98G EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Growing nuts for food ( Wisconsin Farmer, 21 {1S97), No. 17, p. 7). 



Lilium speciosum, Webster Bros. {Canadian Hort., f;0 {1897), Xo. 4, pp. 149,150, 

 llg_ /)._Komaiks on culture, propagation, and varieties. 



Hardy water lilies, C. Blomberg {Amer. Florist, 12 {1897), Xo. 463, pp. 90S, 909; 

 Florists' E.r(hnn<je,9 {1897), Xo. 16, p. 407; New England Florist, 3 {1897), Xo. 8, pp. 92, 

 .95). _A paper read before the Gardeners and Florists' Club of Boston. It deals with 

 the culture of water lilies during both summer and winter. 



The tiger flower {Gardenhuj, 19 {1897), Xo. 944, p. 7<?).— Notes and illustration. 

 • A group of garden irises {(hirdenlng, 19 {1897), Xo. 946, p. 108, fig. i).— Descrip- 

 tions of a few specii'S. 



Narcissus horsfieldii, H. .Johnson {Canadian Hort., 20 {1897), Xo. .5, pp. 167, 168, 

 fig. 1). 



The foxglove as a border plant {Canadian Hort., 20 {1897), Xo. 3, pp. 94, 95, fig. 1). 



Some Arctic plants, H. Correvon {Rev. Hort., 69 {1897), No. 3, pp. 68-71; trans, in 

 Garden, 51 {1897), Xo. 1326, pp. 285, 286). — Notes are given on a number of Arctic 

 plants and their culture. 



The knotweeds {Gardening, 19 {1897), Xo. 946, p. 105). — Descriptions of a few 

 species and notes on their value as ornamentals are given. 



Some choice pompon dahlias, J. Hesfohd {Gardening, 19 {1897), Xo. 946, p. 101). 



Laburnum. W. J. Bean {Garden, 51 {1897), Xo. 1327, pp. 302,303, pi. i).— Notes on 

 8e\ eral species and varieties. 



Is the short-span-to-the-south house the best for rose growing? G. Stoli.ery 

 {Amer. Florist, 12 {1897), Xo. 463, pp. 005, 906; Florists' Fxchange, 9 {1897), Xo. 16, p. 

 406). — A paper read before the Chicago Florists' Club. From three years' experience 

 the author concludes that this style of house is inferior to the old stylo three-quarter- 

 span house. It was found more diflicult to heat and the roses grown in it wei-e more 

 subject to mildew and produced poorer flowers than in the old-style house. 



The Yellow Rambler rose {Canadian Hort., 20 {1897), Xo. 5, pp. 170-172, figs. 2). 



Ayrshire roses {Garden, 51 {1897), Xo. 1328, pp. 322, 223).— ^otes on culture aiul 

 varieties. 



The large-flowered cannas and their use, AV. Hampel {Mollei-'s deut. Giirl. Ztg., 

 12 {1897), Xo. 12, pp. 137-139). — Remarks are made on the nse of cannas for orna- 

 mentation. Descriptions are given of about 50 varieties. 



Cannas, A. Ernst {Mailer's dent. Gcirt. Ztg., 12 {1897), Xo. 12, jjp- ^30, 131).— Brief 

 descriptions are given of about 40 varieties of cannas. 



Cannas in North America, .7. Jensen {Mailer's dent. Gdrt. Ztg., 12 {1897), Xo. 12, 

 pp. 134, 135). — An illustrated article giving directions for the culture of cannas in 

 North America and a list of recommended varieties. 



Flowers from seed, 11. F. Micheli. {Amer. Card., IS {1897), No. 124, pp. 333, 334, 

 fig. 1). — A ]iaper read before the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Culture notes 

 are given on a number of plants that will bloom out of doors the first year from seed. 



Some good herbaceous perennials, R. B. Whyte {Canadian Hort., 20 {1897), 

 Nos. 2, pp. 6S~70; 3, pp. 106-loS ; 4, pp. 147, 148, fig. 7).— Hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials are considered in a series of articles. Descriptions of about 30 sjjecies are 

 given, with notes on their behavior and ornamental qualities. 



Effective associations in the mixed border {Gardening, 19 {1897), Xo. 945, p. 94). 



The field of landscape art {Garden and Forest, 10 {1897), Xo. 479, p. 161). 



SEEDS— WEEDS. 



The effect of cold on seeds, C. de Candolle {Amer. Gard., 

 18 (1897), No. 124, p. 339).— \u a brief note taken from another pub- 

 lication it is stated that the author wrapped seeds of wheat, oats, 

 fennel, lobelia, and the sensitive plant in tinned paper and inclosed 

 them in a sheet-iron box, hermetically sealed, and subjected them in 



