HORTICULTURE. 785 



their value for home and market use. The characteristics of the differ- 

 ent races are described, and ilhistrations are given of the characteristic 

 stones and the 1 and -} year-old wood of each race. 



Directions are given for orchard setting- and management, in which 

 the lirejiaration of the soil, selection and planting of trees, methods of 

 l^runiug, and cultivation are treated at considerable length. A method 

 of budding, which can be done when the bark does not slij) and the saj) 

 is almost dormant, is described and figured. This method, which has 

 been claimed as new, is found to be a moditication of a method which 

 has been used for a considerable time in parts of Germany. 



Strawberries, H. N. Starnes {Georgia Sta. Bui. 32, pp. 433-489, 

 pis. i, Jigs. 24). — The author gives directions for the general culture of 

 strawberries, and also the local methods followed in various parts of 

 Georgia and neighboring States. A report is given of variety tests 

 and a description of the varieties. 



Snmmarizing the results of investigations, the author states that any 

 soil or location adapted to trucking purposes is suitable for growing 

 strawberries. The i^reparation should be deep and thorongh. It is 

 recommended that cowpeas be grown as a preparatory crop, and that a 

 very liberal application of barnyard manure be given. A supplementary 

 commercial fertilizer, consisting of 1,140 lbs. of superphosphate, 510 

 lbs. of nitrate of soda, and 320 lbs. of muriate of potash, applied at 

 the rate of from 800 to 1,600 lbs. per acre, is recommended. Top- 

 dressing in the spring with 150 lbs. of nitrate of soda in 3 applications 

 is advised. The biennial system of rotation is recommended for the 

 interior of the State, but for the coast region the annual system is 

 found best. 



Pistillate jilants are found as a rule to be more resistant to late frost 

 than staminate ones, and experiments seem to indicate that as a class 

 they are somewhat more jjroductiv^e also. If pistillate varieties are 

 chosen, every third row should be planted with staminate varieties to 

 secure perfect fertilization. Care must necessarily be taken to select 

 pistillate and staminate varieties that will bloom at the same time, in 

 order to secure the best results. 



Transplanting should be done in late summer or early fall ou the 

 coast and in early I^ovember in the interior of the State, followed by 

 resetting in February or March when necessary. The best distances 

 for hill culture are variable, from 30 by 18 to 30 by 21 in. being recom- 

 mended. In matted rows, 18 by 18 in., the runners being allowed to 

 make a row about 18 in, wide, leaving 30 in. for cultivation, is consid- 

 ered the best distance. In the annual rotation no cultivation after 

 fruiting, except the eiadicatiou of the larger weeds, is necessary. In 

 the biennial rotation continuous cultivation throughout the first season 

 must be followed. Mulcliing previous to fruiting is recommended, the 

 most econcmiical material being pine straw. The mulch should never be 

 burned off, but turned under with the plants when the plat is destroyed. 



