140 EXPERIMENT STATIOlSr EECORD. t Vol. 36 



In a preliminary study of a seedling Santa Barbara soft-shell walnut grove 

 being conducted by L. D. Batchelor wide variation was found to exist with refer- 

 ence to production of the trees, their susceptibility to blight, size, season of leaf- 

 ing out in the spring, and the season at which the trees become dormant in the 

 fall. Trees which retain their leaves late in the fall are better producers than 

 those which drop their leaves early. Very little relationship occurs between 

 the season of foliation in the spring and the crop production. Likewise little 

 or no relationship exists between the prevalence of blight and either the 

 season of dormancy or the season of foliation. The size and vigor of the tree 

 does not appear to influence the prevalence of the blight. There is a marked 

 correlation between the size of the tree and its production. In cooperation 

 with the walnut growers selections have been made of 16 promising seedling 

 trees scattered about the State that are known to be specially heavy producers 

 and more resistant to blight than the average. 



[Orchard trees and small fruits on the Huntley Reclamation Project], 

 D. Hansen ( U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus., Work Huntley Expt. Farm, 

 1915, p. 22). — A brief statement relative to variety tests of orchard trees and 

 small fruits being conducted on the project and continuing previous work 

 (E. S. R., 33, p. 429). 



Modern propagation of tree fruits, B. S. Brown {Neio York: John Wiley ;C- 

 iions. Inc., 1916, pp. XI-\-17^, figs. 75). — A treatise on the propagation of fruit 

 trees, in which are considered those practices of propagation which are ac- 

 cepted as the most important by the orchard ist and commercial nurseryman. 

 The subject matter is presented under the general headings of seed for propa- 

 gation, growing the seedlings, the nursery, budding operations, grafting opera- 

 tions, propagation by cuttings, the after treatment of nursery stock, and some 

 general considerations. 



Some figures on the cost of bringing orchards into bearing {Mo. Bui. Com. 

 Hort. Col., 5 (1916), No. 10, pp. 368-371) .—Records are submitted by a number 

 of growers in California showing the cost of bringing orchards of different 

 kinds of fruits and of different sizes into bearing. 



Some improvements in the packing and transport of fruit in India, A. and 

 Gabrielle L. C, Howard {Fruit Expt. Sta. Quetta Bui. 2 {1915), pp. 21, figs. 

 6). — Tills paper discusses briefly the present method? of packing and transport- 

 ing fruit in India and calls attention to some of the improvements that can 

 be made along this line as developed with experiments conducted at Pusa and 

 Quetta. 



Notes on Pomacese of upper South Carolina, W. W. Ashe {Bui. Charleston 

 Mus., 12 {1916), No. 5, pp. 37-48). — The author describes species of crab apples 

 and hawtliornes observed in upper South Carolina. A number of new species 

 are included. 



The pollination of the pomaceous fruits. — III, Gross vascular anatomy of 

 the apple, E. J. Kraus and G. S. Ralston {Oregon Sta. Bui. t3S {1916), pp. 

 4-12, pis. 8). — This is the third of a series dealing with the pollination of 

 pomaceous fruits (E. S. R., 33, p. 838). 



In the present paper the authors discuss and illustrate the anatomy of the 

 pedicel, toral, and carpellary systems of the apple as observed in a study of 

 the Yellow Newtown variety. 



The fruiting of trees in consecutive seasons, S. 1'ickering {Jour. Agr. Sci. 

 [England], 8 {1916), No. 1, pp. 131-135). — A popular review of the results se- 

 cured in the investigations at the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm (E. S. R., 

 35, p. 37). 



Peach growing in Ontario, F. M. Clement and A. G. Harris {Ontario Dept. 

 Agr. Bui. 24I {1916), pp. 51, figs. 4S). — An account of peach growing in Ontario, 



