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A two years' test with fertilizers for strawberries shows the absence of any 

 benefit from the use of jiotash. Nitrogen and phosphoric acid seemed equally 

 lieneticial and when combined gave as good results as a complete fertilizer. A 

 fertilizer consisting of 3 parts acid phosi)hate and 2 parts cotton-seed meal gave 

 the best results. 



Report of horticultural inspection, F. H. Ballou (Ohio 8ta. Circ. 94, PP- 

 70, figs. 28). — In the summer of 1!)US the newly establishtxl division of horti- 

 cultural inspection of the Ohio Station commenced a study of horticultural 

 conditions, possibilities, and requirements in different parts of Ohio. This 

 report comprises the results for 1908, and consists in substance of accounts of 

 special crop adaptation and cultural methods in leading horticultural sections 

 of the State, with suggestions relative to the development of lesser horticul- 

 tural areas to meet the needs of local markets. New fruits originating in 

 various parts of the State were examined, and descriptions are here given of 

 the Linville and Dale View Dessei-t seedling apples, and the Fae, Mollie, and 

 Buster Brown seedling strawberries. Two new seedling plums, an unusually 

 large Concord grape, and 2 illustrations of bud sporting in apples are also 

 reported, together with a brief account of the development of a disease resist- 

 ant Loudon raspberry. 



[Notes on ornamentals and fruits], L. R. Waldron (Xorth Dakota Sta., 

 Rlit. Dickinson Sithsta. 1908. pp. 33-36). — A brief report on the condition of 

 trees, shrubs and fruits planted on the Dickinson Substation grounds. 



Report of the government horticulturist, R. A. Davis et al. (Transvaal 

 Dcpt. Agr. Ann. Rpt. 1908, pp. 210-238). — This is a general report on the work 

 of the horticultural division and on the fruit industries in the Transvaal for 

 the year ended June 30, 190S, together with the reports of the managers of the 

 experimental orchards at Potchefstroom, Warmbaths, Ermelo, and Zeerust. 



Annual report of the fruit experiment station, Shillong, for the year end- 

 ing' June 30, 1908, A. G. Birt (Ann. Rpt. Agr. Stas. East. Bengal and Assam, 



1908, pp. 93-136). — A report on various temperate and semi-tropical fruits being 

 tested at the station, including notes on experiments in silkworm culture. 



Cucurbitaceous fruits in Egypt, T. W. Brown {Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc. [Lon- 

 don], 35 (1909), No. 1, pp. 31-35). — Brief descriptive and cultural notes are 

 given on the cucurbitaceous fruits grown in Egypt. 



Fertilizer experiments with grapes, K. Windisch (Mitt. Dent. Landw. 

 Geselh, 2.'f (1909), No. 25, pp. Jf06-.'i09) . — Data are given on several chemical 

 fertilizer exjjeriments conducted in different vineyards in Wurttemberg. As 

 indicated by the yields, complete fertilizers gave the best results. In vineyards 

 which had been severely attacked by Peronospora a heavy application of fer- 

 tilizer appeared to be of great value in bringing the vines back to a normal 

 yield. 



The Argentina grape and wine industries, R. Palencia (In Censo Agro- 

 pccuario Nacional la Ganaderia y la Agricultura en 1908. Buenos Aires: Govt., 



1909, vol. 3, pp. 235-265). — A report on grape growing and wine making in the 

 various provinces of Argentina, including statistical data for the year 1907. 



Investigations on American grapes in Italy, F. Paulsen et al. (Bol. Min. 

 Agr., Didus. c Com. [Rome], 8 (1909), Ser. A, No. 8. pp. 162-173).— A report is 

 here given of a study conductetl under the direction of the Italian Department of 

 Agriculture relative to the adaptability, resistance to disease, and fruitfulness 

 of American varieties of grapes used for graft stocks in Italy. 



On the application of bisulphid of carbon in mulberry culture, J. N. 

 SiRKEB (Jour. Col. Agr. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, 1 (1909), No. 2. pp. 185-187).— The 

 effect of carbon bisulphid on the growth of the mulberry was compared with the 

 effect of an extra dose of sodium nitrate. 



