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pounds and the production 160,000,000 pounds." (Geo. W. Shaw in Bulletin No. 149, 

 Coll. of Agriculture, Univ. of California.) 



121. A little more Lime. — The Pacific, San Francisco, 1859. 



On the uses of Lime for various purposes in connection with farming. 



122. Prolific Joint Corn. — California Horticulturist, November, 1873. 



Notes of experiments with the above, and its value as compared with other varieties, 

 for grain or fodder. 



123. Ginseng the Chinese Panacea. — Cultivator's Guide, Sacramento, Cali- 

 fornia, October, 1883. 



Where found, its export value and possibilities in the way of trade and profitable 

 culture. 



124. The Sunflower. — Cultivator's Guide, Sacramento, California, Decem- 

 ber, 1883. 



Its economic value in various ways indicated. 



125. The Camass or Kamass. — Cultivator's Guide, Sacramento, California, 

 January, 1884. 



Camass esciilcnta the wild hyacinth of California and elsewhere; use by the Indians, etc. 



126. Whitewashing Trees — uses of Lime, etc. — Cultivator's Guide, Sacra- 

 mento, California, August, 1883. 



Prevention of moss growth, sap-scald, and pestiferous insects. 



127. Parasites in Domestic Animals. — Cultivator's Guide, Vol. i, pp. 13-14, 

 with figures, Sacramento, California, May i, 1883. 



The sheep rot, flukeworm, etc., their occurrence and metamorphoses. 



128. On the care of 3'oung Fruit-trees, Orchards, etc. — Cultivator's Guide, 

 Sacramento, California, June, 1883. 



The selection of a site, planting out and protection against hot winds, extreme cold, 

 and destructive animals. 



129. Parasites in Drinking Water. — Cultivator's Guide, Sacramento, Cali- 

 fornia, May, 1883. 



130. Dracaena Australis for Basketry purposes, etc. — Pacific Rural Press, 

 February 21, 1903. 



The use of the long, slender tough leaves for basket-work, mats, and similar fabrics, 

 is suggested. 



FORESTRY, ETC. 



131. On the Economic Value of certain Australian Forest Trees, and their 

 cultivation in California. — Proc. California Acad. Sci., Vol. 4, 1872, pp. 236- 

 241. 



Also in Annual Report State Board of Health for 1872; the California Horticulturist 

 and the California Farmer; fifteen hundred copies separately published in pamphlet form. 



Review of the above in the Nation, New York, August 22, 1872, by Fred Law Olm- 

 sted. The foregoing, it was said at the time, gave an immediate impetus to the planting 

 of these Australian species. 



132. On the growth of certain California Forest Trees and the Meteoro- 

 logical inferences suggested thereby. 



Read at the Cincinnati meeting of the American Forestry Association, April, 1882; 

 printed separately, 8 pp. 8°. 



Portions of above were read before the California Academy of Science, December 5, 

 18S1. 



