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and of the selected hard and soft grains from tlio comniprcial varieties were 

 .'j(>.nr> and ir».4() per cent, respectivelj'. 



It appears in general from the resnlts that with the percentage increiise of 

 yellow berry in the parents a mean percentage increase of yellow herry in the 

 offs:»ring was ohserveil, and it is considere<l as very evident that the i)edigree 

 culture method, so far as the elimination of the yellow berry is concerned, is 

 superior to the other methods tried. The common commercial variety lots of 

 parents all contained yellow berry, but there were Gl cases (4G per cent) in 

 which the i)ercentage ranged from 1 to 25. The progeny of these in lf)07 showed 

 a mean percentage of yellow berry of nearly 37, but among the pedigree cultures 

 there were oS, or 30 per cent, which as parents fell into the 1 to 25 per cent 

 class, but which in 1!I0T showed a mean percentage of yellow Ijerry uf only 7.9. 

 The minimum ur zero class of parents gave rise also to the minimum class of 

 the (itfs]iriug in the case of the pedigree wheats. 



LIrrigation experiments with wheat, 1907—8], W. B. Gokuox {Pitiijah Irrig. 

 Hraiicli I'lipcrs, y'o. 11, i>t. 3 C, pi). 19). — The results of these experiments, which 

 were carried on in different parts 6f the country, show that in a dry year as 

 a general rule four or five normal to heavj' applications of water are required 

 for a full yield. At one point, Guara, lighter waterings gave the best results, 

 and at Lyallpur two good and well-timed applications were sutiicient to produce 

 almost a full crop. At (Juara this result is ascribed to the high level of soil 

 water in the spring, but the cause for the variation at Lyallpur is not known. 



Varieties of wheat grown in the Central Provinces and Berar, (}. Evans 

 i Drill, .[(jr. Cent. I'mr. and Jirnir [India Bui.], ijp. 2U, pin. ,.^ map I). — Descrip- 

 tions, together with the classification, of the different varieties of wheat grown 

 in these provinces are given. Figures are presented on the estimatcnl area in 

 wheat for the years 1867 to 1907, inclusive. 



The wheat of Tomsk, Siberia, ('. Fi.aksbkkger (Tnidui lii/unt I'rlkl. Hot.. 1 

 il'.iOS), .\o. 7-.S, pi>. .ilA-'.U). — Botanical descriptions of varieties of Tritwuni 

 rulffarc. T. rnmpnilum. 'J', tunjiditin. and T. dunini grown in tlie government 

 of Tomsk are given, and the varieties grown in each of the 7 provinces of 

 this goveruuieut are pointed out. 



HORTICULTURE. 



The modem kitchen garden, V. A. (Jressent (Lr I'atdi/rr Mndcrnr. Paris, 

 I'Jin. III. td., pp. H.il), fif/.s. Ilih.—A treatise on the intensive and extensive cul- 

 tiM-f of vegetables in the various climatic sections of France. The aim of 

 this work, which first ainieared in 1S(>4, is to furnish a practical knowledge 

 i.f vegelabic growing to the general i)ublic and institutions of various kinds 

 ratlicr than to servo as :i guide to the professiijiial market gardener. 



Cabbages and cauliflowers: How to grow them, J. J. II. (jRKciORY (Boston, 

 I'.iijs, pp. U.i, fif/.<f. J/K— This is a revised inlition of tlie author's practical 

 treatise on growing, storing, and marketing calibage. It also includes informa- 

 lion relative to varieties, raising cabbage seed, originating new varieties, and 

 cultural notes on other prondnent members of the Brassica family, including 

 cauliUower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, and sea kale. 



The citron crop, A. S. Ciiknkv (.I/o. Consular and Trade liptn. [U. .S.]. lUOil, 

 \o. .i',(). pp. !n. !>S). — I>ata are given on the production of citrons in the Medi- 

 lerraneaii comitries, together with a descrii>tion of the method of i)reserving 

 citrons in brine for future delivery. The estimatiil world's production of 

 . ilroiis for the season of 190H-9 Is about «,OtX) tons. 



Mushrooms propagated from spores. M. ('. Cookk (-four. lioi/. llort. Soc. 

 [London], J.J (lUOti), Aw, ^, pp. ^VJ-Z'l, /ly. i).— lu view of the general failure 



