464 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The records of yields are given for a number of varieties of strawberries and for a 

 number of orchard fruits set in permanent plats. No striking results have been 

 brought out in these trials as yet. 



Experiments in crossing- plants, B. D. Halsted and J. A. Kelsey (New Jersey 

 Stas. Rpt. 1903, pp. 463-490, pis. 6, dgm. 1). — Data in continuation of that previously 

 noted (E. S. R., 15, p. 152) are given showing the results obtained in growing the 

 progeny of crosses of different varieties of sweet corn, salsify, eggplants, cucumbers, 

 squashes, tomatoes, Wax beans, and Lima beans. The account of the development 

 of the Voorhees Red variety of sweet corn, which the authors originated by crossing 

 Black Mexican with Egyptian, has been noted from another source (E. S. R., 15, 

 p. 1075). A plate is given showing the character of the cross obtained between 

 Black Mexican and Country Gentleman varieties of sweet corn. Country Gentle- 

 man appears to be easily fertilized by the Black Mexican, while Black Mexican is 

 only rarely crossed with Country Gentleman. 



Seed of the third-generation stock of eggplant began fruiting as early as plants of 

 the parent types — New York Improved and Early Long Purple; and, while some 

 of the fruits resembled those of the parents, the majority were more or less bell- 

 shaped. Illustrations are given of some Japanese eggplants. Crosses of New York 

 Improved eggplants upon Black Snake gave fruits 10 to 12 in. long and 3 to 4 in. in 

 diameter. The quality is noted as excellent, and the shape desirable from a culinary 

 standpoint. Other eggplant crosses were made as follows: Long White upon New 

 York Improved, Round White upon Black Pekin, Fordhook Improved upon 

 Mammoth Pearl. Special attention is called to the remarkable vigor of crosses of 

 Long Purple and New York Improved. 



Illustrations are given of variations in cucumbers obtained by crossing White 

 Spine and White Pearl, and also Telegraph upon Znaim. 



A number of varieties of tomatoes were tested, the heaviest yielding of which was 

 Magus. Of 3 varieties of dwarf Lima beans tested Burpee gave more than double 

 the yield of either of the other two. Henderson was the earliest maturing of the 3 

 varieties and had a longer fruiting period. In another test Henderson and Willow 

 Leaf proved more productive than Burpee, Thorburn, or Dreer. 



Proceedings International Conference on Plant Breeding and Hybridization 

 (Hort. Soc. New York Mem., 1 (1902), pp. 271, figs. 15).— This is a report of the papers 

 and discussions before the International Conference on Plant Breeding and Hybridi- 

 zation, held under the auspices of the Horticultural Society of New York, September 

 30 and November 1-2, 1902. An account of this conference has already been pre- 

 sented (E. S. R., 14, p. 208). 



Proceedings of the fruit culture conference held in connection with the 

 Irish-grown fruit show at the Cork International Exhibition ( Dept. Agr. and 

 Tech. Instr. Ireland, 1902, pp. 23). — The proceedings are made up of a number of 

 papers, by as many different authors, on various phases of fruit culture in Ireland, 

 the trend of the papers being the encouragement of the development of fruit growing 

 in Ireland. 



Fruits and vegetables, E. B. Ferris (Mississippi Sta. Bui. 83, pp. 7-15). — Brief 

 notes, with tabular data in some instances, are given on results of variety tests with 

 a number of garden beans, tomatoes, watermelons, strawberries, and miscellaneous 

 fruits and vegetables. 



Cantaloupe culture, W. F. Allen (Rpt. Maryland State Hort. Soc, 5 (1902), pp. 

 82-86). — The author grows cantaloupes on an extensive commercial scale in Mary- 

 land. After the land has been thoroughly prepared, he plows out furrows about 8 in. 

 deep and 4J to 5 ft. apart, going twice in the same row in order to broaden out the 

 trench. The trench is then about half filled with compost or stable manure, and 

 thoroughly mixed with the soil by cultivating up and down the row 4 times or more. 

 In order to prevent loss from frost or insects and to insure a stand, at least 3 sepa- 



