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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Vine Disease. Action du Botrytis cinerea sup les gfreffes- 



bOUtures. By M. F. Guegueu (Bull. Soc. ^lyc. Fr. torn. xvii. fasc 

 iii. 1901). — Sclerotia formed in the sarments of Vine, produced as conidia 

 Botrytis cinerea, but the Peziza not yet seen. Previously noted by 

 P. Viala in Bev. Gen. de Bot. iii. 1891, p. 144.-31. C. C. 



Vine of Auchmore. By C. W. (Joum. of Hort. p. 174 ; 22/8/1901). 

 — An account is given of a famous giant Vine in Perthshire. — C. W. D. 



Vine, what to Grow, and how to Grow it {Qu. Agri. Joum. ix. 

 pt. 2, August 1901). — E. H. Rainford gives instruction for the selection of 

 Vines, and their cultivation in Queensland. — M. C. C. 



Violets, Wild, of Virg-inia. By D. Dandridge (Gard. p. 94, 10/8/ 

 1901). — Giving soil and situations under Avhich the various kinds are 

 found growing in their native habitats. — H. J. C. 



Violets in Sterilised Soil {U.S.A. Exp. St. Hatch, Reports 12-13, 

 1900-1). — Experiments have been made to determine the production of 

 flowers, and the occurrence of leaf -spots in sterilised soil. The sterilised 

 plats gave the smallest number of leaf-spots. — M. C. C. 



. Violets, Tree. By S. Mottet (Bev. Hort. p. 268 ; June 1901 ; 

 with woodcut). — How developed, and species susceptible of treatment. 



C. T. D. 



Water Garden. By W. J. Townsend (Gard. p. 193, 21/9/1901).— 

 Giving particulars as to construction of ponds and a lengthy selection of 

 the best Nymphfeas and other plants suitable for water gardening. 



H. J. C. 



Water-plants in Relation to the Solid Substratum. (U.S.A. 

 Exp. Stn. Becord, vol. xiii. No. 2, 1901, p. 110). — It was found that by 

 providing rooting material for aquatic plants their growth and dry 

 weight " were increased over those which were floating and suspended 

 only, or growing in sand alone. In the latter case nitrogen, phosphoric 

 acid, and potash were lacking, and lime, starch, and magnesium were 

 present in excess. — E. F. H. 



Weather and Plant Life (Gard. Chron. No. 758, p. 9, 6/7/1901).— 

 From a recently-published report by the United States Weather Bureau it 

 appears that the temperature of the air has little to do with the duration 

 of time which elapses between sowing and ripening. Effective sunshine is 

 the productive element, which is too often wanting in this country. 



G. S. S. 



Winter Moth and Mottled Umber Moth. By G. S. Saunders 

 (Gard. p. 180, 14/9/1901; figs.). — The season to take precautions, and 

 the best means of destrojdng these pests, are plainly set forth, and should 

 be useful information to all interested in fruit-culture. — H. J. C. 



Woods of Surrey and Sussex. By J. Simpson (Gard. Chron. 

 No. 761, p. 65, 27/7/1901). — A long article on the manner in which 



