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of fruits for Utah which has been prepared by the author in cooperation with 

 the several county horticultural inspectors. 



The use of fertilization in apple orchards, J. P. Stewart {Ann. Rpt. Vt. 

 State Hort. Soc, 10 {1912), pp. 74-93). — A summarized account of the author's 

 investigations at the Pennsylvania Station (E. S. R., 28, p. 143). 



Pruning' the apple orchard, L. D. Batchelor ( VtaJi Sta. Circ. 9, pp. 81-101}, 

 figs. 2Ji).—A popular treatise on the principles and methods of pruning. 



The drying of prunes, F. R. Brown and F. C. Bradford {Oregon Sta. Bien. 

 Crop Pest and Hort. Rpt. 1911-12, pp. 51-58, figs. 2). — A descriptive account is 

 given of the methods and equipment employed in evaporating prunes in the 

 Pacific Northwest, including some data on efficiency and cost of operating vari- 

 ous types of driers. 



A prune survey of Oregon, C. I. Lewis, F. R. Brown, and F. C. Bradford 

 {Oregon Sta. Bien. Crop Pest and Hort. Rpt. 1911-12, pp. 8S0, figs. 8).— This 

 comprises the results of a survey of the prune industry in 9 counties in Oregon. 

 Data were collected on some 700 prune orchards with reference to the following 

 phases : Varieties, age of orchards, distance from shipping point, exposures, 

 size of orchards, soils, planting sj'stems, stocks, age of bearing, pruning, cultiva- 

 tion, cover crops, fertilizers, fungus diseases, insects, spraying, fresh prunes, 

 picking for the drier, the profitable orchard unit, intercropping, costs and profits, 

 and yields per acre. In connection with a discussion of the data, suggestions are 

 given relative to improvements in methods of culture, handling, and marketing. 



Small fruit culture, F. A. Wilkin {Michigan Sta. Spec. Bui. 59, pp. 3-16). — 

 A brief practical treatise on the culture of small fruits in Michigan, including 

 lists of varieties for that region. 



The loganberry in Oregon, V. R. Gardner {Oregon Sta. Bien. Crop Pest and 

 Hort. Rpt. 1911-12, pp. 59-S5). — A popular treatise on loganberry culture, based 

 upon a study of methods of growing and handling the crop in Oregon. 



Directions for blueberry culture, F. V. Covuxe {U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Bur. 

 Plant Indus. Circ. 122, pp. 3-11). — A paper on this subject, based largely on the 

 author's experimental studies in blueberry culture (B. S. R., 24, p. 443). The 

 present paper discusses the special requirements of blueberries, value of su- 

 perior stocks, propagation, field planting, yields, and profits. 



The only data to be secured relative to the yields and profits on a cultivated 

 blueberry plantation were obtained from a 24-acre plantation in Indiana, started 

 in 1SS9. The profits per acre from this plantation in 1911 and in 1912 were 

 $139 and $147, respectively. The author suggests that with bushes propagated 

 from selected stocks, the yields should be greater and the profits correspondingly 

 higher. 



Comparison of cuttings from grafted grapes and from grapes growing 

 on their own roots, F. Baco {Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. [Paris], 156 {1913), No. 

 15, pp. 1167-1169). — The author presents data to show that with certain vari- 

 eties of grapes used as scions grafting not only causes si^ecific variations but 

 that these variations may be perpetuated by cuttings. Variations in the vegeta- 

 tive parts also appear to be accompanied by specific variations in the root 

 system. 



Ornamental trees and shrubbery, compiled by G. M. Wiley (N. Y. State 

 Ed. Dept., Arbor Day Ann., 1913, May 2, pp. 56, figs. ^5). — A compilation of 

 material relating to the planting, care, and appreciation of trees and shrubs, 

 prepared with special reference to Arbor Day exercises. A reference list of 

 books and other publications dealing with ornamental arboriculture is included. 



Starting a lawn, C. P. Halligan {Michigan Sta.' Circ. 20, pp. 14O-I42). — 

 This circular comprises popular suggestions on lawn making, including vari- 

 eties of grass suitable for lawns in Michigan. 



