948 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Gaz. New South Wales, ] J (1901), .Yo. 5, fv'-^'^^'-^*^-^)-— This report discusses the prog- 

 ress of the experimental work with wheat at the different experimental farms in 

 New h^onth Wales during 1900. 



The selection of wheat, C. Lemee [Bol. Ofic. Agr. Ganadera, 1 {1901), Oct., pp. 

 293-299). — This article discusses the improvement of wheat by selection, and gives 

 the results of a comparison of light and heavy grains for seed. 



Culture experiments with varieties of spring and winter wheat ( Mitt. Bent. 

 Landv. GeselL, 16 {1901), No. 40, pp. 221-229). — Nine varieties of spring wheat and 

 8 varieties of winter wheat are briefly described. 



The quality of wheat grown in Upper Bavaria in 1899, R. Ulrich ( Vrtljscltr. 

 Bai/iT. Landiv. Bath., G {1901), Xo. 2, pp. S21-S28). — Tables are given showing the 

 conditions under which the samples were grown, the weight of the grain, and its 

 germinative power. Deductions from these results are briefly given. 



Yields of the best varieties of wheat cultivated in Northern France, R. 

 L.WALLEE {Semaiiie A;/r., 21 {1901), Xos. 1061, p. 294; 1062, ]>p. 302, .:?0.j').— Fifteen 

 varieties of wheat are briefly described and the yields for 1900 and 1901 are given. 



The improvement of Egyptian w^heats, G. P. Foadex {Jour. Khediv. Agr. Soc. 

 and School Agr., 3 {1901), No. 4, pp. 162-169). — This article discusses wheat improve- 

 ment in general. 



The Algerian durum wheats, C. S. Scofield ( U. S. iJcpf. Agr., Bureau of Plant 

 Industry Bui. 7, pp. 43, pl»- 18). — This l)ulletin contains a classified list of 31 varieties 

 of Algerian durum wheats and descriptions of the same with key. The object of a 

 descriptive classification of wheat varieties is discussed and the general character of 

 durum wheats with special reference to the soil and climate best suited to their 

 culture is briefly described. The classification and descriptions of the varieties are 

 based on differences in the head and grain. The structure of the head, the characters 

 of the grain, and the relative value of the different characters are briefly noted. In 

 addition to the description a flgure of a representative head of each variety is given. 



How can Germany dispense with foreign wheats richer in gluten than 

 those of her own production? P. Holdefleiss (Fahling's Landv. Ztg.,50 {1901), 

 No. 18, pp. 630-634). — A discussion of the question. 



Agriculture and plant breeding in Denmark in 1900, T. C. Westh {Enkelte 

 tnvk af landhrugcts jorddi/rk))i)tg og jtlauteknitur I Daitmarl: red aar 1900. Aarhus: L. 

 Bech, 1900, pp. <?7).— This publication consists of a series of articles and reports by 

 different writers and investigators. Types of Danish soils, meadows, and moor- 

 lands, and the cost of producing agricultural products in Denmark are discussed, and 

 the results of plant breeding with sugar beets and wheat and of fertilizer experi- 

 ments are reported. 



HORTICULTURE. 



Asparagus — its culture for home use and for market, F. M. Hexamer {Nexo 

 York: Orange Judd Co., 1901, pp. 168, Jigs. 4S). — This purports to be "a practical 

 treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and jireserving of aspara- 

 gus, with notes on its history and botany." Directions for both the field culture 

 and forcing of asparagus are given, methods of canning and drying noted, and the 

 insects and diseases affecting the plants described, suggestions being given regarding 

 their control. The work of the experiment stations has been drawn on to a consid- 

 erable extent in the preparation of the book, and methods of growers in different 

 sections of the country outlined. The work does not pretend to be original, but 

 summarizes in a popular way the methods of the best asparagus growers at the pres- 

 ent time. 



A list of American varieties of peppers, W. W. Tracy, Jr. ( U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Bureau of Plant Industnj Bui. 6, pp. 19). — A list of per; ers, including all the varieties 

 catalogued by seedsmen in the United States and Canada for the year 1901, is given, 



