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]K'v acre ai-c cstiinatcd tVoiii the wciii'lits of one row of each vai'iotv. 

 The t)l)K'rvatioii-- made do not lead to conipk'tc and definite conclu- 

 sions re<>'ardinii' (lie I'elative merits of the several varieties. 



Foiutijc phiiits (|)|). -Ill— l-.")). — The foliowinii' were otowh last sea- 

 son: serradella. Sj^ciu/nhi iini.r'niui. sheep fodder (]''/<i(i rclD.sa)^ yel- 

 low lupine, xctches. lii-a/ilian Hour corn. Kaflir corn. Camaroon corn, 

 teosinte ( h' nchhi im I n.ru rhins) . and Caueasian prickly comfrey. 

 "• From the re-ults obtained "" it is inferred " that very few of these 

 l)lants merit a secor.'l trial." Compared with silau'e corn grown near 

 them, they were very Inferior as foraa'e cro]),-^. Several varieties of 

 grasses and clovers were also grown. 



lU'LLKTlX Xo. 4S ( STATION i. .VI'HIL. ISSlt. 



Iloinu ri/iri{.\i, l)i:i'Airr."MENT.* — I'otatoes. kalk, sc^iasites, axd 

 TOMATOES. L. R. TAF-r. M. S. (i)p. :)--_i7). — The o])servations of 1888 

 were confined for the most ])art to tomatoes, potatoes, kale, and hy- 

 bridized s(|uashes. Notes, weights, and i)hotogra[)lis Avere taken and 

 seeds saved. Frost and dry weather interfered with tests of other 

 plants. The hulletin is illustrated with four plates, containing six- 

 teen figures. 



P()f(it<>(>> (p]). ;>-(■»). — The tests were confined almost entirely to 

 nine varieties of seedlings sent for trial. The soil used in most of 

 the experiments was very light, and the plants were hadly injured 

 hy the di'ought. Notes regarding yield, appearance, quality, and 

 l)romise of each variety are given. Special attention w^as given 

 l^ringle's Hybridized potatoes. Some of the seedlings of this variety 

 were sent to persons in different i)arts of the State, and a jiortion of 

 their ivports are given. 



Kulc (pp. 6-8). — The nineteen varieties tested are described in 

 more or less detail. 



(' ross-fert'dhation of s<jii(ish<'s (pp. 8. D). — From experiments l)e- 

 gnn in 1887 the conclusion is drawn " that, under normal conditions, 

 the efi'ect of a cross is confined to the seeds.** The writer also states 

 in su,b~tance that while no general rule ought to b? deduced from 

 experiments with one ])lant, yet no investigator has bei'ii able " to 

 ])ro(luce fi'uits in which the ovary walls or receptacle were affected 

 by the ])ollen used." 



Tomatoei< (pp. U)-ll). — The tests included -JOO \•aI•ietie-^ or num- 

 bers. The results of the observations are given in tabular form. 



(1) Yaricfies n'cotn mended for phiiif'nu/. — In general the smooth 

 sorts ai'e to b? prefeiavd to the angular. Of the lattei'. however. 

 Extra P^ai-ly or Cluster (J.,andreth) "will |.erhai)s give best satis- 

 faction.'* For the table and cooking, tlie apple-»haped sorts (Ad- 

 vance and Ilathaway's Fxcel^ioi' for early, and the ("ai'dinal. l*ai'a- 

 gon. and Perfection groups are named) are recommended; for 



* Prof. L. H. Bailey had charge of tbi.s departuient luitil August, 18SS. In the 

 preparation of this Inilletin Professor Taft was assisted by Mr. C. S. Crandall. 



