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In this paper especial attention is given to the culture of English walnuts and 

 filberts. < 'lie orchard is cited thai was grown from second generation seedlings, 

 which is giving very satisfactory results. The seedling trees are largei al th< 

 age and grow more rapidly Mian grafted trees. Ii is maintained, however, that 

 grafted trees are more desirable than Beedlirig trees provided they can be obtained at 

 reasonable c< >st. 



special care musl be taken in planting these nuts. Only the late-blooming French 

 varieties should be planted. Those which bloom early are likely to be nipped by 

 frosl and not produce fruit. A successful filbert orchard is note. I in which the varie- 

 ties Barcelona, Du Chilly, Red and Winn- A.velenee arc grown. These tre 

 grown as standards. The preceding season they were 9 years old and bore 25 lbs. 

 of nuts each. 



A few modern peonies, <l. < '. Watson I Arner. Florist, 24 I 1905), No. 890, />/>. 

 989, 990, pi. t). Illustrations and descriptions are given of 26 named varieties of 



Hybridizing the peony, (<. Hollih (Horticulture, .' (1905), No. 8, pp. 

 figs. 5).- The author has produced a large number of varieties of peonj b) hybridi- 

 sation and selection. A number of these are briefly described. Suggestions on cul- 

 ture are included. 



A re'pertoire of colors to aid in the determination of the colors of flowers, 

 leaves, and fruits ( Repertoin \ de couleurs pour aider a la determination des couleurs 

 des fleurs, den feuiUages, et des fruits. Rennes: Fmprinieru OberthiXr; Paris: Librairii 

 Horticole, 1905, pp. 82, pis. 365). — This work, illustrating 365 tones of colors, was pub- 

 lished by the French Chrysanthemum Society and R. Oberthur, with the collabora- 

 tion of II. Da ut he i lay et al. The names of the color tones are given in English, < rer- 

 inan, French, and Italian, and are accompanied with a complete index in each 

 language. 



What is horticulture? L. II. Bailey (Proc. Soc. Prom. Agr. Sci., 26(1905), 

 pp. 81-40). — Presidential address before the Society for Horticultural Science al it- 

 annual meeting in December, L905, previously noted | E. S. R., 16, p. 4l'.">). 



FORESTRY. 



The forest reserves of California, A. F. Pottbb i Forestry and Trrig., // i 1905), 

 No. 8, pp. 884-887). Up to June, 1905, 14 forest reserves, approximating 14,250,000 

 acres, had been established within the State, six of these reserves, established since 

 January I. 1905, are briefly described. Extensive experiments are under way in 

 tree planting on brush-covered areas to determine the adaptability of different spe- 

 cies of conifers in reforesting treeless areas. 



Reforesting- in California, T. P. Lukens (Forestry and Trrig., ii < 1905), No. ?, 

 pp. 847-849).— An account of the efforts that arc being made to reforest the moun- 

 tain watersheds in southern California with descriptions of methods of seed Bowing 



and methods of planting the different shrubs and trees used for the purpose. 



Forest fires and the forest in the California Sierras, \V. F. Hubbard i Fbr- 

 atry and Trrig., il (1905), No. 8, pp. 854-864, figs. 9). — The author discusses the 

 effect- of lire in the denser timbered regions of the sierras, in the more open forest, 

 and in the chaparral field, and methods of lire regulation and control for the protec- 

 tion of virgin timber, old logged land, and land as it is logged. 



Forests and forestry in Connecticut, A. F. Hawes I Forestry and Trrig., Il 

 (1905), No. 7, pp.801 805, figs. P).— The author states that the forest area of Con- 

 necticut is steadily increasing, bul the character of much of the w 1 growth is poor. 



Chestnut is the most important tree of the State, and white pine the next. A Unit 

 a quarter of the total area of the state is nearly worthless land, which is gradually 



