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Nvoll .softened and, beinj; planted, will Hjirout promptly in-stead of waiting weeks or 

 months l)efore a2)pearing above ground. Very alkaline ground should not he used 

 to start seedlings, which are much less resistant to salts than mature trees." 



Strawberry culture, A. J. McClatchie {Arizona Sta. Bui. 47, irp. 2'.i7-~i!i:i). — 

 Popular direetions are given for the culture of strawberries in Arizona. The 2 most 

 commonly cultivated varieties in Arizona are the Arizona Ever- Bearing and INIichel 

 ]'-arly. The Ever-Bearing gives the better results on heavy soils, while the Michi'l is 

 better adapted for more sandy soils. The Michel is tlie earlier berry of tlie two, and 

 emhires heat and drought lietter. 



The native shrubs of Iowa, 15. Siiimek {Trans. Iowa Hart. Sue, 38 {190S), pp. 

 4o.j-4<!S, j>l.'<. 10). — A botanical key is given for identifying the native shrubs of Iowa, 

 and in addition descriptive notes on 97 of tliese shrubs. Plate illustrations are also 

 given in a number of instances. 



Beautifying- the home grounds, L. C. Corbett ( U. S. Dept. Acjr., Farmcrii' Biil. 

 1S.5, ]>p."J4, .!'[/><• 8). — Directions are given for the laying out and the beautifying of 

 home grounds ])y the use of shrubs, flowers, vines, and trees. Cultural suggestions 

 are given, as well as directions and diagrams for the planting of various shrubs in 

 groups. Some notes are also given on planting to produce immediate effects and on 

 the maintenance of lawns. 



Roses and their cultivation, T. W. Sanders {London: IT. JI. A L. Collbuj- 

 ridge, 1904, pp- 162, figs. 59; rev. in British Med. Jour., 1904, No. 2254, P- 611).— This 

 purports to be a full account of English methods of growing and managing roses, 

 with descriptions of varieties and other matter of interest to rose growers. 



Comparative fertilizer experiment w^ith the commercial fertilizer "Heu- 

 reka" and the "Wagner fertilizer "WG" with pelargoniums and fuchsias, R. 

 Otto {Garfciifiora, 53 {1904), No. 3, pp. 58-61). — The details are here given of a test 

 to compare the relative values of these two commercial fertilizers in the pot culture 

 of pelargoniums and fuchsias. The "Heureka" fertilizer was supposed to contain 

 7 to 10 per cent of nitrogen, 7 to 10 per cent of phosphoric acid, and 7 to 10 per 

 cent of potash; all in an easily assimilable form. The fertilizer "WG" was sup- 

 posed to contain 13 per cent of nitrogen, 13 per cent of phosphoric acid (12 per cent 

 of which was water soluble), and 11 per cent of potash. 



With pelargoniums the "Heureka" fertilizer proved much the better of tlie two. 

 The leaves of the plants fertilized with this material were larger, deeper green, 

 earlier, more numerous, and the flowers were more highly colored than wdiere the 

 fertilizer "WG" was used. W^ith fuchsias, however, the results were considerably 

 in favor of the "WG" fertilizer. All in all, the author considers that these two 

 fertilizers stand very close to each other as regards their relative value in garden and 

 flower culture. 



FORESTRY. 



Tests of forest trees, A. Dickens and G. O. Greene {Kansas Ski. Bid. 120, pp. 

 85-131, ph. 12). — Tests of forest trees were among the first experiments begun at the 

 Kansas Agricultural College, and an account is given of a number of the plantings 

 which took place l)etween 1886 and the i)resent date. The different species planted 

 are described at some length, their adaptability to conditions and rate of growth 

 being indicated. Among tlie trees rei)orte<l upon are ash, l)lack walnut, Osage orange, 

 ailanthus, various maples, box elder, cottonwoods and poplars, elms, oaks, and vari- 

 ous conifers. 



In 1896 a cooperative experiment with the Bureau of Forestry of this Department 

 was begun to test the hardiness of tree seedlings. Seeds from different localities were 

 sown and oljservations made to test their resistance to the climatic conditions of the 

 station. AVhile considerable difference was noted in the individual trees, there was 

 nothing to indicate great differences in species received from different States. 



