1 1 59 

 bulletins issued <»n this same 



e buds ii"\\ commonly used are those 

 [line of budding. The recommenda- 



detail. It is similar in character to the two p 

 subject i E. s. R., l |, ,,. 57; L2, p. 559 . 



Relative t<> building the author states thai tl 

 which have been formed just previous to the 

 tions of I Hiver | E. S. I;., l l. p. 968 that dormjanl buds of last season be used, has 



not aiet with favor in Florida because of the Urge amounl of u 1 which must be 



sacrificed t-> Becure a few buds. The bes! trees! for planting in 'ho pecan orchard are 

 well -Town L-year-old trees, Erom :: to :, ft. higjh. The besl time to plant is in the 

 latter part of November t<» the firsl of February. The 1" varieties \\ hich the author 

 believes worthy of cultivation in Florida are] described and not.- given on their 

 origin. j 



All the spireas worth growing, .1. Dunbai i Gard. Mag. [.V. )'. ], 8 

 .;, pp. $06-210, figs. 8).— Of the ">i> species of spireas in cultivation in the United 

 stat. -only 14, in the author's ..pinion, are wortp cultivating, ami these belong to two 

 greal natural groups, the early bloomers, wl^-h are white flowered, and the late 

 bloomers, which are some shade of pink, with two exceptions. 



The first -roup is pruned in June; the secftnd in winter. These L4 species are 

 .livi.le.l inn. :. flowering types, each of which is illustrated. The culture of spireas is 

 given, with descriptions of each species of importance. A systematic key or guide 

 i-s given t<» the horticultural value of these specjes. 



The American carnation, A. Hemsley \<:<tr-!. Chron., . No. 



1002, pp. 145, 146).— The author states that the introduction of the variety Mrs. T. W. 

 Lawson in England has led to the extensive cultivation of American carnations in 

 England, and that the American varieties are far in advance of the English. A 

 number of varieties are described and methods of cultivation discussed. 



Further experiments on inheritance in sweet peas and stocks, W*. B iteson, 

 E. R. Saunders, and P. C. Punnett (Proc. Roy. Soc. [London], Ser. B, 71 {1906), 

 No. B 517, pp. 236-238). — Some of the peculiarities in color inheritance among 

 peas ami stocks are pointed out as the result of Experimental investigation. 



FORESTRY. 



The forestry work of the Ohio Experiment Station, W. J. I rREEN and < . W. 

 Waid {Ohio Sta. Circ. 50, pp. //, figs. 5).— A considerable amount of cooperative 

 forestry work with farmers is being undertaken. In all :!•">•"» plats have been planted 

 to forest trees in different parts of the state under the supervision of the station. 



The plan is to give aid to those who wish to help themselves rather than to carry 

 on large forestry operations independently. Some forestry work is being .lone at 

 the station. In all about 9 acres have been planted to <'<it<t/j,<i speciosa, black or yel- 

 low locust, Osage orange, white ash, green ash, larch, black walnut, and mulberry. 

 Seedling trees are furnished by the station to farmers without cost 



It is stated that in a catalpa grove 23 years old, the timber value was $326, <>r 

 $14. 17 per acre for each year since planting. In the case of the locusl grove 19 

 old, the value Was $341.76, Or $17.98 per acre for each year since planting. 



Forest planting in the sand-hill region of Nebraska. < .. Pinchot ( U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Forest Serv. Circ. ■ ■':. /'/>. 5).— The result- of experiment- in growing pine trees 

 on the san. I hills of Nebraska seem to indicate thai western yellow ami jack pine 

 can he successfully used in this region. 



The best of the jack pine trees Bel out on the Bruner plantation in 1890 are now 18 

 to 30 ft. high. Tin' western yellow pine (bull pine) although not a- l'a-t growing as 

 jack pine, is longer lived ami is a mor.- valuable tree when matured, and is equally 

 well adapted to the region for planting. Suggestions are given on where to Becure 

 planting material and methods of planting. The coel of wild jack pine Beedlings is 

 placed at $5 per thousand delivered, and of yellow pit:. - |15 per thousand. 



The cost for material and labor is placed at $2.30 per acre. 



