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Nevada Station. Balletin No. 15, January, 1892 (pp. 8). 



Dodder, F. IT, TTillmA-N, IJ. S. (lij>-8. 5).— A .i^eueral account of 

 plants of the inonus Cuseuta ami brief descriptions of Cuscufa cpithy- 

 Mum, C. arcensis, and C.dcntieulata, with suggestions regarding means 

 for the repression of these parasites. The first-named species is prev- 

 alent on alfalfa in ISTevada. Seeds of C. arrcusis were found in imported 

 alfalfa seed. "The first year's growth of alfalfa [from these seeds] 

 showed the effect of the presence of the parasite in the yellowish red 

 patches of repressed plants, about which the dodder formed a dense 

 mat." 



New Mexico Station, Second Annual Report, 1891 (pp. 10). 



This includes brief statements regarding the work of different depart- 

 ments of the station, including experiments with orchard and small 

 fruits, nuts, vegetables, cereals, and grasses. The results of analyses 

 of difierent varieties of sorghum are tabulated and a financial state- 

 ment is given for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891. 



North Carolina Station, Bulletin No. 83, February 19, 1892 (pp. 20). 



Culture of celery and onions in the South, W. F. Massey, 

 C. E. (pp. 4-12). — This is the first of a series of popular papers on the 

 culture of crops which may be advantageously grown in the region of 

 the station. 



Notes on horticultural work during 181)1, W. F. Massey, 

 C. E. (i)p. 13-20). — Brief accounts are given of tests of varieties and 

 other experiments with peas, sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, 

 radishes, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, currants, 

 grapes, figs, and Japanese oranges. Brief descriptive notes are given 

 on 30 varieties of tomatoes, 9 of lettuce, 5 of radishes, and 7 of straw- 

 berries. Crosses of varieties of sweet corn have been made for several 

 yt*ars with a view to develoj) a variety es])ecially adapted to the region 

 of the station. The results thus far obtained indicate that a variety 

 has been ])roduced that is much earlier than the varieties from which it 

 originated. 



North Carolina Station, Bulletins Nos. 83a and 83d (Meteorological Bulletins 

 Nos. 28 and 29), February 20 and March 29, 1892 (pp. 16 each). 



Meteorological sum>iary for North Carolina, January 

 and February, 1892, H. B. Battle, Ph. D., and C. F. Von Herr- 

 mann. — Notes on the weather, monthly summary, and tabulated records 

 of meteorological observations by the North Carolina weather service 

 cofiperating with the U. S. Weather Bureau. The bulletins are illustrated 

 with majts showing the isothermal lines and the total precipitation at 

 the stations in different parts of the State. 



