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tciKler wood is grafted on ii stot'k having hard wood; (3) success seldom or never 

 follows when a variety with hard wood is grafted on a stock with tender wood. 

 These principles are believed to apply to other orchard fruits as well as to apples. 



The home fruit garden: Preparation and care, L. C. Corbett ( U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Farmers' Bui. 154, PP- ^0,Jig!^. 6). — A popular discussion of the planting out and 

 care of a home fruit garden, including orchard and small fruits. Plans are given 

 showing the position of the different fruits in the garden, and of a combined fruit and 

 vegetable garden. 



Canning of fruits and vegetables, G. C. Butz {Pennsylvania State Dept. Agr. 

 But. 91, pp. 57, figs. 8). — This is a pojndar presentation of the subject of canning fruits 

 and vegetables on a commercial scale. Some statistics of the canning industry are 

 given, together with notes on the historical development of canning, location of can- 

 ning factories, capital required in starting a factory, and the machinery necessary. 

 The methods observed in canning tomatoes, corn, peas, beans, squash, pumpkins, 

 and various fruits are noted in some detail. The Inilletin also contains a bibliography 

 of the puV)lications concerning the canning of vegetables and fruits; a list of the sup- 

 ply houses and manufacturers of canning-factory machinery and materials; list of 

 canned goods brokers; list of the canning factories of the United States, and dimen- 

 sions of the standard-sized cans and boxes for fruits and vegetables. 



The orange in southern California, J. W. Jeffrey {California Cult., IS {1902), 

 No. 2, pp. 17, 29, fig. 1) . — A handy condensed summary of the extent of the orange 

 industry and of cultural methods in southern California. 



Orange conference {Bui. Bat. Dept. Jamaica, 9 {1902), No. 1-2, pp. 1-25). — A 

 reprint of the papers presented at the orange conference held under the auspices 

 of the board of agriculture December 4, 1901. The subjects of varieties, situations 

 for orchards, propagation and treatment in orchards, irrigation, insects and diseases 

 affecting, with notes on natural and artificial remedies, are considered. 



Report on cooperative experiments with small fruits, H. L. Hvtf {Ontario 

 Agr. and Expt. Union Bpt. 1901, pp. 24-31). — The form of contract entered into 

 between the Union and cooperative experimenters is given, together with the cultural 

 instructions sent to experimenters with each of the following crops: Strawberries, 

 raspberries, black raspberries, blackberries, currants, and gooseberries. 'A brief 

 summary of reports sent in on the growth of these fruits secured by experimenters 

 in different districts is included. 



Strawberry notes for 1901, L. R. Taft and M. L. Dean {Michigan Sia. Bui. 195, 

 pp. 75-85). — Notes and tabulated data in continuation of those reported for previous 

 years (E. S. R. , 13, p. 456) ai-e recorded for 170 varieties of strawberries. The tabulation 

 includes the usual data on blooming and ripening period, vigor, hardiness, productive- 

 ness, size, form, color, quality, and lirmness of the strawberries. In place of some of 

 the older early varieties of strawberries, such as Michel Early or Beder Wood, the 

 authors suggest the use of Excelsior, Stone Early, or Mayflower, which seem to have 

 some superior characteristics. Valuable large berries of high quality are Marshall, 

 Wm. Belt, and Sample. For market berries where quality is desired. Excelsior for 

 early, followed by Warfield, Haverland, Clyde, Sample, Wm. Belt, and Bubach, 

 are recommended. 



A prelinainary note on the enzym in tea, M. K. Bamber and H. Wright 

 {Indian Gard. and Plant., 10 {1.902), No. 9, pp. 152-154). — A discussion of the nature 

 of enzyms in tea and of their use in tea manufacture. 



Cultivation of pepper in the Bombay Presidency, J. Mollison {Agr. Ledger, 

 1901, No. 3, jip. 33-40). — This article deals mainly with analyses of the pepper plant 

 and typical soils on which pepper is grown, made with a view to determining the 

 best system of manuring for this plant. 



Congress foi the hybridization of the grape, L. J. Grandvoinnet {Prog. Agr. 

 et Vit. {Ed. L'Est), 22 {1901), Nos. 50, i>p. 709-714; 51, pp. 743-745; 52, irp. 771-774; 



