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the period 1912 to 1914, pollination of cherries, the management of cherry- 

 orchards, commercial status of cherry growing in New York, cherry diseases, 

 and insects. Chapter 4 describes in detail the leading varieties of cherries 

 and chapter 5 the minor varieties of cherries. The work concludes with a 

 bibliography and references. 



The most important varieties are illustrated in colors and all information 

 that was thought would be helpful in breeding cherries, as well as to students 

 of ecology and of plant distribution, has been included. As in the previous 

 fruit books some prominence is given in footnotes to biographical sketches of 

 persons connected with the development of the cherry industry. 



The cherry in Ontario, E. F. Palmee (Ontario Dept. Agr. Bui. 230 (1915), 

 pp. 40, figs. 16). — ^A popular treatise on cherry culture with special reference 

 to Ontario. It reviews the status of the industry, and discusses the relative 

 importance of sweet and sour cherries; methods of propagation; location and 

 soil; planting; cultivation; fertilization; pruning; picking, packing, and pack- 

 ages ; markets ; cost of production ; insect jjests and fungus diseases and their 

 control ; and varieties. 



The following short articles by Ontario cherry growers are appended: Cherry 

 Culture, by G. A. Robertson (pp. 32-35) ; Sour Cherry Culture, by H. Leavens 

 (pp. 35-38) ; and Sour Cherry Culture, by P. E. Angle (pp. 3.S-40). 



Smudging an orchard with native material in Alabama, R. E. Malone 

 (Alabama Tuskegee Sta. Bui. 28, pp. 8). — This bulletin describes a successful 

 experiment in smudging a large peach orchard at the Tuskegee Station as a 

 protection against spring frost. Materials such as peach prunings, pine boughs, 

 sawdust, and tar were used in the smudge piles. Loblolly pine boughs were 

 especially valuable for making a smudge. The author is of the opinion that 

 smudging, in addition to saving the peach crop, assisted in forcing out the 

 bloom early. 



Marketing Georgia peaches, C. W. Baxter (Canada Dept. Agr., Fruit Div. 

 Circ. 1 (1915), pp. 7). — This comprises a concise statement relative to general 

 conditions obtaining In the peach-growing sections of Georgia, together with 

 an account of the Georgia Fruit Exchange and exchange marketing methods. 



The use of phylloxera-resistant stock, I, M. Bltjnno (Dept. Agr. N. 8. 

 Wales, Farmers' Bui. 80 (1914), pp. 88, figs. 14). — ^The author reviews the 

 results secured in various countries in using phylloxera-resistant stock for 

 Vinifera varieties of grapes, and presents considerable data on the behavior of 

 several varieties grafted on different stocks in New South Wales. A summary 

 is also given of the experience of many growers near Sydney in the use of 

 phylloxera-resistant stocks. 



The past and present of American viticulture in Tuscany, V. Racah (Atti 

 R. Accad. Econ. Agr. Georg. Firenze, 5. ser., 12 (1915), No. 1, pp. 48-68). — This 

 paper consists of a short exposition on the progress of reconstituting phylloxera- 

 infested vineyards in the various Provinces of Tuscany, with special reference to 

 the use and value of different American grape species as resistant stocks. 



Papaw and papain, H. F. Macmillan (Trop. Agr. [Ceyloni, ^^ (1915), No. 3, 

 pp. 119-184, pis. 2). — This comprises notes on the botany of the papaya (Carica 

 papaya), including a detailed description of the fruit, methods of propagation 

 and cultivation, and the collection, preparation, properties, and commerce of 

 papain. 



Pecan growing in Georgia, J. W. Firor (Bui. Ga. State Col. Agr., No. 82 

 (1915), pp. 24, figs. 5). — A discussion of pecan culture based upon the literature 

 of this subject, experiences of practical pecan men, and the results of studies 

 and exj)eriments conducted at the college during the past three years. 



