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was found to be associated with fascicled leaves. The color of the fruit whether 

 red or orange, the position of the fruit, and the attachment of the fruit 

 whether deciduous or persistent seemed to conform to the Jlendelian rule, red, 

 pendent, and deciduous being dominant to orange, upright, and persistent, 

 respectively. 



Inheritance studies in garden plants, E. J. Owen (Xeic Jersey Stas. Rpt. 

 1914, pp. 335-338).— In continuation of previous work (E. S. R., 32, p. 538), 

 character transmission in some Scarlet Runner bean hybrids is discussed. 

 Growth data are given for the different varieties and crosses of eggplants grown 

 during the season, together with data on limitation studies with beans and egg- 

 plants and a brief note on the work of breeding ornamental Hibiscus. 



Limitation studies with beans and eggi^lauts continue to show that limiting 

 the yield of a plant to one fruit greatly increases the size of the plant and to a 

 lesser extent the size of the fruit. The root system is also affected in a similar 

 manner. 



Report on strain tests of cabbage, C. E. Myers {Pcnn-'^i/lrania Sta. Rpt. 1912, 

 pp. 582-772, pis. 78). — This comprises a full report on the strain tests of cab- 

 bage conducted by the station during the period 1909 to 1911, and summarized in 

 Bulletin 119 of the station (E. S. R.. 2S. p. 539). 



Strain test of tomatoes. — Historical sketch of the tomato, C. E. Mtebs 

 iPciimylvanin Sta. Rpt. 1913, pp. J,67-703, p/.«. 13).— \ detailed account of the 

 strain tests of tomatoes which were previously summarized (E. S. R., 31, p. 236). 



Heredity and correlation of structures in tomatoes, B. H. A. Groth {New 

 Jcrscij Stas. Rpt. 191.'f, pp. 3.iO, 331). — In continuation of studies of heredity 

 and correlation to tomatoes (E. S. R.. 32, p. 537), the author reports on the 

 Fs generation of crosses between different shaped types in which all seetls were 

 from selfetl flowers. It was found that 6G per cent of the selections breil true 

 to shape, while in the previous year, when selection had been made for fruit 

 length, only about 5 per cent bred true. This is believed to indicate that the 

 three fruit shapes, pear, fig, and plum, are only different expressions of one 

 shape factor influenced by different combinations of size factors. 



Notes are al.so given on crosses made between the prairie berry and both red 

 and green fruited varieties of f^olatium uiffnim (E. S. R., 32. p. 5.38) in which, 

 out of about 2,500 plants, none exhibited the size of fruit and number of locules 

 possessed by the prairie berry. 



Orchard experiments, 1914, G. W. Martin {Xcw Jersey F>tas. Rpt. 19 H, pp. 

 489-499). — Experiments with the use of finely divided sulphur as a .spray 

 treatment for apples and peaches (E. S. R., 32, p. 550) were continued during 

 1914. 



In the work with peaches, which was conducte<l at Vineland. a test was 

 made between suliihur dust, sulphur paste, self-boile^l lime-sulphur and arsenate 

 of lead, atomic sulphur, and arsenate of lead alone. All of the trees were sprayed 

 with standard lime-sulphur at dormant strength on March 27 before the buds 

 were open. The other treatments were given on May 6. May 21. and .Tune 11. 

 and in some cases July 1. Data secured on this work show that almost perfect 

 control of .scab was secured by the use of the sulphur dust and paste applica- 

 tions. At the same time the control of scab by the self-boiled lime-sulphur was 

 adequate from a commercial standpoint and the damage done to the foliage 

 of the tre(\s was considerably less than with the dust and paste preparations. 

 The greatest damage was on the trees treated with the paste. By the first of 

 July the condition of the trees was serious, many of the leaves had fallen and 

 the injured leaves contiuuetl to fall during the months of July and .\visni.st. 

 Peaches from these trees ripened earlier than those ou the uninjured trei's and 



