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and on account of the cold and moisture in tlie spring are not furnished witli suffi- 

 cient nitrates by tlie action of nitric ferments or of Bacllhis radicicola. He recom- 

 mends that some nitrate of soda be applied to both peas and beans at the time of 

 planting to insure a product which will be easy to cook and will conscniuently bring 

 a higher price. 



Early tomatoes in the open ground (.1^'//'. Expts., 1 [1901), No. 9, pp. 215, 

 216) .—A paper on this subject read ))efore the INIinnesota State Horticultural Society. 

 By sowing tomato seed in small window boxes the latter part of January and trans- 

 planting to a hotbed and the open ground May 10, the author was able to secure ripe 

 tomatoes l)y June 27, an<l ])y July 11 in considerable (juantities. 



Experiments with tomatoes, B. I). Halsted {Proc. Soc. Pru)n. Agr. Scl. 1901, 

 pp. 58-61). — A brief account is given of a number of mutual crosses between Golden 

 Sunrise, a yellow variety of tomato, and Dwarf Champion, an early red variety. 



Ginger {Indian Gard.atid Plant., 9 {1901), iVo. ;?5,2>. -i!-?^).— Description of method 

 of culture in South India. 



Raising plants from cuttings, J. W. Coley {Amer. Gard., 23 {1901), No. 370, pp. 

 56,57). — This paper treats in a i)ractical way of the details of making and growing 

 cuttings and i)lants. 



The influence of stock upon scion, J. Bukvenkii {Rev. Hurt. Bebje, 27 {1901), 

 p. 257; abs. in Jour. Roy. I fort. Soc. [London], 26 {1901), No. 2-3, pp. 522, 523) .—K 

 general review is given of this whole subject, many citations of practical examples 

 being given. 



Selection of scions, P. Duranjj-Dassier {Rev. Yit., 16 {1901), No. 415, pp. 59S, 

 599). — Grape scions were selected from the base, middle, and tips of canes and com- 

 pared for fruit production. Those taken from the middle of the canes have thus far 

 given slightly the best yields. 



Horticultural department, C. Wilson {Montana Sta. Bui. 32, pp. 53-56). — A 

 brief report is given on the ornamental shrubs, shade trees, roses and other flowers 

 that have l)een grown at the station, and also on the varieties of hardy apples, crabs, 

 plums, strawl)erries, and raspl)erries. Of 50 deciduous shrubs tested for 4 years at 

 the station, only 12 have been found to be hardy, 19 are semi-hardy, and 19 Avorth- 

 less. The 12 varieties of hardy shrubs are the American, European, and purple- 

 leaved barberry; crimson dogwood ; white-berried privet; yellow-flowering currant; 

 vvliite snowberry; snowball; and various species of lilac. Russian and Carolina 

 poplars have proved especially valual)le shade trees, both being particularly hardy. 

 Boxelders grown from seed were also hardy, as well as mountain ash. The maple, 

 English elder, ash, elm, and bur oak have proved worthless under station conditions. 

 Of 28 kinds of roses tested, only 2 — the Persian yellow and Magna Charta — have 

 been found hardy enough to be grown without covering. Twenty varieties of apples 

 have proved hardy and borne fruit. Notes are given on 4 of these— Longfield, 

 Wealthy, Gideon, and Hibernal. Eleven crabs have proved hardy and are l)earing 

 fruit. Transcendant was one of the most satisfactory varieties. Of the many varie- 

 ties of plums tested, only one — Moldorka — has succeeded in ripening fruit. Five 

 varieties of strawberries are recommended, viz. Splendid, Bisel, Ivanhoe, Crescent, 

 and Bederwood. Of the raspl)erries tested, only Marlborough, Hansel, and Brandy- 

 wine have given satisfactory results under local conditions. 



Report of the fruit experiment stations in Ontario, L. Woolvekton et al. 

 [Otdarlo Fruit Expt. >Sta-s. Rpt. 1901, pp. 64, fig.^. IS, map /).— This report is similar 

 in character to those of preceding years (E. S. R., 13, p. 853). Notes, descriptions, 

 and illustrations are given for the purpose of identification of 4 additional varieties 

 of apples, 3 of grapes, 4 of peaches, and 6 of pears, grown in Ontario. A report of 

 the inspection of the fruit experiment stations by H. L. Hutt is included, together 

 with general notes by the experimenters on the growth and character of the fruit 

 grown at the different stations. Ontario has 15 fruit experiment stations located in 

 different parts between Georgian Bay, Lake Erie, and the St. Lawrence River. 



