HORTICULTURE. 755 



Book on horticulture : The raising of large and small fruits, the diseases 

 of the same, and the making and care of lawns, R. T. Woodward (Boston: 

 U. '/'. Woodward, 1897, pp. 74). 



Is there permanent prosperity for the Oregon prune industry ? II. B. Miller 

 (Oregon Sta. Bui. 45, pp. 1-4). — A discussion of the law of value as applied to the 

 Oregon prune industry. 



Report upon fruit trees, plants, etc., W. W. Brown ( West Virginia Sta. Iipt. 

 1S91, pp. 64-66). — Brief notes on several varieties of plums, prunes, persimmons, etc., 

 set out for experimental purposes in the spring of 1889. 



Fruits of Ontario, L. Woolverton (Ontario Fruit Expt. Sta8, Ept. 1896, pp. 1-40, 

 figs. 67). — Illustrations, descriptions, and notes on the history and adaptability to 

 Ontario of a number of varieties of apples, pears, peaches, cherries, strawberries, 

 and grapes. The illustrations are all original. 



Records for 1896 (Ontario Fruit Expt. Sta*. Ept. 1896, pp. S7-115).— Data obtained 

 from variety tests of several kinds of fruit at a number of substations in Ontario. 



Soils, earths, and composts employed in horticulture, 6. Trtjffaut (Sols, 

 terres, et composts utilises par I'horticulture. Paris: 0. Doin, 1896, pp. SOS, Jigs. 3). — 

 The subject is treated in 2 parts. The first part is a general discussion of soils, 

 their formation and relation to plant growth. It includes chapters on the rela- 

 tion of plants t<> the soil, general considerations in regard to soils, the physical prop- 

 erties of soils and their modification, and the chemical composition of soils, or the 

 soil as a source of plant food. The second part of the book considers the different 

 types of soils, enumerates the horticultural plants for which each type is suited, 

 indicates the fertilizers to be used with each, discusses the preparation and use of 

 artificial soils and composts employed in horticulture, and gives the chemical com- 

 position of a number of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. Some of the 

 principles discussed in the work are illustrated by a description of the culture of 

 azaleas. 



The utilization of fruits in the household and in industrial pursuits, B. L. 

 Kuhn (Die rationelle Obstvenvethung in Haushalte und gewerblichem Betriebe. Berlin: 

 F. Cynamon, 1897, pp. 209, Jigs. 60). — The book treats of the selection of varieties of 

 fruits; the picking, sorting, packing, storing, aud shipping of fruits; the manu- 

 facturing of dried fruits, jellies, ciders, marmalades, preserves, etc. Many illus- 

 trations are given of the implements and apparatus used. 



Fruit evaporation, II. E. Doscn | British Columbia Growers' and Wort. Soc. Iipt. 

 1895-97, pp. 99-104). — Notes on the construction of evaporators and on the evapora- 

 tion of prunes, pears, and apples. 



A treatise of fruit-tree culture, P. Passy (Traite d arboriculture fruitiere. Paris: 

 J. B. BaiHiere et fits, lS97,pp. 600, figs. 300). — The work is published in 3 volumes. 

 The first volume treats in a general way of the establishment of a nursery and fruit 

 garden, planting and arrangement of trees, grafting, pruning, etc. The other vol- 

 umes have to do with particular fruits, considering in the case of each fruit the 

 special methods of pruning, the principal varieties, and the insect and fungous ene- 

 mies. The second volume deals with the pear, apple, quince, medlar, etc. The 

 third volume includes the peach, apricot, plum, cherry, almond, grape, gooseberry, 

 currant, fig, walnut, chestnut, hazlenut, etc. 



Peach culture in the open air (Garden, 53 (1S9S), No. 1363, pp. 7, 8; Jig. 1).— The 

 article discusses soil, planting, training, pruning, thinning fruit, varieties, etc. 



Peaches and nectarines under glass, W. Turner (Amer. Gard., 18 (1897), Nos. 

 154,p. S22; 155, p. S3S, fig. 1).— Notes on culture. 



Japanese persimmons, R. L. Watts (South. Florist and Gard., 5 (1898), Xo. 1, pp. 

 18, 19, figs. 3). 



Strawberries in 1896, E. B. Stevenson (Ontario Fruit Expt. Stas. Rpt. 1S96, pp. 

 75-86, figs. 15).— Notes with descriptions of a large number of varieties of straw- 

 berries. 



Propagation and pruning of currants (Can. Hort., 11 (1898), No. 1, pp. 31-33, 

 figs. 3). 



