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elude this paper by noting the variety of 

 ranges occurring in the Gulf of St Law- 

 rence and the Gulf of Maine (page 308). 

 The cotidal lines indicate a nodal line 

 north of the Magdalen Islands. East of 

 this the range increases to about 3 feet 

 in Cabot Strait, while to the west the 

 range increases rapidly. At the mouth 

 of the Saguenay River it is 15 feet. 



Above this point the wave is progressive, 

 while below this point it is chiefly station- 

 ary. At one point on the south side of 

 Nantucket Island, the range of tide is 1.2 

 feet ; at Boston, it is 9.6 feet ; at St John, 

 20.8 feet; at the head of the Bay of 

 Fundy proper, 30 feet; at Moncton, 40 

 feet, and at the head of the Basin of 

 Mines, 43 feet. 



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From C. C. Georgesen, Department of Agriculture 



A Garden at Eagle, Alaska (64 45' north latitude), where the temperature 

 varies from 87 ° F. in June to — 68° F. in January 



Mr C. C. Georgesen, director of the four government experiment stations in Alaska, in 

 "Vegetable Growing in Alaska" (Bull. No. 2, Alaska Agric. Exp. Stations, published by the 

 Department of Agriculture), gives an interesting summary of the work. Radishes, mustard, 

 turnips, kale, lettuce, carrots, parsnips, parsley, peas, cress, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brus- 

 sels sprouts, onions, spinach, endive, leek, beets, potatoes, rhubarb, and, among the herbs, 

 caraway, catnip, marigold, mint, sage, thyme, can be grown anywhere in the coast region 

 in Alaska, and in the interior nearly to the Arctic Circle if the gardens are selected with 

 due reference to shelter and exposure to the sun. Asparagus, beans, celery, cucumber, 

 squash, salsify can be grown in favorable seasons if planted in warm spots and given the 

 proper care and protection. Vegetables which cannot be grown in Alaska out of doors under 

 ordinary garden culture are : sweet corn, melons, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, pumpkins. 



