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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The following data compiled from the report gives comparisons of seed 

 of different origin, the seed tested having been secured from wholesale 

 and retail dealers and farmers : 



— F. W. WOLL. 



Weeds, J. Fletcher ( Canada Cent. Expt. Farm Bui. 28, pp. 44, Jigs. 

 J6). — This bulletin gives a general discussion of weed dissemination aud 

 methods of eradication and describes the following of the more import- 

 ant weeds: Tower mustard, hare's ear mustard, tumbling mustard, 

 stink weed (Thalaspi arvense), ball mustard, peppergrass, cow cockle, 

 orange hawkweed, viper's bugloss, hound's tongue, Russian thistle, 

 curled dock, and sweet grass (Eierochloa borealis). A tabular list of 

 the more prominent Canadian weeds, with their chief characteristics, is 

 given, with methods of propagation and distribution, and suggestions 

 for their eradication. 



The effect of soaking beet seeds, M. E. Phippchenko (Zemle- 

 flyelie, 1897, pp. 203-205). — Soaking beet seed has the effect of short- 

 ening the period of growth, since soaked seeds germinate on the 4th, 

 5th, and Gth day after sowing, while dry seed begins to sprout 2 

 weeks after sowing. The soaking must be done with care. The author 

 recommends the following: Soak the seed for 12 to 14 days at a tem- 

 perature from 43 to 48° F., using 35 to 40 lbs. of water to 40 lbs. of 

 seed. All the seeds should be equally dampened, but not wet. To 

 secure this they must be frequently stirred. — p. fireman. 



The vitality and the dissemination of seeds, W. W. Glenny (Jour. Roy. Ayr. 

 Soc. England, 3. ser., 8 (1S97), pt. II, pp. 324-334). — A popular essay on seed vitality, 

 etc. 



Concerning the individuality of seed of wheat, barley, and peas, W. Feld- 

 mann (Beitragezur Kenntniss der IndividuaUtat des Saatkornsbei Weizen, Gerste und 

 Erbsen. Bonn: Eriedrich Cohen, 1897, pp. 98, pis. 7). 



Influence of size of beet seed on the yield and quality of the beets, F. 

 Lubanski (Zemledyelie, 1897, pp. 154, 155). — Experiments are reported which indicate 

 that sowing large seed not only gave a larger yield but a higher sugar content. 



The average molecular weight of the soluble matter in germinating seed, L. 

 Maquenne {Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, 125 (1S97), Xo. 16, pp. 576-579).— Atten- 



