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period of vegetation there was withdrawn for each part of nitrogen l .23 parte of pot- 

 ash and 0.47 part of phosphoric acid. 



The usual fertilizer actually employed in the growing of chrysanthemums, such as 

 night soil, are Bhown by analysis to contain <» 23 pari of potash and 0.13 part of phos- 

 phoric acid for each part of nitrogen in the fertilizer. These proportions are no! in 

 harmony with the proportions as found by analysis of the plant and it i- therefore 

 believed that this accounts for the unfavorable results secured when this fertilizer i- 

 used alone f<»r chrysanthemums. 



A study of perennial garden phlox, ( '. .1. Him | Country Lift Amer., 9 1906 . 

 No. 1, pp. 66-69, figs. 11). — Directions for the culture of phlox with lists of the besl 

 varieties to plant. The varieties noted are described in accordance with the recent 

 color chart worked out by the French National Chrysanthemum Society. 



The culture of fringed gentian, T. Murray | Gard. Mag. [X. )'.]. .' 

 ■',, pp. 210-212, figs. 9). — The author succeeded in growing fringed gentian i (,'< ullaiin 

 crinita) as a garden plant. The plant appears to be a biennial, since seeds sown in 

 tlie spring form only a rosette <.f leaver during that season and come into blossom 

 the succeeding season. The seed is first sown in a cold frame on a bed of chopped 

 Bphagum moss and then transplanted to beds, handling it in much the same manner 



that poppy seedlings are handled. 



New creations in plant life, W. S. IIarwood {New York and London: Th Mac- 

 mUlan Co., 1905, pp. XIV $68, ph. 49). — A popular and somewhat laudatory account 



of the work of Luther Burba nk in the development of new varieties of fruits, nuts, 

 vegetables, forage plants, and trees, with details of Ins methods of work and his 

 theories in regard to the production of new varieties. Much of the matter contained 

 has appeared in magazine form. 



FORESTRY. 



A handbook of the trees of California, Alice Eastwood I Occas. Papers Col. 

 Acad. Sri., 1906, No. 9, pp.86, pis. 57). — This is a concise popular manual of the trees 



of California. Such additional trees as grow in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona 

 have also been included. 



The hook is arranged with 3 keys for the purpose of easy identification. \\\ the 

 first key the trees are arranged according to the leaves and in the second according 

 to the fruits. The third is a regular scientific key based upon the botanical charac- 

 teristics of flowers, fruits, and leaves. Illustrations are given of some portion of 

 practically all of the California trees. A large proportion of these were prepared by 

 Dr. A. Kellogg, one of the founders of the California Academy of Sciences. 



Advice for forest planters in Oklahoma and adjacent regions, G. L. ( 'lothikr 

 ( U. S. Depi. Agr., Foresl Serv. Bui. 65, pp. -, r >< pis. -/, figs. ?, map 1). — A number of 

 forest planting plans adapted for use in Oklahoma and i tortious of Indian Territory, 

 Kansas, Colorado. Texas, and New Mexico are here presented. A planting plan is 

 a detailed statement of all the operations necessary to establish and maintain a foresl 

 plantation upon a specific tract of land. 



Report Irish Forestry Society [Irish Forestry Soc. Ann. Rpt. 1904, /•/•■ 

 XII 84). — Besides a general account of the work of the year by the secretary. .1. S. 

 Kerr, and a statement of account-, the report contains a number of prize I SSays on 

 the present condition and future prospect of forestry in various districts of Ireland. 



Annual progress report of forestry administration in the Central, Oudh, 

 and school circles of the United Provinces for the forest year 1903-4, 

 L. Mercer, C. E. Murieju, and II. Jackson {Ann. Rpt. Forest Admin. Cent., Oudh, 

 and School Circles [India], 1908-4, ]>/>■ 174). — This consists of the usual statement- in 

 regard to the constitution of the state forests, management, protection, sylviculture, 

 exploitation, financial results, and administration for each of these provinces, with 



