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per acre. The lowest yield was 170 bushels per acre, 

 with the highest 435. Should the record above be main- 

 tained through a series of years, it would show the ne- 

 cessity of planting a variety adapted to this soil and cli- 

 mate, as the first element of successful culture." 



The general conclusions of the potato experiments 

 are as follows ; " Select for planting varieties known to 

 be adapted to soil and climate. Western-raised potatoes 

 are as good for seed as those raised in the east, and are 

 usually cheaper. There is no necessity of buying seed 

 from either, as home-grown seed are equal if not supe- 

 rior to any. Cotton seed, or cotton seed meal, mixed 

 with a high grade acid phosphate furnishes an excellent 

 and cheap fertilizer for potatoes, and should be used 

 liberally. That cuttings containing from two to four 

 eyes are perhaps the best size of the seed, when planted 

 on a large scale. That any early potato crop, when 

 properly harvested and shipped, can be made very pro" 

 fitable." 



Chrysanthemum Literature. C. Harman Payne, 

 the well-known English chrysanthemum specialist, sends 

 us advance sheets of a bibliography of the golden flower. 

 The portion devoted to writings in English is here trans- 

 cribed for the benefit of the many admirers of the chrys- 

 anthemum in America. 



"On the Cultivation of the Chrysanthemum," with 

 plain instructions for its propagation. London, N. D. 

 1840 (?). 



" Tyas' Popular Flowers: the Chrysanthemum, " its 

 propagation, cultivation and general treatment in all 

 seasons. With a colored frontispiece. London, 1843. 



"A Treatise on the Cultivation of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum " for the production of specimen blooms ; with an 

 enumeration of the best varieties 

 Chrysanthemum founded on the experience of G. 

 Literature. Taylor, to which is added a list of 



the best sorts of those let out in 

 1851 and 1852, with cultural hints and descriptions of a 

 selection of Pompon and Anemone varieties. London, 

 N. D. 



"On the Chrysanthemum," with particular reference 

 to its cultivation in or near large towns, to which is 

 added a suitable selection of large and Pompone varie- 

 ties. By J. Dale, gardener to the Honorable Society of 

 the Middle Temple. London, 1856. 



" Culture of the Chrysanthemum " as practiced in the 

 Temple Gardens, to which is added a list of plants suited 

 to the atmosphere of London and other large towns, 

 with hints for their management. By Samuel Broome, 

 F. H. S., gardener to the Honorable Society of the In- 

 ner Temple. London, 1857. 



"Garden Favorites: the Chrysanthemum," its his. 

 tory, properties, cultivation, propagation ^and general 

 management in all seasons. By Shirley Hibberd. Lon- 

 don, 1857. 



"The Chrysanthemum, its History and Culture. " By 

 John Salter, F. R. H. S. With colored illustrations and 

 engravings on wood, by Andrews. London, 1865. 



"Culture of the Chrysanthemum" as practised in the 



BULLETINS. 



Inner Temple Gardens, with a list of plants, including 

 all the newest varieties. By John Newton, gardener to 

 the Honorable Society of the Inner Temple. London, 



1871. 



"The Art of Dressing Chrysanthemums for Exhibi- 

 tions." By F. T. Davis, F. R. H. S., Park Nursery, 

 Plumstead, S. E. Woolwich, 1878. 



"The Chrysanthemum, its Varieties and Cultivation. " 

 By D. T. Fish. London, 1881. 



" Culture of the Chrysanthemum," with select list of 

 large-flowering Japanese and Pompone varieties. By 

 John Wright, gardener to the Honorable Society of the 

 Middle Temple. London, 1883. 



"Culture and Exhibition of the Chrysanthemum," 

 with select list of plants. By W. Jupp, gardener to J. 

 Boulton, Esq., Torfield, Eastbourne. Eastbourne, 1883. 



"The Chrysanthemum," its history, culture, classifi- 

 cation and nomenclature. By F. W. Burbidge, Curator 

 of Trinity College Botanical Gardens, Dublin, etc. Lon- 

 don, 1S84. 



" Catalogue of Chrysanthemums." Prepared by the 

 Committee of the National Chrysanthemum Society. 

 1884. 



"The Chrysanthemum," for exhibition and decora- 

 tive purposes, with cultural details, useful hints and re- 

 liable selections of varieties for all purposes. A lecture 

 delivered at Yeovil on February 27th, 1885, by William 

 Iggulden, etc. London, 1885. 



"A Short History of the Chrysanthetuum." By C. 

 Harman Payne. London, 1885. 



' ' The Cultivation of the Chrysanthemum, " for decor- 

 ative or exhibition purposes. By George Kidson, prin- 

 cipal of Lansdowne School, Hull. Hull, 1885. 



"Chrysanthemums and their Culture," with a list of 

 select varieties for exhibition and for conservatory dec- 

 oration. By John Bradner, of Arley Hill Nursery, Bris- 

 tol. Yeovil, 1885. 



"Prize Essays on Chrysanthemum Culture," and ro- 

 tation of vegetable crops. By John Breen, Brombor- 

 ough, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Awarded by the Liverpool 

 Horticultural Society, 1884-85. Bolton, 1886. 



"Catalogue of Chrysanthemums." Prepared by a 

 specially selected Committee of the National Chrysan- 

 themum Society. London, 1886. 



"The Chrysanthemum Annual, London, 1887-90. 



L. H. B. 



Nitrate of Soda for Manure, and the Best Mode 

 OF its Employment. By Joseph Hayris. Pp. gb. Piib- 

 Hshdd by the Atithor. Jo cts. This is a careful compila- 

 tion, with comparisons, of the experiments that have 

 been made by different investigators with nitrate of soda 

 on various crops. The conclusions are clear ; but care 

 must be used, as the author points out, in the use of ni- 

 trate of soda, on account of its extreme solubility, and 

 the vigor with which it starts both crops and weeds alike. 

 The ideas set forth in the pamphlet, as to nitrification, 

 are quite in accord with the views of the best authorities 

 on the subject, and the book is well worthy of consid- 

 eration. H. S. 



