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Nemesia. By Ch. Chevalier {Itev. Hort. Beige, t. xxvii., p. 222, 

 Oct. 1901). — Nat. ord. Scrophularinece. Description and cultivation of 

 species of this genus. — G. H. 



Neomullera damarensis. By Spencer Le M. Moore (Jomii. Bot. 

 464, p. 265 ; 8/1901). — Description of a new species from Daniaraland. 



G. S. B. 



Nerines. By W. T. (Gard. Mag. p. 673; 19/10/1901).— Descriptive 

 and cultural notes on the now numerous species and varieties of the 

 Nerine (Guernsey Lilies), a class of beautiful bulbs not so much cultivated 

 in gardens as they should be. — TT". G. 



New Jersey Agr. Coll. Exp. Stn. No. 86. Spraying for insect 

 and fungoid pests of the orchard and vineyard : 



Bordeaux Mixture formula : Sulphate of copper 6 lb. 



Quicklime . • 1 

 Water . . .22 galls. 

 Dissolve the copper sulphate in one gallon of hot water, and in another 

 vessel slake the lime with a gallon of water ; add the milk of lime slowly 

 to the copper solution, stirring constantly, and strain through a sieve or 

 coarse gunny- sack ; finally add twenty gallons of water, and the mixture 

 is ready for use. 



Good results are obtained with half and one-third this strenorth, 

 especially for last spraying of some crops. 



No. 119. Apple-growing in New Jersey. Thinning fruit recom- 

 mended. Good average yield, 100 barrels (225 bushels) per acre. 



No. 149. Strawberry leaf roller (Phoxoptcris comptana) ; Strawberry 

 root louse (Apliia Forhesi). 



No. 141. Forcing Tomatos. Maximum yield, plant given 2^ square 

 feet ground area, yielding 28^ oz. per square foot ; largest fruit with 

 3 square feet. Farmyard manure best, then nitrate of soda, sulphate of 

 ammonia, blood — the order of merit of nitrogenous manures. Benches 

 preferred to boxes or pots. Single-stem training superior to three-stem 

 method. 



No. 142. Pear- growing in New Jersey. Distance of setting ranges 

 from 15 to 40 feet each way ; average distance, 18 by 22 feet. Manuring 

 150 lb. of bone meal, 100 lb. muriate of potash. Nitrate of soda if 

 nitrogen needed. Life of Pear-trees in the State 12 to 100 years ; average 

 27 years. Average yield 150 to 200 bushels per acre. Mixing varieties 

 grown is desirable, since many varieties fail to set fruit if planted alone. 

 ' Keifier,' ' Bartlett,' * Clapp,' ' Le Conte,' ' Seckel,' and 'Lawrence,' 

 leading sorts. Prune in late winter or early spring, before the buds 

 start. Thinning the young fruit produces better ripe fiuit and saves the 

 energy of the trees. — C. H. H. 



Nierembergia frutescens atroviolacea. r>y Ch. (irosdemange 



{Bcv. Hort. p. 338 ; July 1901). — Corolla of deeper violet than the type, 

 and much larger. Recommended for warm situations ; needs; winter pro- 

 tection. Forms small bushes ; very floriferous ; and blossoms well 

 displayed above the linear foliage. — C. T. D. 



