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the unthinned ones and about 10 per cent more of it graded No. 1. A 

 tree of Hubbardston was thinned, as in the other cases, except that the 

 apples were left about C inches apart. Another Hubbardston tree was 

 left unthinned for comparison. The thinned tree yielded about 20 per 

 cent less fruit than the unthinned one, bat 1 7 per cent more of it graded 

 No. 1. In all cases the thinned fruit was so much higher colored than 

 the unthinned fruit of the same grades that the increase in its market 

 value, due to thinning, was estimated at 10 to 15 per cent. The thin- 

 ning and picking took about twice as much time as the picking of the 

 unthinned fruit. 



Strawberries, J. Craig {Canada Cent. Exptl. Farms Bui. 27, pp. 

 5-22, Jigs. IS, pis. 3). — The bulletin discusses the culture of strawber- 

 ries in general and gives notes and tabulated data on a large number 

 of varieties tested at the farm. Two methods of setting strawberry 

 plants were tried. In one case the roots were spread out carefully in 

 all directions in holes deep enough to admit them without doubling them 

 up, and the soil was filled in by hand and pressed firmly. In the other 

 case the roots were inserted somewhat fan- shaped in narrow holes made 

 with a spade and the soil was pressed firmly about them. A perfect 

 stand of plants was obtained in both cases and there was practically no 

 difference in the health and vigor of the plants set by the two methods. 

 The use of a spade reduced the cost of setting considerably and is 

 therefore recommended. 



An experiment was made in burning strawberry leaves immediately 

 after picking the fruit as a remedy for leaf rust. Where varieties were 

 planted in double rows one row was burned and the other left. The 

 plants in the burned row at first grew well and were healthy, but the 

 rust soon attacked them. At the end of the season they were still 

 much healthier than the plants in the unburned row. At fruiting time 

 the following year there was scarcely any difference between the two 

 rows. Spraying the plants three times with Bordeaux mixture, once 

 before fruiting and twice afterwards, proved very satisfactory, the 

 sprayed plants being almost entirely free from rust. The author sug- 

 gests combining the use of Bordeaux mixture with burning the leaves. 



Horticulture in the five divisions of the world, C. Baltet (V horticulture dans 

 les cinq parties da monde. Paris: Societe Nationale d' Horticulture, 1S97, pp. 776). — This 

 book compares the hortieultur.il interests of France with those of 40 other countries. 

 France is given by far the most space, though all the more important countries receive 

 considerable attention. Some of the topics considered are the government's work in 

 advancing horticulture; horticultural education, including lists of horticultural 

 societies, schools, and experiment stations, horticultural books and periodicals, etc. ; 

 the horticultural productions, including the extent of the industries, lists of the 

 principal varieties of vegetables, fruits, and ornamental plants grown, and the like. 



Forcing house miscellanies, L. H. Bailey and E. G. Lodeman (New York Cornell 

 Sta. Ept. 180r>, pp. 373-414, figs. 10).— Reprint of Bulletin 96 of the station (E. 8. R., 

 7, p. 400). 



The dwarf Lima bean, L. H. Bailey {New York Cornell Sta. Rpt. 1895, pp. 139-158, 

 fujs. 14).— Reprint of Bulletin 87 of the station (E. S. R., 7, p. 210). 



