SEEDS WEEDS. 903 



FORESTRY. 



Osier culture, P. Mouillefurt {Prog. Agr. et Fit., 12 {1895), No. 7, pp. 178-179). 



The bull pine in the West, C. A. Keffer ( Garden and Forest, 8 (1895), pp. 1^3, 1G4).-— 

 Notes are given of Pinus ponderosa, showing its adaptability for planting in the 

 Western States. 



The Scotch pine in the "West, C. A. Keffer {Ga7-den and Forest, 8 {1895), p. 142). — 

 The author states that where this tree has survived the first year no conifer givea 

 better results in the West where tried than this one. 



The white pine in the West, C. A. Keffer {Garden and Forest, 8 {1895), p. 132). 



Pinus banksiana in the Nebraska sand hills, C. A. Keffer {Garden and Forest, 

 8 {1895), pp. 152, 153). — A favorable report is given of experiments to grow this tree 

 in the sand hills of western Nebraska. 



Trees of minor importance for A?v^estern planting, C. A. Keffer {Garden and 

 Forest, 8 {1895), pp. 122, 123). — Notes are given on ailanthus, Kentucky coffee trees, 

 Russian poplars, and willows, sycamore, basswood or linn, plums, aud choke and 

 sand cherries. 



Forestry and the abandoned farm, C. S. Plumb {Garden and Forest, 8 {1895), p. 162), 



Forestry at Michigan Agricultural College, W. J. Beal {Garden and Forest, 8 

 {1895), pp. 148, 149). 



Ornamental, forest, and shade trees, E. S. Richman ( Utah Sta. Bui. 37, pp. 11, 

 12). — Note on the trees growing at the station, the poplars being recommended as 

 the most promising for general forestry purposes, while it is believed that the grow- 

 ing of some of the hard-wood trees, such as the black and white walnuts and ash, 

 can probably be made rotitable. 



Forest trees, B. C. Buffum ( Wyoming Sta. Bpt. 1894, pp. 34, 35). — A reprint from 

 Bulletin 17 of the station (E. S. R., 6, p. 56). 



SEEDS— WEEDS. 



Further studies of the ^veed seeds found in American clover 

 seed, O. Burghard {Landw. Vers. Stat., 45 {1895), JSfo. 5 and c, pp. 

 469-476, tables 2). — This article is a continuation of a previous paper ^ <tt' 

 the author on the origin of American clover seed as determined by the 

 accompanying weed seeds. In the present article detailed descriptions 

 are given of what the author considers some of the more characteris- 

 tic weed seeds found in clover seed imported from this country. The 

 following are described and most of them are illustrated by means of 

 photogravures: Teucrium canadense, Etiphorhia ;preslii, Phacelia tanacet- 

 ifoUaj Fasimlum Iceve, P. ciliatifolium, Solanacew " JE," Euphorhia " i>," 

 Tiliacew "A," Ryoseris scahra, Hedeoma pulegeoides, and Plantago hooJcm 

 eriana [probably P. aristata]. 



Effect of alkaloids on the germination and development of 

 seeds, M. Mosso {Arch. ital. Biol., vol. 21, p. 231; abs. in Chem. Ztg., 

 18 {1894), No. 102,Repert.,p. 328). — The author made an investigation of 

 the effect of various alkaloids on the germination and growth of seeds 

 of Phaseolus multiflorus. The following were used in solutions of 0.0001, 

 0.0005, 0.001, 0.005, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 2 gm. in 100 cc. distilled 



' Landw. Vers. Stat., 43 (1893), No. 3 and 4, p. 239 (E. S. R., 5, p. 911). 



