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ture, fcrtiliziiitr, injurious pests, and the cconnniy in growiiij^ citrus fruits arc dis- 

 cussed. 



Fruit culture in Queensland — citrus culture, A. H. Benson ((^nei'nsland Ayr. 

 Jour., 7 {1900), No. 1, ji)>. .34--i9). — Popular directions regarding the cultivation and 

 manuring of citrus trees and on handling and packing the fruit. 



Citrus regions of California, B. M. Lelong {Pacijic Rural Press, 60 {1900), No. 6, 

 p. 84) . — A popular discussion of the orange and lemon lands and the conditions of 

 their culture. 



Culture of the date palm {Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 16 {1900), No. 12, jjp. 

 742-744). — From investigations by the Cape Colony Department of Agriculture it 

 seems that a considerable number of these trees are now growing in Damaraland 

 and Namaqualand and the fruit forms no inconsiderable proportion of the food of 

 the poorer classes. In Damaraland the date palm is successfully cultivated at eleva- 

 tions of 3,000 to 3,500 ft. Above this height it is uncertain. Some information as 

 to the culture and habits of the date palm is included in the article. 



Coffee culture in Queensland, H. Newport {Queensland Agr. Jour., 7 {1900), 

 No. 1, pp. 4.5-50, pis. 4). — Pulping and curing are the operations considered. Build- 

 ings and machinery for these operations and details of manipulation are given. 



Coffee and india-rubber culture in Mexico, preceded by g-eog-raphical and 

 statistical notes on Mexico, ]M. Romero {Ncir York: (t. P. Putriain\-< Sottti, 1898, 

 jjp. 417). 



Strawberries, C. S. Crandall and C. H. Potter {Colorado Sta. Bui.. 53, pp.27). — 

 Detailed popular directions for the culture, fertilizing, irrigation, selection, and pol- 

 linating of strawberries, with descriptive notes on 74 varieties and a table showing 

 the comparative size, vigor, productiveness, etc., of the different varieties. 



Strawberry trials {Amer. Gard., 21 {1900), No. 290, p. 469, fig. l).—A report is 

 here given on the test of varieties of strawberries grown at the trial grounds of 

 American Gardening in 1900. Some 18 of the better varieties are noted in detail. 



Food for strawberries, A. H. Ward (Amer. Gard., 21 {1900), No. 294, p- 535). — 

 Manuring strawberries is considered. Rotten leaves, decayed wood, and fermented 

 peat ash in small quantities mixed with other vegetable substances are thought to 

 make a better compost for strawberries than animal manures. Nitrate of soda and 

 powdered phosphate of lime are also recommended, about 400 lbs. of the mixture 

 per acre being used. 



Strawberry breeding, N. (). Booth {Amer. Gard., 21 {1900), No. 294, pp- 534, 

 535). — Methods of breeding strawberries are given and the objects to be sought 

 noted. Some results secured at the Missouri and New York State experiment sta- 

 tions in breeding strawberries are given. Usually less than 1 desirable seedling can 

 be expected out of each 1,000 seedlings grown. In Missouri the varieties Warfield 

 No. 2, Lady Rusk, Crescent, and Bubach No. 5 gave seedlings about 5 per cent of 

 which were considered worth saving beyond the first fruiting year. Crescent X 

 Sharpless has given a high percentage of good seedlings both in Missouri and New 

 York. 



The Oregon evergreen blackberry, U. P. Hedrick ( Utali Sta. Bui. 64, pp- 50-54, 

 fig. 1). — Notes on the yields and characteristics of the Oregon evergreen blackberry, 

 with replies to letters of inquiry of 8 nurserymen regarding its origin, history, quali- 

 ties, cultivation, possibilities, etc. 



Grapes for calcareous soils, F. Lavoux {Messager Agr., 5. scr., 1 {1900), No. 5, 

 pp. 187-191). — As a result of tests on the experimental grounds at Charentes, lists of 

 varieties suitable for growing on light, dry, humid, and heavy soils, containing vari- 

 ous amounts of lime, are given. 



Observations on the phenology and maturity of cultivated vines, Bonnet 

 and ViDAL {Ann. Ecole Nut. Agr. MontpeUier, 11 {1899-1900), p>p. 329-359) .—The 

 phenology and date of maturity of about 500 varieties of cultivated grapes growing 

 at the National Agricultural School grounds at MontpeUier are recorded for the sea- 



