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grass 2 lbs., timothy 5 lbs., meadow foxtail 8 lbs., orchard grass 2 lbs., and rough- 

 stalked meadow grass 3 lbs. After 20 years the flora of the meadow was com- 

 posed of 22.56 per cent of cultivated grasses, 44.97 per cent of wild grasses, 

 1G.43 per cent of leguminous plants, and 12.95 per cent of weeds. 



The culture of Bengal grass, teosinte, and Sudan grass, E. Schimmel 

 (Teysmannia, 27 (1916), No. 3, pp. 169-191, figs. 5). — Rather detailed notes are 

 given on the cultivation and yield of Bengal grass, together with brief notes on 

 teosinte and Sudan grass. 



Wild fodder grasses, W. Buens (Dept. Agr. Bombay, Ann. Rpt. Expt. Work 

 Ganeshlchind Bot. Gard., 1914-15, pp. 29-31).— A list of 32 wild fodder grasses 

 native to the Poona District, India, is given, together with brief notes on the 

 yields and dates of harvesting. 



Carrots and turnips as catch crops, H. Vendelmans {Jour. Bd. Agr. [Lon- 

 don], 23 {1916), No. 4, pp. 366, 567).— This is a brief note on the use of carrots 

 and turnips as a catch crop after wheat in Belgium. The carrots are sown 

 broadcast in the wheat just before it heads out, and thus become well estab- 

 lished before the wheat is harvested. The turnips are sown immediately after 

 the wheat harvest. 



Bean culture, A. L. Stbausz {Washington Sta. Popular Bui. Ill {1917), pp. 

 4). — A popular treatise on the climatic and soil requirements, culture, and 

 harvesting of beans. 



Early studies in the selection of Trifolium incamatum and of the medi- 

 cagos, E. i)E CiLLis {Ann. R. Smola .^'up. Agr. Portici, 2. .'icr., 12 {1914), PP- 

 721-726). — This is a brief review of the early improvement of crimson clover 

 and certain of the raedicagos. with special reference to their cultivation for 

 fonige. 



Improvement of red clover, .1. Beveri^y {Jour. .\gr. [New Zeal.], 12 {1916), 

 No. 4, pp. 293, 294, fl9- !)■ — This is a brief note on a red clover single-plant 

 selection, five years old, in August, 1915. Two hundred and seventy flowering- 

 stem growths have been removed from the parent plant and set out in 3-ft. 

 rows. The parent plant gives a large kidney-shaped good-colored seed. About 

 1,000 seedlings have been grown as single plants. Four per cent of the seed- 

 lings have white flowers. 



The relation of ear characters of corn to yield. (?. C. Cunningham {Jour. 

 Amcr. Soc. Agron., 8 {1916), No. S, pp. lSS-196). — This paper is a discussion of 

 some investigations conducted at the Kansas Experiment Station as to the 

 relation of certain ear characters of corn to yield. A brief review of the 

 literature bearing directly on the subject is also given. The data presented 

 were compiled from ear-to-row tests and include the relations to yield of length 

 of ear, circumference of ear, filling out of tips, rounding out of butts, indenta- 

 tion, percentage of grain, and number of rows. The varieties used in the test 

 were Boone County White. Keiil Yellow Dent. Ilildreth Yellow Dent, Kansas 

 Sunflower. Hogue Yellow Dent. McAuley White Dent, Legal Tender, Learning, 

 and Pride of Saline. 



The data presented indicate that certain ear characters have been over- 

 emphasized as to their worth as related to yield, while other characters have 

 been emphasized that may actually tend to decrease yield. Considerably more 

 information is deemed necessary before drawing definite conclusions, espe- 

 cially in regard to those characters whose correlation with yielding capacity 

 may vary with soil and climatic conditions. 



Lobed leaves in maize, J. H. Kempton {Jour. Heredity, 7 {1916), No. 11, pp. 

 508-310. fig. 1). — Early in 1911 an abnormality was observed in a Russian 

 variety of maize and later was found on all of 90 varieties planted that season 

 at Lauham, Md. This abuormality consisted of a pronounced lobiug of the 



