56 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Report of the assistant horticulturist, C. E. HuNN (Neiv York State S!a. lipt. 

 1S92, mi. 6S2-G9G, 700). — Notes ou the varieties of strawberries, raspberries, blackber- 

 ries, currants, gooseberries, and Leans grown at the station, with tabulated data for 

 the strawberries and raspberries, directions for spraying with Bordeaux mixture, 

 and a description of the rose bug. 



Thirtj^-four varieties of potatoes and 25 of tomatoes are listed in the order of 

 their productiveness. 



Fruit-Growers' Association of Ontario. — Among the articles in the Twenty- 

 fifth Annual Report of the Fruit-Growers' Association of Ontario, 1893, are the fol- 

 lowing: Modification of fruits by climate, J.Craig; Notes on the chemistry of the 

 copper salt fuugicides, F. T. Shutt; and Desirable ornamental trees, shrubs, and 

 plants, W. Saunders. 



Horticultural experiments and notes, J. T. Stixson (Arlcansas Sta. Ept. 1893, pp. 

 35-62).— A reprint of Bulletin 21 of the station (E. S. R., 4, p. 828). 



Reports of the annual meetings of the Viticultural Society of Cognac for 1893 

 and 1894. — These comprise reports from the administrative council on the general 

 work of the society and of the station for viticulture, a special report by the director 

 of the fetation on vine culture in Cognac, a report to the Minister of Agriculture review- 

 ing the work done under the direction of the society, and a paper by the director 

 of the station for viticulture on soils in diflerent parts of Cognac. 



Dictionnaire d'Horticulture, parti, D. Bois (Pans ; P. Elinclcsieck, 1S93, pp. 

 160, figs. 112). — This new work is more on the order of an encyclopedia than of a dic- 

 tionary. It is the work of 27 contributors, and is advertised to be issued in 8 parts, 

 with over 1,000 illustrations, many of them colored. This first part comprises from 

 A to Bamhvsa. 



Gardening for Farmers, F. J. C. Jensen {Ci^enhagen: 1894, fourth edition). 



Danish Gardening, F. J. C. Jensen {Copenhagen: 1894, sixth edition). 



Window Gardening, F. J. C. Jensen {Copenhagen: 1894, sixth edition). 



FORESTRY. 



Forest trees, B. C. Buffum {Wyoming Sta. Bui. 17, pp. 34, 35). — A brief mention 

 of cottouwoods and Russian willows grown at the experiment farms for Avind- 

 breaks, and honey locust for hedge. Ash and elm are also being grown, and all are 

 doing well. 



The theory and practice of forest management, Dorrer {Forst. u Jagdw., 70 

 {1894), pp. 165-171). 



The influence of removing dead trees on the growth of those remaining, M. 

 KUNZE {Tharand. Forst. Jahrhuch., 44 {1894), No. 1, pp. 1-4S). 



Investigations concerning the structure and properties of oak timber {Zlschr. 

 naturw. Forst., 3 {1894), No. 5, pp. 193-203). 



Comparative anatomical studies of pine and larch wood, A. Burgerstkin 

 {Denkschriftf. kaiserl. Acad. Wissensch. Math, natur. Classe, 59 {1893), p)p. 395-432; 

 als. in Bot. Centhl., 58 {1894), No. 6, pp. 214, 215). 



Sunshine through the woods, B. D. Halsted {Pop. Sex. Monthly, 1894, July, pp. 

 31S-S22). — Describes a method of making solar prints of wood. 



