CONTENTS. Ill 



I'aj;o. 

 The growing of Hiigar l>cets on alkiili soils, E. W. llilgard and R. H. Lough- 

 ridge ....\ fi83 



Experiments with uuueral Certili/.ors npon sugar beets in 1895, A. Vivier (584 



Coniiiarative trial of nitrate of soda and sulphate of aniinonia with barnyard 



manure i"or sugar beets, A. Vivier 685 



Proximate analyses of sugar cane, sorghum, Egyptian corn, and niillo maize, 



E. W. Hilgard and G. E. Colby 688 



Experiments iu the culture and curing of tobacco, E. S. Golf 685 



Keport of the department of agriculture and horticulture, R. H. McDowell 689 



FicM experiments for 1895, J. Clayton 689 



The neiessary loss of dry matter in corn silage, F. H. King 686 



Distribution of seeds, plants, cuttings, etc., E. J. Wicksou 689 



HORTICULTURE. 



Irrigation for cabbage and cauliflower, E. S. Golf 689 



A celery test 690 



Report of tests of field and gaiden vegetables, E. .1. Wicksou 700 



Greenhouses and grounds of the Central Station, E. ,T. Wickson 701 



Analyses of California cheri'ies, prunes, plums, and Logan beiry, G. E. Colby. 690 



Results of analyses of olives, G. E. Colby 701 



Olives, A. P. Hayne 701 



The olive in the Chiuo Valley, J. W. Mills 691 



Analyses of California oranges and lemons, G. E. Colby 691 



Blossoms of the plum and apricot, E. S. Golf 692 



Horticultural experiments at Southern Pines, 1895 693 



Experiments with mulches at Paso Robles Station, C. II. Shiun 694 



lutluence of north and south slopes on the temperature of the trunks of fruit 



trees, F. II. King 695 



Irrigation of strawberries, E. S. Goff 696 



Experiments iu strawberry culture, E. S. Goff 696 



Growth of trees, shrubs, and other plants on alkali soils, C. H. Shinn 697 



Gaseous fermentation iu the canning industry, H. L. Russell 699 



Preparation of fruit specimens for exhibitions, E. W. Hilgard 701 



Report of experiments at the San Joaciuin Valley Culture Station, C. H. Shinn. 701 



Alcoholic A'apor as a preventive of mold and preservative of fruit, E. S. Goft".. 700 



Miscellaneous analyses, G. E. Colby 701 



Report of the Foothill Culture Station, C. H. Shinn 702 



Miscellaneous horticultural work, E. S. Goff 702 



The Marylaiul tree and nursery stock law and other information of special 



interest to nurserymen and fruit growers, W. G. Johnson 702 



FORESTRY. 



Timl»er physics in Calilbrnia, C. H. Shinn 702 



Report of the forestry stations, C. H. Shiun 703 



SEEDS— WEEDS. 



On the structure of the seed coats of certain species of Brassica and Sinapis, 



< ). Burchard 703 



Koxious weeds and how to destroy them, III 703 



The Russian thistle in California, C. II. Shinn 704 



DISEASES OF PLANTS. 



A new disease of the peach, W. G. .John.son 704 



Plant diseases, C. W. Woodworth 704 



Ou the use of Jensen's hot-water treatment for millet smut, K. Aderhohl 706 



