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Market gardening under glass in the United States, G. E. Walsh (Gard., 51 

 {1897), No. 1.135, pp. 446, 447). 



Edible wild plants, J. Chambeklin {Gard. and Forest, 10 (1897), No. 486, p. 239). 



Food requirements of tomatoes, W. Dyke {Jour. Hort., 49 (1897), m No. 2538, pp. 

 425, 426). — A discussion based upou chemical analyses of tomato plants. 



Home propagation, J. L. Budd (Iowa Sta. Bui. 84, pp. 698-702). — The bulletin 

 treats in a popular way of the propagation of a number of fruits and ornamentals. 

 It discusses the general principles of propagation and the methods found to be best 

 suited to tbe climate and soil of Iowa. The following topics are included in the 

 discussion: Stratified seeds, annual flower seeds, bulbs, conns, tubers, root stocks, 

 fleshy rooted plants, perennials, small fruits, orchard fruits, sprouts and root cut- 

 tings, cuttings of young wood, stocks for budding, layering, inarching, and 

 topworking. 



The author believes that many bulbous and tuberous plants can be propagated as 

 well in the soil and climate of Iowa as in Holland or Bermuda. With fruit trees, 

 grafting long scions on short piece-root stocks, in order to have trees on their own 

 roots, is strongly recommended. 



Pollination of plants, L. Coats ( California Fruit Grower, 20 (1897), No. 23, p. 6). — 

 The d'Agen prune is reported as bearing well where mixed with other sorts. A 

 block of 500 six-year-old d'Agen trees blossoms well but fruits very lightly. One 

 row, however, which stands next to a row of Crand Duke plums fruits very well. 



The nurseryman as an educator, F. W. Card (Nebraska Farmer, 21 (1897), No. 23, 

 pp. 354, 356, 357). — The paper also gives some suggestions in regard to nurserymen as 

 experimenters. The author believes that as a rule nurserymen are better able to 

 make variety tests than experiment-station workers are, and also that they can do 

 much along lines of plant breeding. 



Pruning fruit trees (El Agr. Mexicano, 3 (1897), No. 5, pp. 151-156, figs. 3). 



Experience with Russian fruits, Harlan (Montana Fruit Grower, 6 (189: |, No. 52, 

 pp. 3, 4). 



Treatment of the fruiting branches of the pear, A. F. Hardy and C Bellair 

 {Rev. Hort., 69 (1897), No. 10, pp. 225-229, figs. 6). 



Gooseberries: Best varieties and how to grow them, F. H. Hall (New York 

 State Sta. Bui. 114, popular ed., pp. 9, pis. 3, figs. 2). — A popnlai summary of Bulletin 

 114 of the station (E. S. R., 9, p. 138). 



Summer pruning the raspberry, J. Craig (Gard. and Forest, 10 (1897), No. 4S3, p. 

 208). — The result of an experiment with 16 varieties of raspberries is given. Part of 

 the plants were pinched bacK twice and part left unpruued. The pruned plants 

 yielded only about two-thirds as much as the unpruned ones. 



Strawberry experiments at Guelph (Canadian Hort., 20 (1897), No. 6, pp. 21S-2.'l, 

 figs. 11). — Tables are given showing the date of first ripe fruit, total yield of fruit, 

 and yield before June 15 of 23 varieties of strawberries, 11 of which are described 

 and illustrated. 



Strawberries under glass, A. Harrington, I. L. Powell, and P. Duff (Amer. 

 Gard., IS (1897), No. 128, pp. 405-408, fig. 1). 



Why plant pistillate strawberries ? B. Durham (Strawberry Culturist, 4 (1897) 

 No. 10, p. 4). — A popular discussion of pollination of strawberries. 



Grape culture in the Astrakhan region, V. Lupanov (Selsk. Ehoz. Lyesov., 183 

 (1896), pp. 645-679). 



Grape training (Agr. of Massachusetts, 1896, pp. 343, 344, fig. 1). — A method of grape 

 training is described and illustrated. 



Wheeler method of grape training and girdling (Agr. of Massachusetts, 1S9G, p. 

 346, figs. 2). 



One-arm renewal system of grape training (Agr. of Massachusetts, 1896, pp. 

 336,337, fig.l). 



The quantity of heat required by grapevines, E. Dokand ( Vigne Amer., 21 

 (1897), No. 6, pp. 177-182). 



