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the ground in December, 1894, or February, 1895, although groves on 

 the shores of large bodies of water showed the influence of water pro- 

 tection by not beiug killed back to so great an extent as elsewhere. 

 In the St. Johns Eiver region the tops of the trees were injured, but 

 the trees are not entirely dead. The frost-bitten trees are promptly 

 sending out sprouts and shoots, and for renewing the orchards is rec- 

 ommended permitting several of these wSj^routs to grow up and form a 

 head. Instead of following this method, budding may be practiced, 

 either inserting buds about the old stump or setting them in the 

 sprouts. The seedling trees are hardier, and it is thought will produce 

 more vigorous sprouts. In addition, cultivation and liberal applications 

 of fertilizers are insisted upon, perhaps sui)plemented by mulching. 



Directions are given for grafting oranges, taken from information 

 furnished by a prominent grower in the State. For the benefit of 

 growers renewing their orchards or setting out new ones the following 

 varieties are recommended: For autumn shipj)ing — Centennial, "Parson 

 Brown, Boone Early, Nonpareil, Homosassa, Tangerine, Mandarin, and 

 Satsuma; for midseason — Jaffa, St. Michael, Maltese Blood, Majorca, 

 and in rich hammock lands Pineapple; for late — Hart Tardiff, King, 

 and Valencia Late. 



The question of restoring groves is discussed and definitely settled 

 in the affirmative. The greater and lesser freezes in Florida for the 

 past century are briefly discussed, and a record of the temperature of 

 the freezes of 188G, 1894, and 1895 at diflerent points in the State is 

 given, taken from a paper by G. E. Fairbanks, read before the Florida 

 State Horticultural Society. 



Small fruits by irrigation, S. 0. Mason and F. C. Sears {Kansas 

 Sta. Bui. 55, pp. 127-148, plates 7). — The first part of this bulletin con- 

 sists of a discussion of the best methods of irrigation in Kansas and 

 illustrated directions for the preparation of an irrigation "tank" or 

 "pond" from which fields can be supplied with water at need. For 

 small areas of ground of not over one acre iu extent a wooden tank is 

 considered satisfactory and economical, while for larger -fields other 

 methods must be adopted. Directions and illustrations are given for 

 the construction of a reservoir 60 by GO ft., inclosed by an embankment 

 6 ft. high, and of an outlet box and valve for regulating the flow of water. 



The second part of the bulletin is occupied with a popnlar treatise 

 on strawberry culture, with directions for setting, cultivation, and gen- 

 eral treatment, and for picking and packing the berries.- A tabulated 

 list is given of 20 varieties which have i^roved best at the station for 

 the last two years, showing the time of ripening and the relative 

 productiveness. 



The 1895 chrysanthemums, L. H. Bailey, W. Miller, and C. E. 

 HUNN {Xew York Cornell Sta. Bui. 112, pp. 213-244, pi. 1, Jigs. 12).— 

 This bulletin contains general remarks upon the subject of chrysanthe- 

 mums, with notes upon the varieties grown at the Cornell Experiment 



