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tral Texas between the districts adapted to the hard red winter wheats and the 

 soft red winter wheats. The varieties of soft red winter wheat and of soft 

 white winter wheat best adapted for each State of the different sections of the 

 country under discussion are enumei'ated. 



A classification is given of the adapted varieties, grouped according to some 

 of the most obvious and most easily determined characters. 



Some Kentucky weeds and poisonous plants, H. Garman {Kentucky Sta. 

 Bui. 183 (1914), PP- 255-339, pl.i. 43). — This lists and describes some poisonous 

 plants and weeds found in pasture land and meadow fields in Kentucky, and 

 notes ergot and corn molds as sources of trouble for cattle. 



HORTICULTURE. 



[Report on horticultural work at the San Antonio station, 1913], S. H. 

 Hastings (U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Bur. Plant Indtis., Work San Antonio Expt. Farm, 

 1913, pp. 9, 10, figs. 2). — A brief statement of progress made in cultural and 

 variety tests of fruits and ornamentals. 



Owing to late spring frosts there was practically no fruit crop. The Gonzales 

 plum set a heavy crop and is considered the most reliable variety that has been 

 under trial. The Rusk citrange fruited for the first time in 1913 and is 

 believed to be particularly well adapted to San Antonio conditions. Of nine 

 varieties of pomegranates the San Pipetos, De Jative, and Dessla varieties have 

 produced the best fruits. A test of the resistance of various stocks to adverse 

 soil conditions indicates that by the use of proper stocks many fruits hereto- 

 fore considei*ed not adapted to local conditions may be produced and also that 

 many new fruits may be added to the list. The stocks receiving special atten- 

 tion are peaches, grapes, walnuts, plums, persimmons, and pears. 



[Horticultural investigations at the Umatilla experiment farm, Oregon, 

 in 1913], R. W. Allen {U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus., Work Umatilla 

 Expt. Farm, 1913, pp. 6-9, 12, IS, fig. 1). — ^A brief progress report on cultural 

 and variety tests of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals (E. S. R., 29, p. 540), 

 including lists of kinds which have thus far proved promising. 



Cabbage, cauliflower, turnip, rape, and other crucifers, W. P. Brooks 

 {Massachusetts Sta. Circ. SS {1914), PP- 4)- — Ttiis circular contains practical 

 instruction for soil management and fertilization in growing the above crops. 



Suggested rules for naming garden vegetables (Nebr. Hort., 4 {1915), No. 

 11, pp. 1, 2). — This comprises the report of the committee on nomenclature and 

 varieties adopted by the Vegetable Growers' Association of America, Philadel- 

 phia, October, 1914. 



Trees and shrubs hardy in the British Isles, W. J. Bean (London, 1914, 

 vols. 1, pp. XVI+688, pis. 36, figs. 124; 2, pp. VI-\-136, pis. 28, figs. 136).— Part 1 

 of this work contains historical notes relative to the introduction of trees and 

 shrubs into the British Isles, and discusses the propagation, culture, and care 

 of trees and shrubs. Trees and shrubs showing various distinctive character- 

 istics with reference to their appearance and to their adaptability for different 

 soils and situations are grouped together and discussed. A select bibliography 

 of trees and shrubs is given. 



Part 2 comprises a descriptive list of all the species and more important 

 varieties of hardy woody plants established in cultivation, with notes on their 

 distinctive characters, garden value, and culture. 



Practical manual of fruit culture, E. Durand (Manuel pratique de Culture 

 Fruitidre. Paris and Montpellier, 1912, pp. X+575, figs. 348).— In part 1 of 

 this manual consideration is given to the general principles of fruit growing. 



