838 EXPERIMENT STATION KECORD. 



Orchard nursery work: Budding- and grafting, W. J. Allen (Dept. Agr. 

 X. 8. Wales Fanners' Bui. 63, WIS, pp. 26, figs. 34).— A popular treatise on 

 nursery practice with special refei'enoe to the art of budding and grafting. 



Inspection service, control of insect pests and plant diseases, F. B. MuM- 

 FOKD and L. Haseman (Missouri Sta. Give. 63, pp. 215-222). — This circular con- 

 tains the text of the Missouri state law, approved March 27, 1913, which pro- 

 vides for the inspection of plants by the station, and the destruction of those 

 badly diseased. 



New or noteworthy fruits, U. P. Hedrick {yew York State Sta. Bui. 364, PP- 

 179-195, pis. 4)- — The author here calls attention to the work of the station in 

 growing all of the fruit novelties ofCered in this country and presents descrip- 

 tions of the best recent introductions as they grow on the station grounds. 

 These include Deacon Jones, Delicious, and Opalescent apples; Lucy Duke 

 pear; Arp Beauty, Frances, and Miss Lola peaches; Imperial Epineuse, Middle- 

 burg, Pearl, and Tennant plums; Schmidt cherry; Berckmans. Delago, Eclipse, 

 and Secretary grapes; June and Plum Farmer raspberries; Perfection and 

 Diploma currants; Poorman gooseberry; and Prolific and Chesapeake straw- 

 berries. Each variety is considered with reference to its history, important 

 characteristics, and economic value. 



Some good fruits recently grown, F. H. Hall (Neio YorJc State Sta. Bui. 

 364. popular ed., pp. 3-10, pi. 1).—A popular edition of the above. 



New varieties of the avocado for California, Part I, K. A. Rtebson ( Univ. 

 Cal. Jour. Agr., 1 {1913), No. 4, pp. 29-36, figs. 6).— In this article the author 

 describes a number of varieties of avocados originated in California which are 

 believed to be worthy of dissemination for commercial culture. 



A graft hybrid between the peach and almond, L. Daniel and J. Delphon 

 (Compt. Rend. Acad. Sc-i. [Paris], 156 {1913), No. 26, pp. 2000-2002; Rev. Hort. 

 [Paris], 85 {1913). No. 17, pp. 394, 395).— The authors here describe an almond 

 tree which was grafted with scions from a yellow fruited peach tree in 1905. 



During the second year after budding the scions bore yellow fleshed peaches 

 similar to those on the tree from which the scions were selected. The next 

 year, however, the scions bore both peaches and almonds and intermediate 

 forms. The hybrid shoots developed at some distance above the union and the 

 phenomenon reproduced itself during the following years. The tree was cut 

 down by its owner, but although they have not fruited as yet 2 young trees 

 have been grown from seeds taken from a scion. The trees are dissimilar in 

 appenrance but each presents characteristics of foliage resembling both the 

 peach and the almond. 



Modern methods of packing apples and pears, A. McNeill {Canada Dept. 

 Agr., Dairy and Cold Storage Comr. Branch Bui. 34, 1913, pp. 67, figs. 57).— 

 This bulletin is to some extent a revision of Bulletin 19 of the same series 

 (E. S. R., 19, p. 741). The information and instruction which it contains is in 

 line with the more recent developments in the use of the barrel and box pack 

 for apples and pears. The text is fully illustrated. 



[Investigations on the influence of fertilizers on the composition of cur- 

 rant juice], KocHs (Ber. K. Giirt. Lehranst. Dahlem, 1912, pp. 129, 130).— 

 Analy.«es of a number of samples of currant juice procured from fruit growing 

 under various fertilizer treatments are reported. The data appear to indicate 

 that there is no direct relation between the chemical composition of the currant 

 juice and the fertilizer treatment given to the plants. 



Preliminary results with sulphate of manganese as a fertilizer for 

 grapes, F. A. Sannino and A. Tosatti {Atti R. Accad. Lincei, Rend. CI. Sci. 

 Fis., Mat. e Nat., 5. ser., 22 {1913), II, No. 5, pp. 237-242) .—The experiments 



