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BOOKS AND BULLETINS. 



Tomato Forcing. November, 1N97. 

 New York Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Geneva, N. Y. — A brief review of 

 some systems of tomato culture, with 

 table showing that single-stem training 

 is superior to the three-stem system for 

 winter crops. Illustrated. Pages, 4. 



Vine Pruning, by F. T. Bioletti, 

 December 1S97. University of Califor- 

 nia Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Berkeley, Cal. — In this the advantages 

 and disadvantages of the various systems 

 of grape-vine pruning as practiced in Cali- 

 fornia, are clearly and concisely set forth. 

 The pamphlet of sixteen pages is freely 

 illustrated. 



Report of Analyses of Commercial 

 Fertilizers for the spring of 1897. 

 By L. L. Van Slyke, November, 1897. 

 New York Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Geneva, N. Y. — Seven hundred and 

 thirty-five samples of commercial fertil- 

 izers, representing 500 different brands, 

 were collected during the spring of 1897 

 and analyzed. Of these different brands, 

 400 were complete fertilizers; of the others, 

 32 contained phosphoric acid and potash 

 without nitrogen; 33 contained nitrogen 

 and phosphoric acid without potash; 

 1 contained nitrogen and potash without 

 phosphoric acid; 31 contained phosphoric 

 acid alone; and 3 contained potash salts 

 only. Pages, 71. 



Observations on Recent Cases of 

 Mushroom Poisoning in the District of 

 Columbia. By Frederick V. Coyille, 

 December, 1897. Department of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, D. C. — The recent 

 death of Countde Vecchj, in Washington, 

 D. C, from eating poisonous mushrooms, 

 has prompted the publication of this 

 popular and well illustrated account of 

 our commoner edible and poisonous 

 fungi. It should be remembered, how- 

 ever, that no picture can convey an exact 

 idea of the plants represented, and as 

 Mr. Coville observes; "A novice who pro- 

 poses to gather mushrooms for himself 

 shoulds never use a specie? for food until 

 he has found out positively its name and 

 its non poisonous character. He should 

 then familiarize himself with this species 

 until he knows it from all others as cer- 

 tainly as he knows the cabbage, the tur- 

 nip, the cauliflower, or any other of our 

 common vegetables. He should confine 

 himself rigidly to this his personal edible 

 list, and should add to it only as thus 

 recommended. His authority for the 

 name and qualities of each kind he adds 

 to this list should be some person having 

 an unquestioned expert knowledge of 

 mushrooms." Pages, 21. 



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Stark County Horticultural Soci- 

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 above society C. A. Dougherty, represent- 

 ing the board of trade of Canton, pre- 

 sented a proposition from a responsible 

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Columbus Horticultural Society. — 

 The annual meetingof the Columbus Hor- 

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 and officers were elected as follows: Wm. 

 L. Lazenby, president; Mr. Sessions, vice- 

 president; Geo. W. Sinks, treasurer; John 

 F. Cunningham, secretary; D.S. Kellicott, 

 0. W. Aldrich and J. J. Janney, executive 

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Mr. Beattie made an interesting report 

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