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especially dealt with in the article should be written close to the left 
margin of the sheet and one or two spaces lower than the last line of the 
reference, in a column one above the other. ' 
In the same manner place the names of the disease at the middle 
of the sheet and the names of the pathogene at the right of the sheet. 
These key-words should be for each sheet, only those which appear 
in that particular reference. If none appear in the reference (for example, 
if the name of the pathogene is entirely omitted), write the name generally 
accepted and enclose in brackets thus:— 
Apple Bitter rot [G. cingulata] 
The chief purpose of these key-words is to assist in assorting 
and identifying the references later. 
INFORMATION 
Source of reference. Having this with each reference will enable 
one to readily verify it or correct errors made in copying. It should 
include the abbreviated name of the publication, volume-numeral (or of 
year or number as case may be), colon (:) followed by the page on which 
the reference occurs. If the article is first discovered in the original, 
indicate thus: —-‘‘Orig.”’ 
Author. Surname, comma, initials, period, is the order of the arrange- 
ment. Where there are two or more authors, arrange each name in the 
same way connecting the names with ‘‘and’’ or its foreign equivalent, 
or with “commas” and ‘“‘and” in the case of more than two authors. 
In the case of several authors one may write for example,—Stewart, F. C. 
and others, or et al. In the case of anonymous articles, write in place 
of the author’s name the word, Anonymous. 
Title. The title of an article follows directly after the author’s name 
and should always be in the language of the original if possible. When 
only the translation of the title is given precede it with the name of the 
original language and the word, title, in brackets, thus:—{Italian title] 
“Concerning the influence, etc.” When both the original and the transla- 
tion of the title are given, the translation follows the original and is to 
be inclosed in brackets. No abbreviations of the title should be used 
except such as appear in the original. Only the first word and proper 
names in the title may be capitalized, except when the title is in German. 
The title terminates with a period. 
Name of society or organization publishing the work follows directly 
after the title, the second line beginning directly under the fourth letter 
of the author’s surname. It is followed by a period; abbreviation 
allowed. 
_ Name of publication. Journal, Berichte, bulletin (properly abbre- 
viated) follows directly after the name of the society or organization, or 
where these are wanting, directly after the title. When the last word 
is not an abbreviation, no punctuation-mark follows. 
Volume-numerals are always to be in arabic and are to be under- 
scored with a wavy line, indicating bold-faced type in printing. The word 
volume or its abbreviation (vol.) should not appear in a reference. 
Reports are often issued for a given year as for example the Alabama 
Agr. Exp. Sta. Report for 1896, no volume-number being given. In such 
