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EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Necessity for a change in our methods of obtaining and introducing new- 

 varieties of fruit, T. BiCALL {Ontario Fruit Growers' Assn. Bpt. 1S9S, pp. S6-S8). — 

 This piii)er urt;es ffieater care in the selection, testing, tind reconiniendiTig of new 

 varieties, and advises that more extensive and scieutitic work in hybridizing and 

 cross fertilization lie undertaken. 



Soil preparation for orchards, N. Scunkideu {Her. Hort., 66 {1S94), No. 24, pp. 

 .'i77-579). — Directions for plowing, trenching, draining, and seasoning the ground 

 hefore planting fruit trees. 



Manuring of fruit trees, Held {WUrt. WoohetihJ. Landw., 1S04, No. 4S, p. G5r>). — 

 Bri(!f note on the iinjiortance, if good yields are expected. Rejilacing old trees with 

 strong yotnig ones is a'dvised. 



Manures and maniTring of fruit trees, N. Schneider {Bev. Hort., 66 {1SD4), No. 

 23, pp. 560-56-3). — A general account of the reiiuirenients of different soils and fruits 

 and the methods of applying the proper fertilizers. 



Manuring fruit trees, and increasing their productiveness (Z/sc/ir. /(r»r/ir. Ver. 

 Hefiseii, 1S94, No. :^S, pp. 22S, ■^29). 



Contributions to the subject of manuring vineyards ( WUrt. IVochenlil. Lanibr., 

 1S94, No. 51, 2>p. 705, 706). 



Modification of fruits by climate, J. Craig {Ontario Fruit Grou-crH' As.sn. Upl. 

 1893, pp. 61-63). — General remarks on the variation of the form, color, and quality 

 of different fruits, apples being chiefly considered. Cool, moist localities produce 

 more elongated fruits than do hotter, drier regions. Each variety is believed to 

 have a particular locality where its highest state of development is reached. 



Does mulching retard the maturity of fruits ? L. H. 15ailky {New York Cornell. 

 Sta. Rpt. JS93, pp. 249-262, pi. 1).—A reprint of Bulletin 59 of the station (E. S. R., 

 5, p. r.83). 



Electricity and plant growth ( 717//'/. Woehenhl. Landw., 1S94, No 4S, pp. 654, 655). 



Electro-horticulture, E. Wollny {Ztschr. landw. J'er. Ilessen, 1894, No. 49, pp. 

 401, ^a?).— Brief notes on some experiments with electricity in growing plants. 



Transmission of cuttings {Gard. Chron., 17 {1895), ser. 3, p. 79). — Directions are 

 given for the proper method of packing for successful transportation. 



Carbon dioxid in fruit shipping {Garden and Forest, 7 (1894), jp. 470). — Brief note 

 on recent experiments. 



SEEDS— WEEDS. 



The vitality of red clover seed, W. J. Beal {Agl. ScL, 8 (l^Oi), Ilo. 

 6-9, p. .284). — In 1S82 the author saved the seed front 50 heads of red 

 clover from 5 i^lants growing in as nearly the same conditions as pos- 

 sible. The seed was corked in glass bottles and kept most of the time 

 exi)osed to the light. In June, 1S94, 2 lots of 50 seeds each were taken 

 from each bottle and tested for germination with the following result: 



Germination of 12-year-old clorer seed. 



