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yield of grapevines trained to single stakes and grown on the European 

 renewal system as compared with tliat of vines trained to trellises. 

 Ten varieties were employed in the test, and a table is given showing 

 the details of the experiment. The advantage appeared to be m favor 

 of the trellis system, on account of its allowing the vines to be moie 

 oi)en and so better utilize the summer heat for the ripening of the 

 grapes. 



The effect of summer jiruning was tried on some of the stake-trained 

 vines, which gave much more evenly ripened crops than did uiipruiied 

 vines. 



Fruits, S, A. Bedford ( Canada Exjytl Farms Rpt. 18!)3, pp. 2r)7-:26i),— 

 Xotes on appleSj crab ap[)les, plums, cherries, currants, gooseberries, 

 raspberries, and blackberries grown at the Manitoba Experimental 

 Farin. The apide trees were planted in 1880 in 2 lots, one on a hill 

 facing south and the other on lower land with a northern exposure. 

 The first orchard is but slightly protected by snow during the winter, 

 and in consequence the trees suffer considerably. The trees facing 

 north are protected by from 5 to 10 ft. of snow every winter and endure 

 but trifling loss. The blackberries were nearly all killed, and the 

 majorities of the varieties of other fruits tested proved too tender for 

 the climate. 



Experiments with cauliflowers, J. Craig {Canada Exptl. Farms Bpt. 1803, pp. 118, 

 119), — Notes and tabulated data on 28 varieties of cauliflowers, Gilt Edge, Snowball, 

 Giant White Pearl, and Early Snowball giving most satisfaction among the early 

 varieties, and Large Algiers, Autumn Giant, and Giant Purple Early among the 

 late. 



Report on ginger crops in -Jamaica, W. Fawcett {Abs. in Amer. Jour. Pharm., 

 24 {18D4), Xo. 12, pp. r,0-;->59G). 



Onion cultivation in Egypt ( BuJ. Bof. Dept. Jamaica, 1 {1894), No. 8 and 9, pp. 

 lol-l-jo). — Notes on the cultural methods employed. 



Peppermint culture, J. J. Willis {Gard. Chron., 16 {1894), Xo. 412, p. o94).— Brief 

 mention of the industry, with notes on the cultivation and statistics of the yield and 

 recommendations for its extended culture, which is shown to be not difficult. 



Salsify, C. L. Newmax {Arkansas Sta. Bui. 28, pp. 95, 96). — Notes ou the growing 

 of salsify and directions for its cultivation. Transplanted plants produced a yield 

 about 12 per cent larger than those not transplanted. Recipes for cooking salsify 

 are included, and its more extended culture recommended. 



Tomatoes, L. H. Bailev and L. C. Corbett {Xew York Cornell Sta. Rpt. 1893, 

 pp. 257-301, fifjs. 4).—X reprint of Bulletin 45 of the station (E. S. R., 4, p. 547). 



Some troubles of vrinter tomatoes, L. H. Bailey {Xew York Cornell Sta. Rpt. 

 1892, pp. 213-224).— X reprint of Bulletin 43 of the station (E. S. R., 4, p. 352). 



The cultivation of vegetables, W. Harris {Bui. Bot. Dept. Jamaica, 1 {1894), 

 Xo. 7, pp. 112-115). — Remarks on the scanty- cultivation of most garden vegetables 

 in St. Andrew, West Indies, and recommendations for their more general growing, 

 with directions for the culture of several of the more important kinds. 



Vegetables, S. A. Bedfori) {Canada Exptl. Farms Rpt. 1893, pp. 267-269).— Notes 

 and tabulated data on varieties of corn, lettuce, cauliflower, rhuliarb, and tomatoes 

 tested at the Manitoba Experimental Farm. The early varieties jiroduced fair 

 yields. 



Miscellaneous vegetables, T. A. Sharpe {Canada Exptl. Farms Rpt. 1893, pp. 



