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of experiments in the forcing of lettuce in a greenhouse and in the cul- 

 ture of early cabbages. The following varieties of vegetables are espe- 

 cially commended: 



Beans — bush varieties. — Improved Early Eed Valentine, Extra E;irly, 

 Warden Wax, and Golden Wax; ^"^'t' varieties. — King of the Ganlen, 

 and Dreer Improved. 



Cabhar/es — early. — Early Wakefield, Large Early Wakefield. Early 

 FlatDutch, Early Summer, and Landretli Earliest; late. — Etampes, Bur- 

 pee All Head, Nonesuch, and All Seasons. 



. Lettuee. — Black-Seeded Simpson, Early Curled Simpson, Early Curled 

 Silesia, Hanson, Sugar Loaf, and Grand Eapids. 



Muslcmelons. — ^'Netted Pineapple, Montreal Market, Hackensack. and 

 Golden Jenny Avere finely flavored. New Giant jiroduced the largest 

 specimen, which weighed 12.75 i»ounds," 



Watermelons. — "The largest melon, a 40 pound one, wa,s cut from a 

 variety called Boss. Striped Gypsy and Ironclad each jiroduced one 

 that weighed 30 poumls. All of these melons possess good flavor ami 

 are excellent market varieties. The best-flavored on<>s were Mountain 

 Sweet, Green and Gold, and Dark Icing. Pride of Georgia, Cuban 

 Queen, Striped Gypsy, Boss, and Scaly Bark are all standard melons." 



Peas — enrhj. — Extra Early Pioneer, Tmprove(l Daniel O'Pourke, Tom 

 Thumb, Lightning, Stratagem, Dre«'r Eureka, and Extra Early; late. — 

 McLean Advance, and Dwarf Blue Imperial. 



Radishes. — Wood Early Frame, Konnd White Forcing, Round Ked 

 Forcing, Cardinal (ilobe. NVhite Box. Salzer Twenty Day Forcing, and 

 Early French Breakfast, 



Sweet earn. — Egyptian, Little Gem, Tiiumi)h, an<l Koslyn Hyl)riil. 



Tomatoes. — Golden Queen, Yellow and K'ed Pear, Dwarf Chami»ion, 

 Livingston Favorite, Cardinal, Livingston Perfection, Oi>timus, Iguo- 

 tum, and Paragon. 



Texas Station, Fourth Annual Report, 1891 (pp. 13). 



This includes brief stati'ments regarding the work of the several 

 divisions of the station and an index to the .station publications for 

 1801. 



Meteorolofj}/. — ^Monthly and yearly summaries of observations arc 

 given for 1889, 1800, and ISOl. The yearly summary for 1801 is as fol- 

 lows: Pressure (inches). — Mean 20.7. Air temperature (degrees F.). — 

 Maximum 100, minimum L'.~). mean 00.13. Precipitation (inches). — 

 Total 4l'.28. Wind. — Prevailing direction, south. 



Texas Station, Bulletin No. 18, October, 1891 ipp. 14). 



Liver flukes, M. Francis, D. V. M. (pp. 127-130, plates 8). — Illus- 

 trated descriptions of Distomum hepaticum and of another species whi<h 

 the auth(U' prctposcs to call J), te.vanieum. This hitter species, however, 



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