52 EXPERIMENT STATION BECORD. 



vineyard during 1900. Of these varieties Rockwood is considered deserving of 

 special mention as the best of the very early black grapes. For market purposes, 

 Concord, Ives, Delaware, Brighton, Moore Diamond, and Niagara are recommended. 



Grapes, C. C. Newman {South Carolina Sta. Bui. 58, pp. 27, pis. 18). — A popular 

 bulletin on grape culture, including the laying out of the vineyard, planting, culti- 

 vation, pruning, training, trellises, spraying, selection of varieties, etc. 



Ring'ing [Amer. Gard., 22 {1901), No. 328, pp. 245, 246). — A general discussion of 

 the effects of ringing plants to produce earliness of fruit, with a review of L. Daniel's 

 experiments in ringing herbaceous plants. In Daniel's works, when cabbage and 

 Brussels sprouts were ringed, the results of the operation were seen in the more open 

 heart or head, comlnned with a decrease in size; Avith the kohl-rabi a bulb was 

 formed above the wr)und, showing that the bulb is a product of the elaborated or 

 descending sap. The bulb was modified in form somewhat, being drawn out some- 

 thing like a gourd. In the case of ruta-bagas the operation was performed below the 

 tuft of leaves. As a result the leaves liecame elongated and the root developed in 

 the form of an abundant mass of fibers. With these j^lants the conclusion is reached 

 that ringing is of no i)ractical value whatever. With eggjjlants the size of the fruit 

 was nearly doubled })y ringing, and with tomatoes the size was increased consider- 

 ably, as was also the (juantity, but the quality was somewhat deficient. The results 

 with these plants point out the value of the operation in developing these fruits for 

 exhibition jmrjio^^es. 



The Kniffin method of grape pruning, C. A. Keffkr ( Unir. Tennessee Record, 

 4 {1901) , No. 1, pp. 56, 57, figs. 2). — A popular description of this method. 



"Waxed paper bauds for grafting grapes {Ber. K. Lehranst. Obst. Wein u. 

 Gartenhau, Geisenheim, 1899-1900, p. 42) . — Parchment paper bands were waxed with 

 the following mixture: One-third resin, one-third beeswax, and one-third crude 

 turpentine. The paper was 3 cm. wide and 20 cm. long. These strips were tightly 

 bound around the grafts and gave very satisfactory results. 



First steps in ampelography: A guide to facilitate the recognition of 

 vines, M. Mazade {Melbourne: Govt., 1900, pp. 95, figs. 43) . — Translated by R. Dubois 

 and W. P. Wilkinson from the French. A simple guide for the recognition of the 

 more prominent species and varieties of European and American grapes. 



Introduction to Roumanian ampelography, G. N. Nicoleano {Introduction 

 a V AmpelograpMe Roumaine. Bucharest: Govt. , 1900, pp. 152, pis. 12, figs. 54). — Treats 

 of the varieties of grapes grown in Roumania, climate, soils of different provinces, 

 history of grape culture in the State, production and value of the crop, and gives 

 careful descriptions and plate illustrations of all the more important varieties, with 

 analyses of many wines, etc. 



Chestnut cultivation in France, J. C. Covert ( U. S. Consular Rpts., 65 {1901), No. 

 246, pp. 304-308) . — French varieties of chestnuts are briefly described, their uses — 

 especially in confectionery — noted, and the belief expressed that French chestnuts 

 might be profitably grown in naany places in the United States, especially along the 

 coast of Lake Erie near Cleveland. In the preparation of glaced chestnuts the meats 

 are peeled and boiled and placed for 3 days in vanilla sirup, after which they are 

 drained, coated thinly with vanilla, and put up in fancy packages for shipment. It 

 is believed this industry could be profitably undertaken in the United States, where 

 sugar is 50 per cent cheaper than in France. 



A practical guide to garden plants, J. Weathers {London: Longmans, Green 

 & Co. {1901), pp. XII + 1192, figs. 163). — This work contains descriptions of the 

 hardiest and most beautiful annuals and biennials; hardy herbaceous and bulbous 

 perennials; hardy water and bog plants; flowering and ornamental trees and shrubs; 

 hardy ferns, bamboos, and other ornamental grasses; also an account of the best 

 kinds of fruits and vegetables that may be grown in the open air in the British 

 Islands, with practical instructions as to culture and propagation. The work is well 



