568 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Specific variations due to crossing, A. Jeannin (Prog. Agr. et Vit. ( Ed. UEst), 

 25 (1904), No. 49, i>i>. 656-661, figs. 17). — A study was made of variations in grapes 

 which niiyht be attributed to crossing. The study included the examination of 

 the normal leaves, the vines, and a microscopical study of various sections of the 

 leaves and stems. Many illustrations are given, but no conclusion that the crossing 

 causes specific variation is reached. 



A curious case of asexual hybridization, M. Rocher (Prog. Agr. et Vit. ( Ed. 

 L'Est), 25 (1904), No. 46, pp. 567, 568). — An example was cited in which a Riparia 

 stock which had been grafted with the variety Aramon sent out a shoot which pro- 

 duced 2 bunches of grapes. These bunches were much larger and the berries were 

 much larger than the normal fruit of Riparia, and resembled' in appearance the 

 Aramon variety. While some recent writers would consider this result due to the 

 influence of grafting with the Aramon variety, the author holds it due simply to 

 ordinary variation. 



FORESTRY. 



Forestry for farmers of Connecticut ( Connecticut State Sta. Forestry Pnh. I, pp. 

 4). — According to this bulletin the proportion of improved land in the State has 

 decreased since 1850 from 74.2 to 46 per cent. While the decrease in improved land 

 is attended with more intensive farming, the author believes that the unimproved 

 lands should be utilized to better advantage. Forestry plantings on such lands are 

 said to be remunerative, and very little of the wooded area of the State is said to 

 yield as great returns as it is capable of under proper management. 



Most of the woodlands of the State have been cut over at least once, and many of 

 them two or three times, so that there is comparatively little mature forest at the 

 present time. In order to utilize the present forest and to extend it as much as pi >s- 

 sible, arrangements have been made to bring about a better management of unim- 

 proved lands of the State through the forester, who will give expert advice on all 

 subjects pertaining to forestry. The conditions under which expert information 

 will be given are stated, and the owners of unimproved lands are urged to cooperate 

 with the forest department of the station. 



Forest planting in western Kansas, R. S. Kellogg (Z7. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau 

 of Forestry Bid. 52, pp. 52, pis. 7, map 1). — The investigations upon which this report 

 is based were made for the purpose of determining the kinds of forest trees best 

 adapted to western Kansas, and the methods of treatment which have proved most 

 successful. The region covered embraces that portion of Kansas west of the ninety- 

 ninth meridian, and also includes portions of Nebraska, Oklahoma, and eastern 

 Colorado. 



Notes are given on the physical features and climate of the region, together with a 

 discussion of the effect of forests on climate, use of shelter helts and wind-breaks, 

 and the planting of wood lots. Details are given of a number of artificial plantations, 

 of which the cost of planting, cultivation, and growth are shown. For the region 

 covered, the species recommended for different uses are as follows: Upland planting — 

 honey locust, Russian mulberry, Osage orange, and red cedar, with white elm, green 

 ash, hack berry, Scotch pine, and Austrian pine as promising. In river valleys all 

 of the above species do well, and in addition maybe added cottonwood, silver maple, 

 box elder, black walnut, and hardy catalpa. 



For hedges the author recommends honey locust, Osage orange, and Russian mul- 

 berry, while for commercial planting, where posts and other timbers are desired, 

 Osage orange, black locust, Russian mulberry, and hardy catalpa will give the best 

 results. For street and roadway planting the best trees are the honey locust, green 

 ash, white elm, and hackberry. Planting plans for a number of regions are suggested 

 and notes and measurements given on a number of plantations. 



