456 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



erating organs obtain an unequal or disproportionate growth, and the fecundation is 

 bad or else noneffective; consequently the flowers 2'rove abortive." Where phos- 

 phatic and potash fertilizers are applied to the orchard in February, nitrogenous fer- 

 tilizers like nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammonia should be applied in June. 

 The author considers it a mistake to apply manures to oranges in August, for the 

 same reasons that apple orchards are not fertilized at this time of year. 



Where it is desii-able to hold the oranges on the trees for spring sales, the author 

 considers it necessary to use a formula of mixed fertilizers, applied as follows: The 

 superphosphate, the organic jnanure, and half of the potash salt should be applied 

 in February; half of the nitrogenous mineral fertilizers and the remainder of the 

 potash salt in July; the other half of the nitrogenous fertilizers, together with 400 

 or 500 kg. of gyjjsum, should be applied in September; and 10 or 12 days after the 

 sulphate of iron. ' ' The gypsum and the sulphate of iron tend to fix the fruit on the 

 tree, and at the same time, by repressing the excessive growth of the wood and leaf, 

 direct a great part oi the fertilizing elements which might have been monopolized 

 there to the fruit." 



It is believed that the formulas recommended for oranges will apply equally well 

 to lemons, citrons, and limes on similar soils, adding in each case from 10 to 12 per 

 cent more of nitrogenous fertilizers, since under similar ciinditions these fruits require 

 greater amounts of nitrogen than do oranges. 



Notes on strawberries, L. R. T.\ft and M. L. De.vn {MicltUjnv ,Sta. Bid. 189, 

 pp. 111-119). — This is a report on varieties of strawberries, similar in character to 

 tho.se previously rendered (E. S. R., 11, p. 931 ). The bloonung and ripening periods, 

 vigor, hardiness, percentage of bloom killed by frost, productiveness, size, form, 

 color, quality, and firmness of the fruit are tabulated for 144 different varieties grown 

 at the station. Fifty-three of the varieties are described in ])rief paragraphs. Frost 

 affected a number of varieties. The loss was greatest with those varieties whose 

 flowers were not protected l)y foliage, and whose petals were open. As a rule, only one 

 flower upon a fruit stock was affected. Of the newer sorts fruited in 1900, H. and H., 

 Echo, Emma, Gamage, Gladstone, Stouffer, Johnson Early, and WooU are consid- 

 ered the most promising. Some of the older varieties which have stood at the head 

 of the list for a number of years at the station, and which still maintain their posi- 

 tion, are Excelsior, Haverland, AVarfield, Clyde, Bubach, and Brandywine. 



Modern cranberry culture; essential principles of the business (A'HraZ New 

 Yorker, 60 {1901) , Nos. 2684, p. 465; 2685, p. 482; 2686, p. 499). — A popular presenta- 

 tion of all the details of modern cranberry culture, from the clearing of the land to 

 picking and shipping the crop. 



The grape in Oregon. I, Western Oregon, E. R. Lake et al. ( Oregon Sta. Bui. 

 66, pp. 63-84, figs. 10) . — A popular bulletin on grape culture in western Oregon, the 

 purpose of which is to encourage grape growing for home consumption. The varieties 

 growing at the station are' described and cultural directions given for growing grapes 

 in the different sections of the Willamette Valley. 



"Among the best of the varieties that have Ijeen thoroughly tested in Oregon are 

 Concord, Worden, Moore, and Eaton for ]}lack grapes; Niagara, Diamond, and Green 

 Mountain for white gra])es, and Delaware and Brighton for red grapes. All of these 

 varieties will yield well and ripen perfectly in a favorable season and can not fail to 

 give satisfaction, except that Worden will be found too soft for shipment. Do not 

 attempt to grow such varieties as Black Hamburg, Sweetwater, or Muscat; they are 

 not well adapted to this climate." 



Grapes and wine: The grape in vineyards, gardens, and grape houses; 

 wine, its preparation, distillation, and diseases, P. Jamain, G. Bei-lair, and 

 C. MoREAU [La rigiic ct le rin. La rigne dans les vignobles, lesjardins et Jesserres; le vin, 

 sa preparation., sa distillation, .ses maladies. Paris: Octave Doin, 1901, ]ij>. 956, figs. 

 S57). — This comprehensive volume purports to be a complete study of the vine, con- 



