CONTENTS. in 



FIELD CROPS. 



Pago. 



Report on experimental work of the Palur station for 1913-14, Mehta 130 



A handbook of Nebraska grasses, Wilcox, Link, and Pool 131 



The Spanish grasses of northern Africa, Manetti 131 



Agave. — Its culture and exploitation, Michotte 131 



First series of researches vnth reference to red clover breeding, Gmelin 131 



Genetic and cytological study of certain types of albinism in maize. Miles 131 



Perjugate cotton hybrids, Marshall 132 



Relation of density of stand and yield in cotton, Shreder 133 



Close planting of cotton to avoid frost injuries, Shreder 133 



Flax culture. Freeman 133 



Germination of hemp seed, Consolani 133 



Experiments on lime requirements of lupines, von Seelhorst et al 133 



Yields of native prickly pear in southern Texas, Griffiths 134 



Report of the prickly pear traveling commission, Johnston and Tryon 1.34 



On the inbreeding of rye, von Riimker and Leidner 134 



Physiological studies of Bacillus radicicola of soy bean, Wilson 134 



Can sodium replace potash as a nutrient for sugar beets? Kriiger 135 



Loss in tonnage of sugar beets by drying, Shaw 135 



Variation in content of sugar in beets during second year, Munerati et al 135 



Contribution on the biology and valuation of beet seeds. Plant 135' 



Results in breeding and selection of sugar cane at Sempalwadak, Java, Quintus. 136 



The structure of the stomata of the sugar cane, Kuyper 136 



Sugar cane, its cultivation and gul manufacture. Knight J 136 



Conservation of soil moisture in the cane fields, Crawley and Cady 136 



Stripping of cane, Crawley 136 



Using cane tops for planting, Rosenfeld 136 



Tobacco mutations, Hayes 137 



Tobacco breeding in Dalmatia, Preissecker 137 



Report of cultural and variety tests with wheat, Nelson and Osborn 137 



Spring wheat in the Great Plains: Relation of cultural methods, Chilcott et al . . 137 



Tillering of spring wheat, Vorobev 138 



Pure seed law. Cooper 138 



Pm'e seed law 138 



Weed seeds in farm lands, Fryer 138 



The destruction of weeds by the use of sulphuric acid, Rabate 139 



Weeds: How to control them, Cox 139 



HORTICULTURK. 



Experiments in growing greenhouse crops on muck or humus soils, Thompson. . 139 



Grafting the eggplant on Solarium torbum, Van Hermann 139 



Tomatoes for North Dakota, Werner 140 



The pollination and fertilization of fruit trees, Pescott 140 



Fruits for Minnesota planting 140 



An orchard survey of Jefferson County, Jeffries 140 



Fire pots as a protection against frost, Davis 141 



Some common spray mixtures, Vv'atkins 141 



Cost of distributing, Powell 141 



[Papain extraction experiments], Watts 141 



Strawberry growing in Arkansas, Wicks 142 



Strawberry varieties, Taylor 142 



Strawberry supply and distribution in 1914, Sherman, Walker, and Schleussner . 142 



Grape culture, with special reference to eastern Oregon, Allen 142 



Pruning and training young \T.nes, Ravaz 142 



Preventable causes of grape loss, Bioletti 143 



The partridge berry ( Vaccinium vitis-idxa), Torrey 143 



Some recent literature on nuts and nut growing 143 



Preliminary report on the Persian walnut, Deming 143 



Conifers: Their usages, plantings, and enemies, Kelly 143 



Tree planting in streets. Farmer 143 



The amatem- garden. Cable 143 



Orchid cultivation and its bearing upon evolutionary theories, Costantin 143 



