48 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



grapes. The varieties Muscat of Alexandria, Black Hamburgh, and Madresfield 

 Court are considered the 8 best table grapes. 



Vine culture as exemplified at the Paris Exposition, J. Blyth {Jour. Roy. 

 Hort. Soc. [Lonilon'], 26 {1901), No. 2-3, pp. 42S-449) .—This is largely a statistical 

 article showing the production of wine in tlie different countries of the world and 

 giving a discussion of the more prominent wine districts of Europe and elsewhere. 



Experiments •with, commercial fertilizers on vines, E. Zacharewicz (Prog. 

 Agr. et VH. {Ed. IJ FM) , 22 {1901), No. 46, x>p. 568-577).— The results secured in a 

 number of different vineyards where commercial fertilizers were used are recorded. 

 Nitrate of soda was used advantageously in connection with sulphate of potash and 

 superphosphate of lime. The use of these three materials together increased the 

 yields, hastened maturity, and improved the equality of the wine. 



Grafting- of vines, A. Yille {Bol. Roy. Soc. Tosc. OH., 26 {1901), No. 7, p. 195; ah.<i. 

 in Jour. Roy. Hort. Son. [Ijm.don'], 26 {1901), No. 2-3, pp. 551, 552).— X description 

 is given of tiie English herbaceous or Lafleur graft. 



The propagation and cultivation of the vine in South Africa, J. P. de Waal 

 {Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 19 {1901), No. 12, pp. 770-780; 20 {1902), No. 1, 

 pp. 42-53). — An article on the establishment and care of vineyards and the varieties 

 best suited to the colony. 



A native hedge plant, J. W. Blankinship {Montana Sla. Bui. 32, pjp. 38-40). — 

 This refers more particularly to the buffalo berry shrub {ShepJierdia argentea), which 

 has been fairly successful in some portions of tlie State as a hedge plant. It is 

 stated that the l)erry will not grow in the foothills above 3,000 ft. altitude, but it is 

 thought possible that the black and red haw { Cralu'gu.'< rocrinea und C. douglam) 

 may take its place in higher situations. The barberry and privet, it is stated, are 

 perfectly hardy in most situations below 5,000 ft. 



Some talk about wild gardens, H. 8. Leonard {Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc. [London'], 

 26 {1901), No. 1, pp. 47-67, figii. 3). — A suggestive article on planting wild gardens, 

 with a number of lists of hardy trees, shn;l)s, flowers, aquatics, etc., desirable for 

 culture in wild gardens. 



Production of double flowers, Douglas {Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc. [London'], 26 

 {1901), No. 1, pp. A'A'AT, A'A'A'TY). — The author states that in growing carnations 

 for more than 30 years, when seed from the best double flowers were saved they 

 produced on the aA^erage 5 per cent of double flowers as good as the parents, 12 per 

 cent single flowers of every shade of color, and 83 per cent of flowers which were 

 double, but in no respect equal to the parents in form, etc. It is noted that the 

 largest amomit of seed producing double flowered stocks is obtained from stocks 

 grown in pots. 



Carnation and dahlia scales, L. Barron {Amer. Gard., 22 {1901), No. 365, p. 

 858). — The scales of points used by the Carnation and Dahlia Society, of Victoria, in 

 marketing these plants are given. In carnation, the points are: Color, 25; size, 20; 

 form, 15; stem, 10; substance, 10; calyx, 10; fragrance, 10. The dahlia is divided 

 into 3 classes — cactus, single, and fancy. ^Vith the cactus and fancy dahlia the 

 points are: Form, 2; good center, 2; color and freshness, 2; size, 1 — total, 7. With 

 the single dahlias the points are: Effective arrangement, 1; color and freshness, I; 

 form, 2; size, 1 — total, 5. 



Ringing chrysanthemums, U. P. Hedrick {Amer. Florist, 17 {1901), No. 707, 

 pp. 729, 730). — In the author's experiments it was found that ringing promotes 

 earliness and largeness of blooms in the chrysanthemum. One hundred plants were 

 experimented with, a part of them l)eing ringed at about the time or a little before 

 the buds began to show color. A band of bark about one-half inch wide was entirely 

 removed from the stem by the aid of a sharp knife just below the point where the 

 stem was severed for cut flowers. It is stated that the plants suffered no perceptible 

 injury from the ringing in any respect, not even wilting in the slightest degree. In 



