940. EXPKHIMKNT STATKJxX RECORD. 



of iiraetioal value to fruit Ki'f>wers, relative to varieties, culturMJ met hods, and 

 insert jiests and diseases and their oontrol. 



The small fruits: Information concerning- their culture, J. Troop (Indiana 

 St<i. liiil. l.iS. ])}). .>l!l-,i.iO\. — This Inilh'tin contains iiopnlar directions for {.'row- 

 ini: strawberries, i-aspherrics, l)]ac]<l)erries, cin-rants and j.'oosel terries. 



Variety test of strawberries and cultural directions, O. M. Taylob (Ncto 

 York State Sta. Bui. 309, pp. 501-551, pis. 8, figs. 2). — This bulletin contains 

 notes and descriptions of 89 varieties of strawberries tested at the station 

 dtn-ing the seasons of 1907 and 1908, many of which are recent introductions. 



Lists are given of the varieties producing very many plants, those producing 

 very few jilants. those early and late as to season, those jiroductive and unpro- 

 ductive, varieties having a desirable size throughout the- season, early and late 

 bloomers, and those possessing marked desirable characters. Brief general 

 directions on strawberry culture are also given. 



A large number of varieties fruited in midseason. Most of the early kinds 

 produced only 1 or 2 satisfactory pickings, but Golden Gate and St. Louis were 

 very iiroductive. All of the 7 late varieties tested possessed markefl desirable 

 characters. Arnouts, a main season variety, was the most productive, yielding 

 at the rate of 14,409 qt. per acre. Nineteen varieties gave a yield of S,1S9 qt. 

 and over. No insect injury occurred during the test, and 69 kinds were free 

 from disease, or nearly so. Twenty varieties were strongly susceptible to 

 attacks of leaf blight. 



Some newer strawberries, O. M. Taylor (New York State Sta. Bui. 309, 

 popular cd., pp. 11). — This is a popular edition of the above. 



Culture V. nonculture with grapes. A. Vivier {-Jour. Agr. Prat., ii. .sr/-., /7 

 (1909), Xo. 3. pp. 77, 78).— In the autumn of 1902 the ground of one portion of 

 a small grape vineyard was covered with a layer of basic slag about 4 in. thick. 

 This part of the plat received no further cultivation, while the other portion 

 of the plat has been cultivated in the usual manner. As indicated by the yields, 

 the difference in favor of the mulched portion was 25 per cent in 1906 and 26 

 per cent in 1907. The experiment was repeated on other plats during the past 

 season, the basic slag being applied in the autumn of 1907. The results for the 

 first season, however, showed a yield of 13.5 per cent less grapes for the basic 

 slag plat than for the plat receiving ordinary culture. The experiment is to be 

 continued. 



The grapes of New York, U. P. Hedrick et al. (Xcw York State Sta. Rpt. 

 1907, pt. 2, pp. XV-\--56.'i, pis. 101). — This comprehensive work is a companion 

 volume to The Apples of New York, previously noted (E. S. R., 17. pp. .559, 

 1157). Although its title implies that it is a local study, its real purpose is to 

 record the state of development of American grapes, and the varietal descrip- 

 tions contained therein are offered as its chief contribution to the pomology of 

 the country. Brief historical narratives are given of Old World and New 

 World grapes, as w^ell as an account of the grape regions and of grape growing 

 in New York, with statistics relating to the grape, wine and grape juice indus- 

 tries in that State. The species of American grapes are next discussed, the 

 classification adopted being that used by Bailey in his monograph of the Vitacese 

 in Gray's Synoptical Flora. The synonymy, bibliography, economic status, and 

 full descriptions are then given of all the important varieties of American 

 grapes. Life size color-plates are shown of varieties which from various stand- 

 points a re. considered most important. The footnotes contain brief biographical 

 sketches of those persons who have been prominently connected with the evolu- 

 tion of the grape and grape growing in America, together with some other 

 historical and explanatory notes. The minor varieties of American grapes are 



