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berries will grow well on almost any well-drained soil that is free from 

 frost and reasonably fertile, care being taken tbat it is not infested 

 with white grnbs. It is advised to prepare the soil by plowing in the 

 fall, mulching with manure, and in the spring stirring the ground with 

 cultivators and harrows. The spring is preferred as the time for set- 

 ting out the plants, and for mats they are recommended to be set every 

 18 in. in 4-ft. rows; while for hills they may be placed 1 ft. apart in 3-ft. 

 rows. Winter protection should be given by mulching with swamp 

 hay. The beds should be renewed every second year. The following 

 varieties are recommended: Bubach, Crescent, Enhance, Greenville, 

 Haverland, Lovett, Muskingum, Parker Earle, and Warfield. 



Stravrberries, blackberries, and raspberries, S. T. Maynaed 

 {Massachusetts Hatch Sfa. Bui. 26, pp.13). — Descriptive notes and tabu- 

 lated data on 124 varieties of strawberries, 12 of blackberries, IS of red 

 and 20 of black raspberries. The yields were aifected by a hailstorm 

 and drought, but the relative production was not interfered with. The 

 strawberries were attacked by leaf blight, which was not wholly 

 checked by spraying with Bordeaux mixture. 



Fertilizer tests on grapes, A. L. Holladay ( Virginia 8ta. Bui. 35, 

 pp. 147-153). — For 3 years 10 i)lats of one fifth acre each, planted with 

 Norton grapes, were tested with various feitilizers calculated to i^ro- 

 vide either single fertilizing elements or different combinations. One 

 plat was left untreated for a check, and one was fertilized with a com- 

 plete fertilizer. The soil was red clay. The vines were sprayed 5 

 times every season to avoid interference from fungus diseases. The 

 results show that nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and i^otash are all required 

 foT" the best results at this location. Tables are given showing the 

 details of the experiment, which is to be continued. 



Tropical fruits in Florida, L. 0. Washburn {Florida Sta. Bid. 24, 

 pp. 26-31). — Seven acres at the Fort Myers substation are devoted to 

 tropical and semitropical fruits, Notes are given on cocoanuts, calioon 

 palm, sapodilla, mangosteen, mango, mammae apple, mammte sapota, 

 cherimoya {Anonacherimolia), star apple, Barbados cherry, date palm, 

 Spanish lime {Melicocca hijur/a), sour sop or ice-cream fruit {Anona muri- 

 cata), bread fruit {Arfocarpiis incisa), melon papaw {Garica papaya), 

 cashew nut {Anacardium occidentale), tamarind, cacao, guava, catley 

 guava, avocado pear {Persea gratissima), bamboo, royal palm, black 

 pepper, Chinese yam, cassava, royal poincianna, sugar apple, loqaat, 

 pecan, Otaheite gooseberry, almond, and citrus fruits. Many of the 

 varieties yielded larger and better fruits than are grown in Cuba and 

 other tropical countries, a fact supj)osed to be due to less excessive 

 rains and the winters giving a season of rest. 



Report of horticulturist, J. N. Whitner {Florida Sta. Bui. 24, pp. 

 13-15). — A brief report on the progress of the horticultural work of the 

 station, the character of the station soil being touched upon, and experi- 



