1916] HORTICULTURE. 835 



Second annual report of the state grain laboratory of Montana, A. Atkin- 

 son and B. W. Whitlock {Montana Sta. Bui. 108 {li)15), pp. 129-US, fiys. 7).— 

 The work of the year ended September 30, 1915, included the huiidliuj,' of 2,570 

 seed samples, of wjhich 2,306 were tested for germination and purity, maliing 

 160 laboratory and field tests to determine the percentage of germination of 

 hard seeds of legumes, inspecting 35 fields of flax and one of alfalfa grown from 

 pedigreed seed, conducting milling and baking tests of wheat, and collecting 

 data on the more important weeds of the State. The results of tlie different 

 tests are tabulated, and the number of seed samples of 12 common crops tested 

 for purity and containing seeds of the 50 most common weeds are listed. 



The New Jersey seed law, J. P. Helyab (New Jersey Stas. Circ. 59 (1916), 

 pp. S-12). — The text of the 1916 act regulating the sale of agricultural seeds in 

 New Jersey is given and requirements are explained. 



Weed control, J, P. Helyab {New Jersey Stas. Circ. 60 {1916), pp. S-12). — 

 A popular article, treating briefly of the weed problem in general and presenting 

 notes on the classification of weeds, methods of control including the control 

 of dodder and of weeds in lawns, and the use of chemical weed destroyers. 



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Fungoid and insect pests of the farm, F. R. Pethekbridge {Cambridge, 

 England: University Press, 1916, pp. VII+17-i, figs. 5.'f). — A practical treatise 

 on farm and garden diseases and pests and their control. The work covers 

 general farm crops as well as fruits and vegetables. 



[Fruits, vegetables, and lawns in the sand hills], J. Cowan {Nebraska Sta. 

 But. 156 {1916), pp. 60-65). — Suggestions are given relative to varieties and 

 cultural practices based upon work conducted at the Valentine Substation. 



Suggestions to growers and shippers of fruits and vegetables as to the best 

 methods of preparation, loading, stowing, stripping, and bracing for safe 

 transportation {Com. Ry. and S. S. Refrig., Anier. Assoc. Refrig. Bui. 3 {1916), 

 pp. SI, figs. 27). — A compilation of information dealing with various phases of 

 the transportation problem as affecting the shipment of fruits and vegetables. 



Report on the statistics of vineyards, orchards and gardens, and root crops 

 for the season 1915-16, W. L. Johnston {So. Aust. Statis. Dept. Bui. 3 {1916), 

 pp. 6). — A statistical report on the area and production of vineyards, orchards 

 and gardens, and root crops for the season 1915-16, including comparative data 

 for the previous four years. 



Guide and catalogue of the Madagascar Experiment Station at Ivoloina 

 {Guide et Catalogue de la Station de V Ivoloina. Tananarivo: Govt., 1916, pp. 

 23, pi. 1). — In addition to general information relative to the station, a de- 

 scriptive catalogue is given of economic plants grown there. 



Asparagus in California, the culture, marketing problems, and history, 

 W. F. Bailey {State Com. Market Cat. Bui. 1 {1916), pp. 25).— A short general 

 account of the fresh asparagus and asparagus canning industries of California, 

 including a discussion of methods employed, cost of production, and marketing 

 statistics. 



Studies on the dying out of pepper vines in the Dutch East Indies.— II, 

 Pepper cultivation in Banka, A. A. L. Rutgeks {Dept. Landb., Nijv. en Handel 

 [Dutch East Indies^, Meded. Lab. Plantenziekten, No. 19 {1916), pp. 36, pis. 

 16).— In continuation of a previous paper (E. S. R., 35, p. 349) results are 

 given of a survey of the pepper industry in Banka, including the history and 

 extent of the industry, methods of cultivation, and prevalent diseases and pests 

 of peppers. 



