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Peaches and nectarines {Jour. Rmi. Hurt. Sor. [Lninfon], 26 [1901), No. 2-S, pp. 

 596-598, fig. l). — Tlie ver}- intimate relation existing between peaches and nectar- 

 ines is pointed out. Nectarines are sometimes borne on peach trees and peaches on 

 nectarine trees. An ilhistration is given of a fruit, tliree-fourths of which is a peach 

 and the other quarter nectarine, not only in outside apjtearance but also in flesh. 



Fruit culture in Egypt, (f. Bonapartj: {Jour. Kliedir. Agr. Sue. and School Agr., 

 3 {1901), No. 5, pp. 210-216). — Notes are given on the varieties of citrus fruits and 

 grapes grown in Egypt. Dried dates form the chief fruit of exportation. INIethods 

 of propagating and cultivating citrus fruits observed in Egypt are also noted. 



Orange culture, picking, and packing, Johnston {Jour. Jamaica Agr. Soc, 5 

 {1901), No. 12, pp. 479-486). — Spanish and Jamaica methods of cultivating, picking, 

 and packing oranges for market are contrasted. The author states that much more 

 attention is given in Spain to field culture, picking the fruit, grading, wrapping, and 

 packing, than in Jamaica. 



Bananas under irrigation, H. J. Charles {Jour. Jamaica Agr. Soc, 5 {1901), 

 No. 12, pp. 467-476). — The nature and general culture of liananas, including irrigation, 

 are briefly considei'ed. 



Report on the cultivation of pineapples and other products of Florida, 

 li. Thomson {Jamaica Bd. Agr., 1901, pji. 15). — The author visited Florida and 

 describes the methods followed there in growing pineapples under sheds and in the 

 open. The cultural methods observed with oranges, cassava, mangoes, etc., are also 

 reported upon briefly. 



Seasons for planting pineapples {Jmr. Jamaica Agr. Soc., 5 {1901), No. 10, pp. 

 405, 406). — It is stated that while pineapples may be set out in Jamaica nearly any 

 time during the year, the best results are secured when the plants are set in June and 

 July or in Noveml)er and Decendjer, and as soon after the "rains" as possible. 



Pine cultivation in Jamaica, H. II. Cousins {Jour. Jamaica Agr. Soc, 5 {1901), 

 No. 10, pp. 403-405) . — Some of the difficulties in pineapple growing in Jamaica are 

 pointed out. Drainage is stated to be the most neglected feature of pineapple culti- 

 vation in Jamaica. In confirmation of this statement the results secured on an 

 8-acre plantation of pineapples are noted. Four aiTes were planted on flat land, 2 

 acres with 1-ft. trenches, and the remainder with 2-ft. trenches. The pineajjples 

 l)lanted on the flat land died out entirely, except on a few isolated hillocks. The 1-ft. 

 trenches sufficed to save the jilants on 2 acres, but the fruit was only moderate. 

 Where the drainage was 2-ft. deep the pineapjjles were a success. Another mistake 

 in the islands is the use of too rich soil. It is stated that soil containing 30 times 

 the amount of plant food present in the Florida sands has been use<l in some instances, 

 witli the result that the plants made phenomenal growth of foliage, but scarcely any 

 fruit. Nine-tenths of the plants were monstrosities. The fruits consisted of redupli- 

 cated crowns and in some cases a mass of axillary leaf shoots. The danger in using 

 raw organic manures for fertilizing pineapples is pointed out. The following pests 

 have been noted: ]\Iealy bug, pineai)])le scale, blight, and the puccinia disease. In 

 conclusion, the author states that pineapples can be grown to perfection in Jamaica on 

 a large scale when proper attention is given to the natural requirements of the plant. 



The date-palm tree, G. Bonaparte {Jour. Khediv. Agr. Soc and School Agr., 3 

 {1901), No. 6, pp. 262-267). — Notes are given on the use of the date palm in Egypt 

 and on 10 varieties growing there. Methods of propagation, irrigation, and drainage, 

 cultivation and fertilization of dates observed thereare also considered, and mention 

 made of some of the secondary products of the date palm and their uses. 



The "arctic" berry fraud, J. W. Blankinship {Montana Sta. Bui. 32, pp. 41, 

 42) .■ — Attention is called to a fruit which has been more or less successfully peddled 

 throughout the State, and which is claimed to be a new production obtained from 

 crossing a large number of different berries and fruits. The fruit in question seems 

 to be the white mulberry {Moras alba). 



New classifications of fruits, G. Bei.lair {Rev. Hort. [Paris], 73 {1901), No. 24, 



