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(7) New varieties — What promising new varieties have originated in 

 your State ? 



(8) Insects and diseases — What most troublesoniG, what remedies 

 found of most value ? 



(9) Irrigation — Method employed. 



(10) Statistics— Area devoted to various fruits ? What are some of the 

 larger orchards, and what has been value of crops ? At what price must 

 the various fruits sell in order to repay expense of growing ? What is 

 estimated value of frait shipped from your State ? 



(11) Evaporated fruits. 



(12) Hardiness of species and varieties — To what extent have various 

 species of fruit been injured by the winter? What has been the relative 

 hardiness of the leading varieties of each.— C. H. H. ^ 



Fruit Tree Pruning" Competition. By \. Dean {Gard. Mag. 

 2178, p. 255 ; 27 4 '1901). — An account of a recent competition in fruit 

 tree pruning among members of the Madresfield Club, at Madresfield. 

 Much instruction may be gleaned upon fruit tree pruning from this 

 explicit account of the proceedings. — TF. G. 



Fruit Trees from Seed. By C. G. Patten, of Charles City, la. 

 {Amer. Gard. xxii. 335, pp. 379, 380 ; 25/5/1901). — The author deprecates 

 too much mixing of varieties by crossing, and suggests that the first 

 crosses that have proved good should be pollinated with their own pollen, 

 thus inducing pre-potency by inbreeding and lessening the chances of 

 reversion. — C. C. H. 



Fruit Trees in Heavy Soils. By L. N. N. {Gard. Mag. 2470, 

 p. 124 ; 2 3 1901). — Interesting discussion, but bearing more upon the 

 synonomy of certain sorts of Pears and x\pples than their relation to 

 certain soils, heavy or light. — W. G. 



Fuchsia Andenken an Heinrieh Henkel." By F. Eehnelt {Die 

 Gart. 27, p. 31 ; fig. originated from a cross between F. corymhiflora and 

 F. X maijiiifica). — Recommended for its distinct long-tubed reddish- 

 carmine flowers and elegant foliage. — A. H. K. 



Fumigation for Insect Pests. William E. Bear {Jour. Boy. 

 Agricul. Soc. Eng. vol. Ixi. (1900), pp. 263-291). — The author passes in 

 review^ the history and treatment of fumigation, referring chiefly to the 

 use of hydrocyanic acid gas. The paper is ostensibly compiled and illus- 

 trated chiefly from the official Bulletins of the United States and our 

 official Colonial publications. In reviewing the experiments conducted 

 in England, Mr. Bear refers to the Wye College experiments in the use 

 of hydrocyanic acid gas for fumigating Vines and plants under glass, and 

 also to its supposed successful application against the Black Currant 

 bud- mite. Its failure, however, as a remedy against this pest has already 

 been pointed out to the Fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society 

 (JouBNAL, vol. XXV. p. 286, April 1901).— i?. X 



