472 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



licavily iiiannrcd loam soil and Ihiniiiiij,' tlic plants to a distance of 1 ft. in the rows, 

 with i)roper cuhivation and nmlching if need bo, we believe roots can be grown in a 

 single season which will give twice the yield received from onr experiment. If it 

 can be done with certainty from year to year the question of obtaining crowns for 

 forcing purposes will be solved." 



Storing- and forcing' of chicory, H. W. AVarp {(lard. Cliron., S. fter., 34 {1903), 

 No: 870, 2>p. 299, 300). — In blanching chicory the author states that as soon as the 

 plants die down in the fall he finds it advisable to sjirinkleasmall quantity of wood- 

 ashes around and over them. Troughs about 10 in. deep, 9 in. wide, and 8 ft. long 

 are i)laced over the rows and covered with a quantity of clean, and slightly fermenting 

 leaves to a depth of 2 ft. When thus handled it is claimed that well-blanched chic- 

 ory may be cut within 2 or ?> weeks. It has been found desirable to blanch contiguous 

 parts of G or more rows at one time, as a better and more even degree of heat is 

 secured from the leaf l:)ed by this method. As the season advances and the weather 

 becomes warmer the depth of the leaf bed should be reduced. 



Where this method cannot be followed, successive batches of roots may be taken 

 up and placed 3 or 4 in. apart in shallow boxes or pots, with light mold packed mod- 

 erately firm about them, and placed in a dark frost-proof cellar, cave, or shed. When 

 thus forced in boxes they should also be covered over with boxes at least 8 in. deep. 



Results of variety tests of veg-etables during tlie last 5 years, E. Junge 

 {Bcr. K. Lelmnut. Wein, Ohxt n.. (Uirtenlxtn, (ki.^ciiliclm, 1902, pp. 125, 126). — The 

 best varieties grown in the gardens of the horticultural school at Geisenheim for 5 

 years are enumerated for a large number of different kinds of vegetables. 



The white truffle mycelium, E. Boulancjer [Les m;/celhim iruffiers hlancs. Paris: 

 Olferthnr, 1903, pp. ,i3, p]>s. 3). — A technical botanical description is given of truffle 

 mycelium, with microscopic drawings showing the development of different stages 

 of the mycelium. The gist of this paper has been noted from another source ( E. S. R. , 

 15, p. 253), as has also a paper on the artificial culture of truffles, by L. Matruchot 

 (E. 8. R., 15, p. 25.S), which is included in the article. 



Systematic pomolog-y, F. A. Waugh {New York: Orangr Jtald Co., 1903, ]>p. 288, 

 fiyfi. 3.5). — This is a text- book on systematic i)omology. It treats of the description, 

 nomenclature, and classification of fruits, including the usual orchard fruits, small 

 fruits, and grapes. The l)lank forms used in describing and classifying fruits at a 

 number of agricultural colleges and experiment stations and at this Department are 

 reproduced. 



The l)ook contains exercises in fruit nomenclature, classification, and description, 

 as well as others in judging fruits. Blank score cards are given for judging all the 

 more usual fruits seen at fairs and horticultural exhibitions. The book concludes 

 with a glossary of the terms used in systematic pomology, and an index. The work 

 as a whole deals with methods an<l principles, and therein differs from the books on 

 systematic pomology thus far pul)lished in the United States, which confine them- 

 selves more clo.sely to detailed descriptions of varieties, etc. It will, undoubtedly, 

 I)rove of much usefulness as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges, and as a 

 guide to judges at fruit fairs and exhibitions. 



The fruit census of Connecticut, E. II. Jenkins, W. E. Britton, and B. H. 

 Walden {Connecticut State Sta. Rpt. 1902, pt. 4, pp. 432-443). — The statistics secured 

 in a careful canvass of the State by agents and through a circular request for infor- 

 mation are tabulated for orchard and small fruits grown in each of the different 

 counties of the State. Apples are the leading fruit, the total acreage being 4,717.25. 

 Peaches follow, with 3,616 acres; and then strawberries, with 445.67 acres. Next in 

 importance stand Japanese plums, with a total of 262.8 acres. Commercial peach 

 growing is shown to have developed rapidly during the past 10 years, the total area 



