottage garden, C. Thonger {Ncio York and London, 1909, 

 pp. 90, pis. IS). — A popular work on suburban gardening, treating in its suc- 

 cessive chapters the cottage garden, lawns and grass plats, hardy flower borders, 

 annuals and biennials, roses, the reserve garden, garden color, fragrance, the 

 vegetable garden, and the orchard garden. 



Little gardens and how to make the most of them, H. H. Thomas (New 

 York and Loudon, 1909, pp. 152, figs. 155). — xV popular treatise on the culture 

 of flowers, shrubs, vegetables, and fruits in gardens of limited area, including 

 also information relative to planting and arranging the garden and the selection 

 of varieties. 



A little Maryland garden, Helen A. Hays (New York and London, 1909, 

 pp. 201, pis. S). — A popular account of the author's experience in garden making, 

 containing many suggestions relative to garden designing, the kinds of flowers 

 to use, and cultural operations for different seasons of the year. The text 

 is accompanied by several color plates portraying garden scenes. 



The summer garden of pleasure, Henrietta M. Batson {Chicago and Lon- 

 don, 1909, pp. XIV +231, pis. 36). — ^This popular garden book is intended 

 primarily for persons restricted to the culture of border gardens. It discusses 

 in particular the subject of color schemes, and the selection of suitable varie- 

 ties for maintaining a supply of flowers throughout the" summer months. The 

 discussion relative to color arrangement is illustrated by a number of plates 

 of actual groups and borders. 



House plants and how to grow them, P. T. Barnes {Nciv York, 1909, pp. 

 X+236, pis. 31). — This popular work treats of the culture and care of house 

 plants of various kinds, those plants which are generally successful being 

 discussed more fully. Detailed directions are given for the preparation of the 

 soil, seed sowing, and other cultural operations. Particular regard is given 

 to the temperature requirements of the various plants. The work concludes 

 with a chapter on ether forcing without a greenhouse, and a window gardener's 

 calendar. 



Sweet peas and how to grow them, H. H. Thomas {Xeiv York and London, 

 1909, pp. 112, figs. oJf). — A popular guide to the culture of sweet peas for home, 

 garden, and exhibition purposes, including information relative to varieties for 

 different purposes and seasons and raising new sweet peas, as well as chap- 

 ters on cautions to sweet-pea growers, replies to questions, and insect i)ests and 

 diseases. 



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The relation between germination percentage and the intrinsic value of 

 pine seeds. Storing pine seed for several years without injury to the ger- 

 mination percentage, IIaack {Ztschr. Forst u. Jagdic, J/l {1909), No. 6, pp. 

 353-381, fig. 1, dgmx. G). — In previous germination tests (E. S. R., 18, p. 147) 

 of pine seed carried on both in the laboratory and in the open, the author 

 found* that the germinative power of any given lot of pine seed was not an 

 accurate measure of the number of plants which result from the seed, and 

 also, that of two lots of seed having the same germinative power, the one 

 possessing the higher germinative energy produced the larger number of 



