8r)0 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Hories of small iiainlhooks (k'nigned to meet the I'equirements of market gardeners in 

 England. Part 1 is devoted to green crops — broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauli- 

 flower, herbs, etc. ; part 2 to root crops — potatoes, onions, beets, parsnips, carrots, tur- 

 nips, and other roots and tubers; part 3 to asparagus, beans, peas, rhubarb, sea kale, 

 marrows, etc. ; and part 4 to mushrooms, cucumbers, salads, tomatoes, etc. Each book 

 contains detailed information on planting, cultivation, and harvesting the various* 

 crojis which it pnrports to treat of, and, in addition, describes the insect pests and 

 fungus diseases affecting them, giving suggestions as to methods for their control. 

 Recipes are frei[nently included as to methods of cooking the different vegetables. 



Vegetables and fruits of Madagascar {Legumes et fruits a Madagascar. Paris: 

 Augustin Challamel, 1903, pp. 40, jjIs. 4, fig. 1). — An account is given of a large num- 

 ber of tropical and subtropical fruits grown on the east side of Madagascar, with an 

 account of the installation of a vegetable garden and orchard at the Goverrnnent 

 experiment station. 



Storage of some common vegetables [lova Agr., 3 {1903), No. 6, pp. 176-178). — 

 Directions are given for the winter storage of potatoes, root crops, cabbages, onions, 

 squashes, and celery. 



Cabbage: Varieties, fertilizers, B. C. Pittuck and S. A. McHenry {Texas Sta. 

 Bui. 60, pp. 2S-4S). — This Ijulletin presents in text and tabular form the results of 

 tests of a numl)er of varieties of cabbage at the Beeville Substation for the years 

 1898-1902. The yields obtained at Beeville and in cooperation with farmers in 5 dif- 

 ferent localities with 5 different fertilizer formulas are also included. No definite 

 conclusions have been drawn from this work. 



The method of building reservoirs at the station and of applying water to cabbages 

 is given in some detail. Water is first applied by opening furrows close to the drill. 

 When the plants get older a large flat sweep is used to level the middles and spread 

 the water. From 20,000 to 40,000 gal. of water is applied per acre before transplant- 

 ing, and about 35,000 gal. at each irrigation thereafter. The cost of irrigation varies 

 from 2 to 8 cts. per 1,000 gal. of water ajiplied. The crop is cultivated from 6 to 9 

 times during the season and hoed at least once. The harlequin cabbage bug is con- 

 trolled by means of the blow torch. In shipping cabbages in carload lots good venti- 

 lation has been secured by erecting a triangular shaft 2^ ft. wide and 3j ft. high, and 

 running the entire length of the car. This shaft is latticed by use of 1 by 3 in. stuff, 

 using about 6 to the side. The cost of growing an acre of cabbages to maturity is 

 estimated at $12.85 per acre. 



Dandelions, \\. M. Muxson {Maine Sta. Bid. 95, pp. 109-113, figs. 7).— The author 

 calls attention to the injurious effects to lawns caused by cutting off dandelions a 

 little below the crown early in spring. Dandelions thus mutilated send up from 2 to 

 6 new crowns and soon completely infest a lawn. Some illustrations are given show- 

 ing seedlings of the common dandelion and of the plants developed from root cut- 

 tings and from cutting off old roots. 



Brief notes are also added on the cultivation of dandelions for market. For this 

 purpose it is recommended that seed be sown early in spring in drills 12 to 15 in. 

 apart and covered } to 2 in. deep. Cultivation is the same as for carrots. Plants 

 should be partially l)lanched by placing a covering of boards or boughs over the rows. 

 French Ciarden and the Imi)roved Thick Leaved are considered the most important 

 varieties. 



Ginseng, W. M. Munson {Maine Sta. Bid. 95, pp. 117-120, figs. 4). — Popular 

 information is given on the nature and culture of ginseng. Tlie author does not 

 encourage the culture of ginseng in Maine. 



Experience ■with, ripening tomatoes after frost {Rural JVeio Yorker, 62 {1903), 

 No. 2799, p. 658, fig. 1). — After a frost which killed tomato leaves, but did not injure 

 the fruit, about 600 bu. of green tomatoes were gathered and placed some in a cold 

 frame and some in a storage room of a canning factory. They ripened up well. But 

 few rotted. Most of them were solid when ripe and made a fair canned product. 



