420 The Botanical Gazette. 
EFFECT OF SPRAYING with fungicides on the growth of nursery stock 
is the subject of a bulletin (no. 7) from the division of vegetable path- 
ology of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. In general much and 
valuable improvement showed in such plants by application of fun — 
gicides, especially of Bordeaux mixture, and particularly with Peer , 
cherries and plums. 
_ THE NINTH NUMBER of the Minnesota Botanical Studies contains 
three articles. Two of them describe newly devised Pee a 
paratus, and the third is a Berea tance of the subject of the fixation 
titles after a time. The apparatus has already been mentioned and 
also advertised in this journal. Both the auxanometer with its com 
tinuous recorder, described by the inventor, W. D. Frost, and the 
registering balance, also described by its inventor, Alex. P. Anderson, 
are most excellent instruments, and must prove of great service to in- 
vestigators and to teachers. Both instruments, of which plates from 
photographs are given, can be bought at a reasofiable price. 
THE ANNUAL REPORT of the New Jersey Experiment Station fr 
1893 includes the report of the botanist, Dr. B. D. Halsted, occup 
150 pages, with 73 illustrations. This part has also been distrib 
as a separate. The number of topics treated by Dr. Halsted is wie 
large. Most of the illustrations are from photographs by the er 
Altogether it shows great industry on the part of the writer, ane * 
sharp eye for interesting matters of observation. Most of the report 
is upon fungous diseases of plants, of which a great variety ate anes i 
many being of the nature of spot diseases 
m the result | of Mt 
had previously 
should not ® 
als to which 
peared. We see no feat however, why the author 
followed the usual custom of giving credit to the journ 
is indebted. In some instances this is done, but we oe 
taken from the American Florist, the Proceedings of the Sovitly 
Promotion of Agricultural Science,and others, for which pad : 
given. This is not only an infringement of a well grou rl cite 
but it makes it difficult for conscientious writers to propen'y 
articles. ust be 
The report embraces much admirable work, but a m looked 
gret that bibliographical details were not more carefully 
