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VINE GROWING 



Production and trade in Raisins in California. 



Exports during the fiscal year 

 ending June 30 



Imports during 



the financial year 



ending June 30 



1885 

 1905 

 1915 



California 

 lbs. 



Quantities 

 lbs. 



Value 

 dollars 



(Juautilii-s 

 lbs. 



9 400 000 j 



87 000 000! 7 054 824! 

 2500000001 24845414 



Value 

 dollars 



— ! 383I9787 2661669 



372 087; 4 041 040J 3 112 985 



I 728 5471 2802901! 2719200 



Riparia X Rupestris loi, Dog Ridge, Riparia x Rupestris 101-14, Ber- 

 landieri x Riparia 420 A. Second in order of importance is the Sultana. This 

 vine is well adapted to the foUovi'ing grafting stocks, in decreasing order 

 of merit : Riparia x Rupestris 3 309, Dog Ridge, Aramon x Rupestris 

 Ganzin No. i, Riparia X Rupestris loi, lycnoir, Solonis X Riparia 1616. 



The red Currant or Panariti has been found to be well adapted to : 

 Rupestris St-Georges, Mourvedre x Rupestris 1202, Aramon x Rupestris 

 Ganzin No. i, Riparia x Rupestris 3309, Salt Creek and Dog Ridge (ar- 

 ranged in order of merit). 



Drying is effected in the sun entirely ; sometimes before drying the grape 

 bunches are washed or steeped in boiling lye (the Author gives two 

 formulae of the latter as used in large establishments). 



875 - Hot Water Treatment of Tree Seeds used in Reafforestation and of poor Germi- 

 nating Capacity. — honing j. a., in M ededeelw^en van hct Deli Pioefstation, Xth Year, 

 Part I, pp. i6-::3. Medan, March 1916. 



The seeds of Albizzia moliiccana, Pithecolobium Sanian, Mimosa in- 

 visa and Crotalaria striata were steeped in warm water at various tempera- 

 tures in order to ascertain to what extent this treatment would promote 

 germination. 



With the seeds of Albizzia, the best result was obtained by using water 

 at 600 C. The seeds are dropped into this water, which is then allowed to 

 cool for 3 hours. 



For Pithecolobium seeds somewhat hotter water (70 to 75^) is preferable. 



The seeds of Mimosa invisa germinated most easily after a treatment 

 with water at 60-70° C. 



With the seeds of Cjotala^ia no advantageous result is obtained by 

 steeping in water. 



The above experiments were canied out in Java. 



870 - Tlie Eucalyptus in Algeria. — Tkabut, in Comptcs Rcndus dc V Academie d'Ai^rionl- 

 turc dc f'riincf, Sccunil Vdlnme, Year 1916, No. 23, pp. 609-702. I'aris, 1916. 



As far back as 18G2 some plantings of Eucalyptus were made in Algeria. 

 There was first some enthusiasm for E. globulus, but afterwards preference 

 was given to the Red gum group, and under this name there were propagated 

 E. rostrata, E. rudis and E. tereiicornis, often erroneously called E. resinifera. 



