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47, pp. 91-114, figs. 7). — A test of 54 varieties of strawberries is reported. A table is 

 given Bhowing the size and character of the foliage, the tendency to produce run- 

 ners and form a matted row, and the amount of blight. The fruit of each variety 

 is illustrated. Notes are given on 12 of the more popular varieties. The bulletin 

 also contains directions for the culture of strawberries and notes from local straw- 

 berry growers. G. F. Beede gives a report of tests of a large number of varieties 

 during live years. The varieties on the merits of which strawberry growers are 

 agreed are: Bubach, Crescent, Lovett, Wariield, Greenfield, Haverland, Beverly, 

 May King, Sharpless, Marshall, and Michel Early. 



Barrel strawberry culture, J. P. Ohmkr (Amer. Gard., 19 (1S9S), No. 172, p. 287, 

 fig. 1). — Directions for growing strawberries in barrels. 



Report of South Haven Substation, T. T. I/X ON {Michigan Sta. Bui. 152, pp. 

 171-229). — The bulletin reports tests of 163 varieties of strawberries, 65 raspberries, 

 30 blackberries, 22 currants, 20 gooseberries, 76 cherries, 511 peaches, 148 grapes, 

 110 plums, 96 pears, 19 crab apples, 135 apples, and 11 quinces. The results are given 

 in tables showing such data as dates of blooming and ripening, vigor and produc- 

 tiveness of plants, form, color, quality, and size of fruits, and the like, the tables 

 being accompanied by descriptive notes. Notes are also given on dewberries, service 

 berries, almonds, chestnuts, pecans, hazlenuts, walnuts, apricots, mulberries, nectar- 

 ines, asparagus, and rhubarb. 



Viticulture, P. Costk-Floret (Les travaux da vignoble. Montpellier : Camilla 

 Coulet; Paris: Masson et Cie., 1S9S, pp. 41S,jigs. 121).- — The book belongs to Bihlio- 

 thbque du " Progres Agricole et Viticole." It treats of the propagation and culture of 

 grapes, soils and fertilizers, insects, diseases, and the like. 



The chrysanthemum: Its past, present, and future, E. M. Wood (Trans. Massa- 

 chusetts Hort. Soc, 1897, I, pp. 28-42). 



The dahlia: A practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation, and 

 history, L. K. Peacock (Ateo, N. J.: W. P. Peacock, 1S96, pp. 56, figs. 11).— The book 

 treats of the propagation, classification, culture, and varieties of the dahlia, with 

 chapters on dahlia exhibitions, the American Dahlia Society, etc. 



The sweet pea, W. T. Hutciiins ( Trans. Massachusetts Hort. Soc, 1897, 1, pp. 46-60). 



The propagation of orchids (Amer. Florist, 13 (1S9S), No. 516, pp. 1132, 1333). 



The selection of trees, shrubs, climbers, and their disposition, G. W. Car- 

 RTJTHKR8 (Amer. Card., 19 (1898), No. 176, Sup., pp. 10, 11). 



Experiments in the use of commercial fertilizers ( Wiener Illus. Hart. Ztg., 23 

 (1898), No. 4, pp. 143-150).— The report of the experiments of A. Hubert and G. Truf- 

 faut in the application of commercial fertilizers to various ornamental plants is 

 translated from Journal de la Societe nationale d' horticulture de France. 



Experiments in fertilizing potted plants with nutrient salt solutions, R. Otto 

 (Gartenflora,47 (1898), No. 8, pp. 210-213, Jigs. 2). — Heliotrope, pelargonium, Fuchsia 

 hybrida, Salvia splendens, and Pentstemon gentianoides were watered with a nutrient 

 solution at intervals of from five to eight days, being watered at other times as 

 needed with ordinary water. The nutrient solution consisted of a mixture of 6 parts 

 ammonium phosphate, 5 parts sodium nitrate, 5 parts potassium nitrate, and 4 parts 

 ammonium sulphate dissolved in water at the rate of 1 part of the mixture to 1,000 

 parts of water. Other plants of the same kinds were watered entirely with ordinary 

 water as a check. The plants watered with the nutrient solution were of a deeper 

 green color than the others, had larger leaves, more numerous and generally more 

 vigorous branches, earlier dowers, and more abundant flowers and fruit. 



The horticultural directory and yearbook for 1898 (London: Journal of Horti- 

 culture, 1898, 39 ed.,pp. 4S0). — The directory contains alphabetical lists of the nursery- 

 men, seedsmen, and florists, of the gardeners, of horticultural builders, and engi- 

 neers, of botanical gardens and public parks, of the seats of the nobility, and of the 

 botanical, horticultural, and floral societies of Great Britain and Ireland; county 

 lists of nurserymen, seedsmen, and florists in England and Wales, in Scotland, in 

 Ireland, and in the Channel Islands, and of the seats of the nobility in Great Britain 



