952 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



pear.s urc grafted on quince in rich soil and on poar seedlin*^s in poor 

 soil, etc. Different soils then are not the most serious ol)stacles to suc- 

 cess in grafting-, but the_y seem to have more or less marked influence 

 on the duration of the graft. 



If a dormant ligneous scion is grafted on an active ligneous stock, 

 success follows, l)ut does not follow if conditions arc reversed. With 

 herbaceous plants, an active scion may be grafted on a dormant stock 

 and succeed. AVhen the scion and stock do not come into activity 

 about the same time, the graft ma}' succeed, but the duration of the 

 graft will be shortened. 



In order to study the limits of the possibility of grafting, experi- 

 ments were made with the following families of plants: Rosacea?, 

 Umbelliferse, Legumiuosse, Cruciferee, Solanace;v. and Composite. 

 With Rosacea?, Leguminossfi, and Crucifera', the limit of grafting 

 seems to be confined to genera of the same tribe. With Solanaceie and 

 Umbelliferse, grafts were successfully made between different tri])es. 

 With Composit{« the limit of grafting seems to be the subfamily. 



Horticulture from an educational standpoint, F. W. Carii {Rhode Ixlainl Sla. 

 Rpt. 1900, pp. 268-276). — A popular essay on this su))jeet. 



The principles of vegetable gardening, L. TI. Bailey {New York: MacmiUan 

 Co., 1901, The linnd Science iSeries, pp. 458, fi<j><. 114). — A popular, comprehensive 

 treatise on various phases of gardening operations and the culture of all the more 

 usual vegetaljles. Part I contains chapters on the la}'-out f)f the plantation, use of 

 glass, the soil and its treatment, vegetable gardening tools, seeds and seedage, subse- 

 quent management of the vegetable garden, marketing, and storing. Part II dis- 

 cusses vegetable gardening crops. These are classified into root, tuber, bulb, cole, 

 pothei'b, salad, pulse, solanaceous and cucurbitous crops, sweet corn, okra, martynia, 

 condimental and sweet herbs, and perennial crops. The work also confaiins a bibli- 

 ography of over 100 American works on vegetable gardening. Not the least valuable 

 features of the work are extensive illustrations of gardening tools and of seedling 

 ])lants of all the more common vegetables. 



Greenhouse production of market garden crops, ^\'. ^V. Rawson ( A>m' Jerxeii 

 State Bd. Agr. Rpt. 1890, pp. 179-196). — Brief notes on greenhouse construct ion and 

 on the forcing of asparagus, beets, beans, cauliflowers, cucumbers, dandelions, li-t- 

 tuce, parsley, rhubarb, and radishes. 



Asparagus culture, J. J. T. Norfolk {Jour. Rmj. Ar/r. Snr. EiKjlnud, .1. .svr., // 

 {1900), pt. 4, pp. 646-652). — Popular directions for growing Icftuce in tlic Held, jzar- 

 den, and greenhouse in England. 



Keeping quality of Prizetaker onion {Amer. dard. 22 {1901), Xn. .119, p. 76). — 

 In the experience of tlu; author the keeping quality of this onion has Ix-en made 

 equal to that of any other variety by the liberal use of availalilc potash. 



Fertilizer test with sweet potatoes, B. W. Kil(;ohk, R. W. Pou, and A. II. 

 Prince {F>u}. North VaroJiua State Bd. Ar/r., 21 {1900), No. 11, pp. 38-42, figs. 2).— 

 Report of an inconclusive test of various fertilizer elements and combinations for 

 sweet potatoes. Yellow Nansemond and Bunch Yam were the best varieties grown. 



Edible and poisonous mushrooms and toadstools, W. Trelease (.V/s-.soyfn 

 State /fort. Soc. Rjit. 190/), pp. 224-241). — Besides general notes and descriptions, a 

 bil)liograi)hy of 4S jiapers is given. 



Preservation of beans in brine, Zschokke {.Jaliresher. Vers. Slal. v. Sclnde, 

 Wddensweil, 1897-98, pp. 41, 42). — In an experiment in tlie jireservation of string 



