144 EXPEKIMENT STATION EECOKD. 



standard it is desiral)le to produce a compact liead before heavy crop produc- 

 tion begins. 



Atlas of fruits, A. S. Grebnitski et al. {Atlas Plodov. St. Petersburg: Imp. 

 Russ. ,S<JC. Fruit Cult., 1003, vol 1, pp. XXin+158; 190.',, vol. 2, pp. iy-\-lo9- 

 30S; 1905, vol. 3, pp IV -\- 309-1,29; 1906, vol. J,, pp. J,30-589, pis. iOO).— This 

 worii consists of colored illustrations, drawings, and pomological descriptions 

 of over 100 of the best or most widely distributed commercial varieties of 

 apples, pears, and drupaceous fruits in Russia. — p. fireman. 



Lists of fruits recommended for culture in Wisconsin {Ann. Rpt. Wis. Hort. 

 Soc, 37 {1901), pp. XX-XXII). — Provisional lists, prepared by the trial orchard 

 committee of the State horticultural society, are here given of all of the im- 

 portant orchard and bush fruits recommended for planting in Wisconsin. In 

 tlie selection of these varieties particular attention has been paid to the hardi- 

 ness of ])lant and fruit Ijud. 



Cooperation in the marketing of apples, A. McNeill {Canada Dept. Agr., 

 Branch Dairy and Cold Storage Comr. Bui. 18, pp. 28). — This bulletin contains 

 a brief account of the origin and progress of apple growing iu Canada and the 

 varying conditions of the marliet for Canadian apples during the past 40 years, 

 together with the history of cooperative associations in Canada, and a discussion 

 of all the important features of the systems now in use. A list is also given of 

 the cooperative associations of Ontario and British Columbia in successful opera- 

 tion during the season of 1906, together with the text of the constitution and 

 by-laws of typical organizations. 



Etherization of strawberries {Gard. Citron., 3. scr., J,l {1901), No. 1063, p. 

 302). — Brief mention is made of the work of M. Bultel o in forcing strawberries 

 with ether, in which it was shown " that strawberries previously subjected to 

 etherization not only flowered and fruited earlier but also bore a larger yield 

 of fruit than others." 



Judging from his experiments, M. Bultel is of the oi)inion that plants etlierized 

 for early fruit i)roduction give as satisfactory results as plants which are 

 etherized for the production of early flowers. 



The viticultural experiment station of Juazeiro, J. Silveira {Bol. Dir. 

 Agr. Bahia, 8 {1906), Xos. 5, pp. 5O.',-.J08; 6, pp. 586-592).— The author gives a 

 general account of the organization of the station, together with an outline of 

 the work, which consists principally of variety tests of a large number of grapes, 

 although attention is also paid to many other crops. 



Report presented to the viticultural society of Lyon by the committee 

 on hybrid direct-bearers for 1906, E. Duraxd (Vignc Anu'r.. 31 {1901), Xo. 

 5, pp. 1J,1-151). — In this report some general considerations are given on the 

 subject of grape hybridizing, together with a descriptive list of the hybrid 

 direct-bearers considered by the committee to be of the most value for planting 

 in France. 



Recent observations on the hybrid direct-bearers in the Valley of the 

 Rhone, A. Desmoulins and V. Villard {Prog. Agr. et Vit. {Ed. VEst), 28 

 {1901), Xos. 23, pp. 619-690; 2J,, pp. 119-121,; 25, pp. 738-7//i ) .—Observations 

 have been made for the past 7 years on a large number of hybrid direct-bearers 

 iu vineyards of the Rhone Valley, and are here presented in tabular form, 

 including the varieties, color of the fruit, period of maturity, vigor and degi'ee 

 (if riiieness of the shoots, resistance to phylloxera, fungus diseases, and drought, 

 together with brief notes on each variety. 



Tabulated data are also given on studies made of the fruits and must from 

 each variety, and the hybrids considered most valuable for the reconstitution of 



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