CONTENTS. V 



I'age. 



The onltnro of the Castilloa ru])l>or, F. Kosohny 651 



Tlie influence of darknt'ss (tn the development of flowers, N. Beulaygne 651 



TuberouH-rooted begonias as l)edding ])lants, J. W. Withers 651 



C'arn'ations; topjiing i)lants in the Held, A. M. Ilerr 651 



JJenching carnations, C. W. Ward, J.. E. Marquisee, and J. Hartshorne 652 



The intlnence of int-andest'ent lights on carnation culture 652 



Carnation hybrids, Anielung 652 



Ke« ent chrvsantheniuni literature, C. H. Payne 652 



O'mrrdrUi sU'll<tla 652 



Horticultural monograph of the lilacs, L. Henry 652 



Newer lilies, .7 . G. Baker 652 



H yl )rid stoi-k fur grafting roses 652 



Horticultural monograpli on roses, J. Geronie 652 



Tecomas, H. NehrHng 652 



Wind-breaks and frost, J. Hoffman 653 



Growing evergreens from seed, C. Wedge 653 



Henderson's ])icturesque gardens and ornamental gardening illustrated 653 



Gardens old and new — the country house and its garden environment 653 



FORESTRY. 



Observations on forest meteorology, E. de Drouin de Bouville 653 



Forestry planting for southern ]\[innesota, H. W. Poole 654 



Forestry at Coteau Substation in southwestern Minnesota 654 



Investigations conducted by the Bureau of Forestry in Nebraska, W. L. Hall . 654 



The forest and water resources of Washington, A. D. Foster 654 



Tree planting on idle lands in New England, J. D. Lyman 654 



The outlook fur forestrv in the Philijipines 655 



The f(jrests of New South Wales, J. H . Maiden 655 



On the improvement and renovation of beech forests in Ardennes, L. Claude. 655 



Handbook ot German dune protection, P. Gerhardt 655 



Durability of timber 655 



Wood preserving by i>ainting with or immersing in tar oils, E. P. Schoch 656 



SEEDS — -WEEDS. 



On the color and weight of red-clover seed, C. Fruwirth 656 



Seed coats of angiosperms and gymnosperms and their develojjment, J. J. 



Attenia /. 656 



Study of corneous endosperm of leguminous seed, M. Goret 656 



The germination of seed plants, A. J. J. Vandevelde 656 



On the action of formaldehyde on germination, R. Windisch 656 



Germination of wheat treated with copper sulphate, E. Demoussy 657 



Stimulating the gernunation of teak seed 657 



Deci<luous tree seeds, (t. W. Strand 657 



On the germination of half-ripe dodder seed, W. Kinzel 658 



The sprouting of cocklebur seeds, E. E. Masterman 658 



Weeds of Montana, J. W. Blankinship 658 



An experiment on the eradication of weeds in meadows, R. Aderhold 658 



Experiments in the destruction of wild mustard and wild radishes, E. Marre . 658 



DISEASES OF PLANTS. 



Notes on fungus diseases of plants, J. Ray 659 



Result of experiments for the jirevention t)f bunt in wheat, W. Farrer 659 



( )bservationH on the pro])agation of api)le-tree canker, Descours-Desacres 660 



The canker fungus 660 



Root rf)t of ])eaches, sugar prunes, and apricots, H. von Schrenk 660 



Pear blight on the Pacific Coast, N. }i. Pierce 660 



A cherry disease, F. Corboz 661 



F'ungus and insect enendes of citrus fruits and their prevention, (i. (I'l'tra 661 



Collar rot in cdtrus trees, W. J. A lien 661 



A cure for orange-root rot 661 



Diseases of pineapi)les, C. W. Mally 661 



Report of agricultural chemical experiment station in Spalato, F. (tuozdenovic. 661 



Effects of lightning and gelivure on grajievines, L. Ravaz and A. Bonnet 661 



Gelivure, gummosis, etc. , P. Viala 662 



