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promise. The closely planted Wealthy apple orchard (E. S. R., 21, p. 331) has 

 given an average net profit per acre from the date of planting, 1896 to 1909, of 

 $68.14 and an average net profit per acre from the date of fruiting, 1899 to 1909, 

 of $100.36. Other early bearing varieties are being tested to see how they 

 will succeed when planted closely. The Omaha and Yuteca, 2 new plums of 

 considerable promise, fruited during the year and are discussed. Lists are 

 given of the best varieties of sweet corn, garden peas, and tomatoes tested at 

 the farm. As a result of 9 years' selection for earliness and 6 years' selection 

 for large early production, an improved strain of the Sparks Earliana has been 

 originated at the farm. A descriptive list is given of the best varieties of 

 Philadelphus tested in the arboretum. 



At the Indian Head Farm, Saskatchewan, 17 varieties of seedling plums ob- 

 tained from the South Dakota Experiment Station in 1908 came through the 

 winter safely. 



A review of the fruits and plants introduced in Georgia during the past 

 fifty years, P. J. Berckmans [Ga. Bd. Ent. Bui. 33, 1910, pp. J,8-55). — A 

 brief review of some of the more important fruits and plants either originated 

 or introduced by the author. 



[Varieties of fruits and ornamentals for Nebraska], G. A. Marshall et al. 

 (Ann. Rpt. Xchi: Hart. Soc, H (1909-10), pp. 23-3o).—A revised list prepared 

 under the direction of the Nebraska State Horticultural Society is given of 

 orchard and small fruits which are recommended for planting in the 19 dis- 

 tricts into which the State is divided. A list including trees, shrubs, roses, 

 vines, bulbs, etc., which applies to the entire State, except where otherwise 

 specified, is also given. 



The Royal Botanic Garden and Royal Botanic Museum at Dahlem, A. 

 Engler et al. (Der KonigJiche Botanische Garten und das Konigliche Bota- 

 nisclie Museum zu Daldcm. Berlin, 1909, pp. 158, figs. 78, map. 1). — This work, 

 which is issued by the Prussian ministry of ecclesiastical, educational, and 

 medical affairs, consists of a descriptive account of the purposes, equipment, 

 and various collections of the Royal Botanic Garden and the Royal Botanic 

 Museum at Dahlem. 



The cultivation of deciduous fruits in Naples, L. Savastano {Boh Arbor. 

 Ital., 6 (1910), No: 2-4, pp. 113-216).— This is a critical and synthetical exam- 

 ination of the fruit industries of Naples. Part 1 discusses general conditions 

 relative to the culture, marketing, and commerce in export fruits; part 2 con- 

 tains a detailed study of the peach, apricot, cherry, prune, and almond indus- 

 tries; part 3 treats in a similar manner of the apple, i^ear, and other pome 

 fruits. General conclusions of a cultural, commercial, and industrial nature 

 are given, together with special conclusions relative to the culture of different 

 fruits. 



A bibliography of works consulted is appended. 



Summer apples in the Middle Atlantic States, H. P. Gould (U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Bur. Plant Indus. Bui. 194, PP- S6, pis. 4, figs. 7). — This bulletin reports 

 the second of a series of systematic fruit district investigations which are now 

 in progress by the Bureau of Plant Industry fE. S. R., 20, p. 641). It de- 

 scribes the Coastal Plain region of the Middle Atlantic States relative to its 

 geographic position, topogi'aphy, elevation, soil, climate and other conditions, 

 discusses the advantages and possibilities in relation to the production of 

 early apples, the general character of cultural and fruit handling methods now 

 prevailing, and also takes up the principal varieties of apples now grown there 

 with a view of indicating their relative value in the further development of 

 the early apple industry in that section. Summarized data are also pre- 



