AB8TKACTS. 



Japanese Tree Cornels. By W. Goldring {Gard. p. 165, 7/9/ 



1901, with fig. of Cornus Koiisa). — Dealing with the various kinds df 

 flowering Dogwoods. — H. J. C. 



Jarrah Wood. By J. E. Brown i^Gard. Mag. 2,^99, p. 615:; 

 21/9/1901). — An exhaustive account (taken from a report upon the 

 Forests of AustraUa) of this widely-known and valuable timber-tree 

 (Eucalyptus marginata). The account deals wdth the distribution of the 

 tree and the various uses to which its timber is applied. — W. G. 



JunCUS Fauriensis. By Buchenau (Not. Kdnig. Bot. Berlin, 

 No. 26, B. iii. July 1901). — Description of a new species. — M. W. 



**Just Bot. Jah."— The fascicle, Abtheilung L, Heft 3, for 1899, 

 pubUshed 1901, contains abstracts of papers on " Geographical Distribu- 

 tion " (by Hock), on " Bacillariace^e " (by Pfitzer), on ''Lichens" (by 

 Zahlbruckner), and a "List of New Species of Phanerogamia " (by K 

 Schumann). The fascicle, Abtheilung II., Heft 1, for 1899, published 

 1901, contains abstracts of papers on "Pharmaceutical Botany" (by 

 Siedler), on " Technical and Economic Botany " (by M. Glirke), and on 

 "Physical Physiology" (by A. Weisse). — P. G. 



Kaempferia Gilbertii. By Jules Rudolph (Pier. Horf. p. 259 ; 

 June 1901). — Remarks on cultivation. Recommended as a dwarf decora- 

 tive plant for pots and borders. — C. T. D. 



Kafir Corn, a Kansas field crop (U.S.A. Exp. Stn., Kansas, Bull 

 93, 1900). — Describes the varieties, cultivation, harvesting, yield, uses, 

 statistics, &c., of Kafir Corn as a grain crop and a hay crop. 582,895 

 acres were grown in Kansas in 1899. — M. C. C. 



Kansas St. Ag-r. Coll. Exp. Stn. Bull. 101, 1901. Notes from 

 the Plum orchard. — - European, Japanese, and American varieties. 

 Japanese Plums should be thinned to avoid the liability to brown-rot. 

 Chart showing period of blooming of a large number of different Plums, 

 the first variety opening its blossoms on April 7, the latest on April 29. 

 The length of time the varieties remained in flower varied from 

 6 up to 14 days (Japanese flowering first), a difterance of 22 da}'^ 

 between first and last varieties to flower. Chart showing period of 

 ripening of Plums named, June 21 to September 30 (6 to 30 days at 

 prime) ; a dift'erence of 40 days between first and last becoming ripe. 



Bull. 100. The Soy Bean.*^ 



Bull. 99. Vitality of seeds in years, by Professor Bailey : Bean, 3 : 

 Beet, 6 ; Cabbage, 5 ; Carrot, 5 ; Celery, 8 ; Cucumber, 10 ; Lettuce, 5 ; 

 Onion, 2 ; Parsnip, 2 ; Pea, 3 ; Radish, 5 ; Tomato, 4 ; Turnip, 5. 



H. 



Korshinsky (BciJi. Bot. Cent. bd. X. ht. 6). — Obituary notice of Dr. 

 Ssergei Ivanovicz Korshinsky, the well-known Russian botanist and author 

 of " Heterogenesis and Evolution," "Die Nordgrenze des Schwarzerdo- 

 gebietes," etc., by Prof. N. Kusnezow. — G. F. S.-E. 



