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of tlie fruit. Potash, either in the form of wood ashes or muriate of pot- 

 ash, is the most important element, though phosphoric acid may also be 

 applied by means of bone fertilizers. The necessary nitrogen can easily 

 be obtained by means of tillage and green crops, of which vetch, field 

 peas, and crimson clover are especially recommended. 



A new method of budding, R. H. Price ( Texas Sta. Rpt. 1893, p. 

 414). — A brief note on a method of budding trees and cuttings during 

 the winter, when the sap is dormant. A slice of bark was cut down 

 the stock and left attached at the lower end. Part of the top of the 

 loose slip was then cut oif and the bud fitted over the cut place and 

 bound firmly on with a piece of raffia. The stocks were kept in sphag- 

 num moss until spring, when all but one of the 50 young ])each trees 

 used in the experiment were found to have firmly "knit," and made 

 strong shoots in the growing season. 



Hardy grapes, J. Fisher {Trans. Mass. Hort. Soc. 18!M, pt. J, 

 X^l). 39-52). — An account of 40 years of experience in grape growing, 

 with recommendations in regard to the cultivation of the vine and 

 remarks on the hardiness of various varieties. A somewhat clayey, 

 sloping ground is recommended, the vines to be pruned by the renewal 

 system, trained on trellises, fertilized with barnyard manure and a 

 special formula of commercial fertilizers, consisting of sulphate of pot- 

 ash, 225 lbs..; sulphate of ammonia, 100 lbs.; nitrate of soda, 200 lbs.; 

 South Carolina floats, 200 lbs. ; sulphate of magnesia, 50 lbs., and plaster, 

 75 lbs. per acre. The Concord grajie is regarded as the hardiest and 

 most valuable variety to be grown. A discussion of the jiaper follows, 

 bringing out various points in regard to pruning and marlvcting. 



Nut culture for North Carolina, W. A. Taylor {Isforth Carolina 

 Sta. Bui. 105, pp. 273-270). — An article reprinted from the Thirteenth 

 Annual Report of the North Carolina Horticultural Society. Brief notes 

 on the varieties of nuts best adapted for cultivation in the State. The 

 black walnut, butternut, mockernut, and shellbark hickory are con- 

 sidered not worth planting for their nuts; but European and Japanese 

 chestnuts, pecans, and Persian or English walnuts [Juglans rcg'ia) are 

 recommended. Of chestnuts. Paragon, Eidgely, Numbo, Giant, Early 

 Prolific, and Superb are advised ; of pecans, Faust, Frotscher, Jewett, 

 Ribera, Stuart, Turkey Egg, and Van Deman; of walnuts, Chaberte, 

 Franquette, Mayette, and Prj^ei)arturiens. It is thought that probably 

 a Japanese walnut {Juglans sieholdiana) may be found suitable. 



Flowering bulbs in North Carolina and their propagation for 

 florists' use, W. F. Massey {North Carolina iSta. Bui. 107, pp. 323-344, 

 figs. 22). — General remarks on the growing of flowering bulbs and the 

 open field for their cultivation in the State. Cultural directions are 

 given for the amaryllis, freesia, Hyacinthus candicans, gladiolus, Roman 

 hyacinth, Richardia ethiopica, Lilium candidum, L. longijlorum, narcis- 

 sus, tuberose, and tulip. As an appendix is quoted an article by C. L. 

 AlleUji advocating the cultivation of Roman hyacinths in North Caro- 



^ New York Florists' Exchange, August, 1894. 



