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masses of colloid, homogeneous, except for the radial cracks. The material 
arranged in layers or zones arising from internal differentiation —C. R. B. 
AMONG ANNUAL REPORTS from experiment stations, not heretofore noticed 
inthese pages, are three from the New York station. Those for 1895 and 
ind 1896, much delayed in appearing, have about one third the space devoted 
‘othe reports of the horticulturist, S. A. Beach, and mycologist, F. C. Stewart, 
ind their assistants. The more strictly botanical portion in the 1895 report 
‘ers about 70 pages, dealing with fungous diseases and their remedies, with 
fine excellent plates, and in the 1896 report there are 100 pages and ten fine 
plates, A part of this matter had been published elswhere. In the 1897 report 
w botanical matter appears that had not already been issued in bulletin form. 
the report of the Rhode Island station for 1897 contains an article on use 
of sulfur and sulfate of Ammonia for prevention of potato scab (pp. 254- 
a8) by H. J. Wheeler and G. E. Adams, showing that both substances have 
me value ; and also an article on the asparagus rust (pp. 317-32!) by L. F. 
Kinney, giving an account of a serious outbreak at Concord, Mass., the 
read of the disease in Rhode Island, and attempts to control it. 
| Mie report of the Maine station for 1897 contains a valuable résumé of 
) {Pottant writings on the acquisition of atmospheric nitrogen (pp. 114-140) 
WM. Munson, in which he cites both foreign and American literature, 
8d appends a bibliography of 120numbers. F. L. Harvey writes upon plants 
* the Season (pp. 179-191), especially the weeds about which inquiries have | 
th made, the king-devil (Hieracium prealtum Vill.) receiving most atten- 
eo criding its history, distribution in America, habits and methods of 
mention, The blighting effect of wind on maple leaves in spring 1s 
nbed, and some diseases are mentioned. Three species of stinkhorn 
have been found in the state, Phal/us demonum Rumple, P. impudicus 
age brevis B. & C., which are described with the aid of a half- 
. from a photograph of the first two. ne a 
cr oot of the Delaware station for 1896-7 F. D. Ches : hc ae 
“xperiments for prevention of peach rot and apple scab by sP f 
Potato scab by use of sulfur (pp. 20-38), and also eer 
gement of the species of the genus Bacterium (pp. 53-145) 
diagnostic characters and providing a bibliographic index. 
3) Hatch Station of Massachusetts for 1897 devotes 24 pas 
"WO good plates to the report of the botanists, G. E. Stone an 
es (pp. 47- 
d R.E. 
Theta disease of the geranium, and four leaf blights of native iad 
“Streport issued by the California station, being for 1895-1897, 
