II CONTENTS. 



HOTANY. 



A luonngraph of tlie genus Sorbus, T. llodlund 122 



A text-l)()()k of i)lai)t i)li vsiology, G. J. IVirci; 122 



On tlie phy.-'iology of the anaerobic growth of tlie higlier plants, A. Nabokikli. 123 



The I'ohesi'on theory of tlie asrent of sap, II. H. Dixon.... 123 



Formation of sjMtresof JililzDiiininn/rinnis iind I'lii/coiiiiices nUtnis, D. B. Swingle. 123 



Baeteria in modern eeononiie agrieultnre, A. Schneider.... 123 



History of legnuiinous root nodules ami rhizobia, A. Schneider 123 



The inoculation of leguminous plants ami its ])ractical importance, Hiltner . . . 123 



Alinit, its l)acterial composition and i)hysiological role, Severin 123 



Michigan mushrooms, B. O. Longyear 123 



METKOKOLOGV — CLIMATOLOGY. 



Climatic conditions at California substations, C. H. Shinn 123 



]\Ieteorological observations, W. T. Ellis, R. Robertson, W. S. Blair, et al 123 



Meteorological observations, ^Moscow, Idaho, 1901, J. E. Bonebright 124 



Meteorological observations, J. E. Ostrander, S. C. Bacon, and F. F. Henshaw. 124 



Summaries of temperature, rainfall, an<l sunshine, E. F. Ladd 124 



]\IeteoroIogy, C. AV. Norris 124 



Report of the meteorologist, N. Helme - 124 



Meteorological chart of the Great Lakes, A. J. Henry and N. B. Conger 125 



IMeteorological ol)servations on Ben Nevis, A. Buchan et al 125 



The meteorological year, 1902 125 



The geographic determinants of climate, L. Dumas 125 



Investigation of the uj^per atmosphere by means of kites, W. M. Shaw et al .. 125 



WATEK SOILS. 



Evaporation from a water surface, E. F. Ladd 125 



Forests and underground water, A. Tolsky and E. Henry 125 



Movements of underground waters of Northwest Yorkshire, W. W. Watts et al . 1 26 



Stock waters, F. W. Traphagen 126 



"Water investigations, jNI. INIonhaupt - - - 126 



Soil moisture in relation to crop yield, S. Fortier 126 



The conservation of soil moisture in orchards, F. T. Shuit 126 



Summer fallows, A. Mackay - - - 126 



Conservation of soil fertility, F. W. Traphagen 126 



Note on the composition of the adobe soil of a hilltop, E. W. Hilgard 126 



Soil investigations, F: T. Shutt 127 



A study of the arable soils of the Department of Aisne 127 



Nitrogen and organic carbon in some clays and marls, N. H. J. Miller 127 



An analytical study of an Espinouse schist, H. Lagatu and L. Sicard 127 



Remarks on Loew's hypothesis concerning the role of lime, A. Dojarenko . . . 127 



Bacteria of the soil, N. S. Mayo and A. T. Kinsley 127 



The morphology and physiology of denitrification, J. G. Lipman 127 



FERTILIZERS. 



Methods of steer feeding: Manurial results; losses in manure, W. Frear 128 



On the i»reservation of barnyard manure by chemical means, H. Immendorf. 128 



Livestigations relative to the use of nitrogenous material, E. B. Voorhees 128 



The duration of the effect of green manures, A. Petermann 130 



Fertilizer exi)eriments on sewage-irrigation fields, Heppe and (inirss 130 



Object and method of field experiments with fertilizers, F. W. Dafert 130 



Action of connnercial fertilizers on sandy soils, Bachmann 130 



Value of the new 40 per cent potash fertilizer, W. Schneidewind et al - 130 



The poisonous action of chlorids, H. J. Wheeler and B. L. Hartwell. 130 



Field ex]ieriments with ammonium sulphate and sodium nitrate, Kloepfer... 130 



Production, exportation, and consumption of nitrate of soda in 1902 131 



The utilization of the free nitrogen of the air in agriculture, A. Frank 131 



The new fei-tilizer law - - 131 



Fertilizers, F. T. Shutt. 131 



Inspection of fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, 1902, C. A. Goessmann... 131 



Report on general work in the chemical laboratory, C. A. Goessmann 131 



Analyses and valuations of fertilizers, L. A. Voorhees et al 131 



Fertilizers, C. V. (iarola - 131 



Recent progress in the fertilizer industry, R. von Grueber 131 



