HORTICULTURE. 547 



Fertilizer experiments on sugar cane, P. I'.oxame (Bap. An. Sta. Agron. [Mauri- 

 tius], 1897, pp. 45-48). — Experiments on commercial fertilizers applied singly and in 

 combination were made on 20 plats and the results obtained are here reported in 

 tables. Nitrogenous fertilizers, dried blood, ammonium sulphate, and sodium nitrate, 

 were most effective when applied in combination. Potash in the form of chlorid 

 gave a larger increase in yield than when applied in the form of nitrate or sulphate. 



Experiments with Nitragin during the summer of 1897, .1. E. Palmer | Tidskr. 

 Landtman, 19 (1S9S), Xo. 10, pp. 175-179). — Practical testimony, on the whole 

 favorable. 



Nitragin (Pennsylvania Dept. Agr. Bui. 34, pp. 53-56). — Brief popular notes are 

 given concerning this preparation and quotations are given from the publications of 

 several who have made experiments with the substance. 



The culture of tobacco, O. C. Butterweck ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Fanners' Bui. 82, 

 pp. 24). — This bulletin nives complete directions for the culture of tobacco, discuss- 

 ing the following points: Selecting, saving, and sowing the seed; preparing the 

 seed bed; and planting, cultivating, fertilizing, topping, and cutting the plants. 

 A note on the destruction of insect pests injurious to tobacco is given. 



Progress in tobacco culture, R. Kisslixg (('hem. Ztg., 22 (1898), No. 52. pp. 524, 

 525). — A review of recent experiments on tobacco i:i different countries. The work 

 is described in abstract form and comprises a study of a nematode disease of tobacco 

 and fertilizer and culture experiments carried on to determine the effect upon the 

 quality of the crop, especially its fire-holding capacity. 



"Wheat experiments, D. Beveridge (Agr. Gaz. Tasmania, 6 (1898), Xo. l,p. 15). — 

 Results of a test of 14 varieties of wheat are given in a table. Smith Xonpareil and 

 Blount Limbrigg were free from rust and The Blount and Square Head were most 

 productive. 



"Winter and summer pasture in Mississippi, E. R. Lloyd (Mississippi Bid. 

 50, pp. 12). — This bulletin contains directions for the preparation of the soil for per- 

 manent pasture and notes on Bermuda grass, carpet grass, lespedeza, melilotus, hairy 

 vetch, turf or winter oats, redtop, alsike clover, and pasture grasses. Grass mix- 

 tures suitable for pine-woods soils, yellow and brown loams, and prairie soils are 

 suggested. The water supply of pastures is considered in a short note. 



Plant culture in Denmark during 1897, K. Hansen (Tidsskr. Landokon., 17 

 (189S), Xo. 1-2, pp. 5-25). 



HORTICULTURE. 



Horticulture : Results for 1896-97, W. C. Stubbs, F. H. Bur- 

 NETTE, and E. WATSON (Louisiana Stas. Bui. 52, 2. ser., pp. 285-332). — 

 This bulletin contains remarks on the seasons of 1896 and 1897, and 

 notes and tabulated data on the following crops grown at the stations 

 during these two years: 



Vegetables. — Chinese cabbage (Pe Tsai), asparagus, beans, beets, 

 Brussels sprouts, cabbages, cauliflowers, carrots, celery, sweet corn, 

 cress, cucumbers, cantaloupes, eggplant, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce, 

 leeks, watermelons, mustard, okra, onions, peas, parsley, peppers, 

 Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, spinach, tomatoes, 

 squashes, and turnips. Fruits. — Apples, figs, pears, peaches, plums, 

 Japan persimmons, grapes, cherries, almonds, apricots, nectarines, 

 pomegranates, medlars, goumi, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, 

 dewberries, nuts, and citrus fruits. 



In comparative tests of northern with home-grown seeds, the seeds 

 grown upon the grounds of the stations gave equally good or better 



