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Removing the surplus specimens at this time will not result in over- 

 thinning as premature dropping generally occurs before the fruit has 

 attained the size mentioned. Thinning is especially important for 

 very young trees. 



Yakivties. 



[The following varieties have been received from the United States 

 Department of Agriculture : Costata, H ichiya, Hiyakume, Tsuru, 

 Tane-nashi, Yemon, Zenji, Okame, Yedlo-ichi] 



ADDITIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 

 DEPARTMENT. 



Library (Serials). 

 Europe. 



British Isles. 



Botanioal Magazine, Nov. [Purchased,] 



Bulletin Kew Gardens, App. I. 1902. [Director.] 



Chemist and Druggist, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23. [Editor.] 



Colonial, Diplomatic and Consular tteports, Aug., Sept., Oct. [Col. Sec,] 



Garden, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23. [Purchased..] 



Gardeners' Chronicle, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23. [Purchased,] 



International Sugar Journal, Nov. [Editor.] 



Journal of Botany, Nov. [Purchased,] 



Nature, Oct. 31. Nov. 7, 14. 21. [Purchased.] 



Our Western Empire, Nov. [Publishers.] 



Pharmaceutical Journal, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23. 



The Anatomy of the Bark of Robinia Pseudo-Acacia, Linne ) — _ 

 The Chemistry " M " « « <» " J Dir ector of 



Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories.] 



France. 



Sucrerie indigene et coloniale, Oct., 29. Oct , 5, 12, 19, 26. [Editor.] 

 Denmark. 



Famillen Podostemaceae. By Eug. Warming. [Author.] 

 Belgium. 



Bulletin, Socie'te* d'Etudes Coloniales,|Mar,-Nov. 1901. [Editor..] 

 Germany. 



Notizblatt, Berlin. Oct. [Direotor.] 



Beihefte zum Tropeupflanzer. Nov. [Editor.] 



Tropenpflanzer, Nov. [Editor.] 

 Stvitterland. 



Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier Vol. 1, No. 11. [ConservateuF.] 

 Italy, 



Ohronologioal Tables for Tobacco in America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and 

 Oceania. [Dr. Prof. O. Comes.] 



Asia. 



India. 



Agricultural Ledger (Caloutta) No. 8. [Lt. Gov. Bengal.] 

 Planting Opinion, Aug. 24, 3 L. Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26. Nov. 2. [Editor.] 

 Proc. Agri. & Horti. Soc. of India, April- June. [Secretary.] 

 Straits 8f Federated Malay States. 



Agricultural Bulletin,"Vol. 1, No. 1. [Editor.] 



