648 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



improved in quality, color, and especially in form and ai)pearance, by cross polli- 

 nation with the Duchess. 



Grafting with fruit bud twigs, C. Trebigxaud {JanUn, 14 {1900), Xo. 338, pjj. 

 312-315, figfi. 2). — The utility of this method of grafting, conditions on which suc- 

 cess depends, method and best time of making the graft, etc., are considered. The 

 author foiwid it valuable in growing the choicer varieties of pears. Vigorous trees 

 Avhich fail to produce fruit may be grafted with fruit buds from other trees in August 

 or September, and fruit ()l)tained on the twigs the following season. 



Variety tests of fruit, O. M. Morris {CMahouta Sta. Rpt. 1900, pp. 116,117).— X 

 list of the varieties of apples, jiears, cherries, plums, apricots, and peaches that set 

 fruit at the station in 1900. 



The pruning of the lemon, C. W. Lepfingwell, Jr. {California Cultivator, 15 

 {1900), Xo. 13, pp. 193, 199, 200). — Popular discussion of California methods. 



Pruning the lemon tree, R. C. Allen {Pacific Rural Press, 60 {1900), Xo. 13, 

 p. 197). — Discussion of principles and methods. 



Budding orange trees, AV. Cardwick {Bui. Bot. Dept. Jamaica, n. ser., 7 {1900), 

 Xo. 11, 2)P- 169-172, fig. l). — The preparation of lemon, shaddock, and large sour 

 orange trees for budding, the condition of trees from which sweet orange buds are to 

 be taken, and methods of budding are popularly discussed. 



The olive in Algeria, Tkabut {Bui. Agr. Algerie et Tunisie, 6 {1900), Xos. 16, pp. 

 425-472, figs. 32; 17, pp. 481-508, figs. 15). — An historical account is given of olives 

 and varieties in Algeria, with extensive notes on methods of propagation and the 

 manufacture and commerce of olive oil. 



Germination of the olive, G. Sani {Atii R. Accad. Lincei. CI. Sci. Fis. Mat. e Xat., 

 9 {1900), I, pp. 47-51; abs. in Jour. Chem. Soc. [London'], 78 {1900), No. 455, II, 

 p. 613) . 



Manurial experiments with bush fruits, Duke of Bedford and S. U. Pickerinci 

 {Woburn Expt. Fruit Farm Rpt. 1900, pp. 98-105, ;?5^).— Data are recorded of ferti- 

 lizer experiments with different amounts of London city manure and certain com- 

 mercial fertilizers for gooseberries, currants, and raspberries. The results obtained 

 are largely negative owing to the soil being sufficiently supplied with all the different 

 elements of plant food. 



Fruit pulp, W. Boulter {Ontario Fruit Groiccrs^ Assoc. Rpt. 1899, pp. 116, 117). — 

 The report of a committee appointed to study the desirability of shipping raspber- 

 ries as pulp into England. If the berries will bring 5 cts. per quart at home it is not 

 advisable to ship abroad as pulp. 



Grape growing, O.M.Morris {Oklahoma Sta. Rpt. 1900, pp. 90-103, figs. 10). — 

 A pojiular treatise on the propagation, cultivation, pruning, and trellising of grapes. 

 Grapes have proven the most uniformly hardy and productive of the fruits grown in 

 Oklahoma. Moore Early, Concord, and Worden are considered the 3 best black 

 grapes; Delaware and Catawba the best red grapes; and Niagara, Moore Diamond, 

 and Goethe the best white or j)ink grapes, the varieties under each color being men- 

 tioned in the order of earliness. Grapes that are gaining favor are Herliemont, 

 Jaeger Cottage, and Brilliant, while Eommel, Admirable, Early Ohio, Fern Munson, 

 and Green Mountain are other especially promising varieties. 



Viticulture in Herault in 1900 {Bui. Soc. Cent. Agr. IL'rault, 87 {1900), Jan.- 

 June, Ai>pe>id. pp. 90, figs. 25). — A symposium composed of the following papers: 

 Production and consumption of wine in Herault, J. Leenhardt-Pomier; Vines, L. 

 Eavaz; Cellars, P. Ferrouillat; Climatic conditions, F. Ploudaille; Geology of the 

 region, fl. Lagatu; Composition of the wines, L. Roos; and The historic and economic 

 .situation of viticulture, Coste. 



American vines and the phylloxera situation in Sw^itzerland, J. Difour 

 (Ann. Agr. Suisse, 1 {1900), Xo. I. pp. 44, fig^- H)- — The nature of the different 

 American grapes used for stocks in districts affected by the jihylloxera and methods 



