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Report of the agriculturists, W. P. Brooks and H. ]M. Tliouisdu 133 



Stoi'k ranges of northwestern California, J. 1>. Davy 135 



Forage conditions on the northern horder of the Great liasin, D. (irittiths 136 



Experiments in rani^e ini]»rovenient in central Texas, II. L. lU'utlt'v 137 



Grasses and leguminous crops for the Arkansas Valley, H. II. ( irillin 139 



Grass seeding on irrigated land, W. Jones 139 



Awnless brome grass, J . Fletcher 1 39 



Notes on summer forage crops, J. B. IJndsey 1 39 



Improvement of cereals during the last ten years, N. H. Nilsson 1.'!'.) 



Types of rye and wheat grown under field conditions, ]\I. Fischer 140 



Alfalfa pasture in Argentina, B. AV. Snow 1 40 



Breeding pin-e forms of Bohemian barley, J. Nolc 140 



Hungarian and Virginia dent corn varieties, L. Kiessling 140 



A chemical study of the Sea Island cotton seed, F. S. Shiver 140 



Hop cultm-e in Belgium, L. Bethune 141 



Potatoes grown under straw 141 



Report on ramie, E. Dazey 141 



The rice industry of Bouisiana and Texas, A. E. Hebert 141 



Pennsylvania sugar beets in 1901, W. Frear and W. T. Carter 141 



The sugar-beet industry, II. W. Wiley 142 



The influence of nitrogen, i)otash, and phosphoric acid on the sugar l)ect 142 



Growing Sumatra tobacco under shade in the Connecticut Valley, M. ^\'l!itney. 142 



Tobacco culture in Haiti 142 



The wheat industry in the Philippines 142 



Variety tests with winter wheat, A. Sempolovski 142 



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Report of the South Haven Substation, Michigan, for 1901, S. H. Fulton 143 



Notes on vegetables, L. R. Taft and M. L. Dean 143 



Fruits, vegetal )les, flowers, and ornamental slirubs, W. T. Macoun et al 144 



Celery tests on American (xardening trial grounds 144 



Growing melons at Rockyford, Colo. , D. V. Burrell 144 



Onion l)eginnings; seeding, packing, and shipping, H. L. Wells 144 



Forcing rhubarb in the field 144 



Fertilizer tests on tomatoes, H. A. Huston 145 



Successful culture of tomatoes for canning, E. J. Dirickson 145 



Mushroom culture in France, J. K. Gowdy 145 



Culture of edible mushroom Tricholnma nudum, J. Costantin and L. Matruchot. 145 



Experiments in grafting, H. Lindemuth 146 



Influence of stock on scion, L. H. Pammel 146 



Influence of the hardness of wood in grafting cider apples, E. Leroux 146 



The home fruit garden: Preparation and care, L. C. Corl)ett 147 



Canning of fruits and vegetables, G. C. Butz 147 



The orange in southern California, J. AV. Jeffrey 147 



Orange conference 147 



Report on cooperative experiments with small fruits, H. L. Hutt 147 



Strawberry notes for 1901, R. L. Taft and M. L. Dean 147 



A preliminary note on the enzym in tea, M. K. Bamlter and 11. Wright 147 



Cultivation of pepper in the Bombay Presidency, J. Mollison 147 



Congress for the hybridization of the grape, L. J. Grandvoinnet 147 



Table of comparative merits of grapes, T. S. Hubbard 148 



Bench grafting resistant vines, B. Bruck 148 



Direct producers, Ravez, Bonnet, Buffard, Dupont, and Rey 148 



Tests of commercial fertilizers on vines, E. Chuard and C. 1 )usserre 148 



Phosphoric acid and wines, G. Paturel - 1 48 



Manuring vines, E. II. Rainford 149 



Grafting and budding walnuts 149 



Etherizing lilacs for early forcing, F. Harms 149 



The effect of ether in forcing plants 149 



Ether forcing ( if plants, A. Mauniene 1 49 



A\ atering with hot water 1 49 



Methods and results of sterilizing, G. E. Stone 1 50 



A new spring flowering iris 150 



Growing water lilies from seed, G. B. Moulder 150 



The hybridization of orchids and their culture from seed, K. Hefka 150 



AVinter protection for tea roses 150 



Fertilizers for sweet peas 1-50 



