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that the author is unusually merciful in his employment of technical 

 and abstruse terms, and can explain himself clearly. — G. F. S. E. 



Fruit Trees, Manures for. By M. Nar. Espaullard (Jour. Soc. 

 Nat. Hort. Fr., 4th Series, vol. xiii., p. 470, July 1912). — Eight Pear 

 trees of the variety ' Passe-Crassane ' were treated in the following eight 

 ways for three consecutive seasons : — 



No. 1 was watered each time with 10 litres of water containing 

 10 grammes of nitrate of soda. 



No. 2 with 10 grammes nitrate of soda, 10 grammes phosphate 

 of soda, 10 grammes carbonate of potash. 



No. 3 with 10 grammes phosphate of soda. 



No. 4 with 10 grammes carbonate of potash. 



No. 5 with 10 grammes phosphate of ammonia. 



No. 6 with 10 grammes phosphate of potash. 



No. 7 with pure water. 



No. 8 was not treated at all. 



The waterings were continued every eight days, from April 23 till 

 September 17. 



The fruit from each tree was gathered, labelled, and stored sepa- 

 rately, and as a result of the three years' observations the writer of 

 this note considers that phosphate and potash manures produce fine 

 fruit and have no bad effects on the keeping qualities of the crop. 

 On the other hand, nitrate of soda produces wrinkled, badly-keeping 

 fruit, and is more calculated to produce abundant growth of foliage. 



M. L. H. 



Ginseng, the Diseases of, and their Control. By H. H. Whetzel and 

 G. Rosenbaum (U.S.A. Dep. Agr., Bur. PI. Ind., Bull. 250 ; 1912). — 

 This bulletin is published with the idea of aiding the practical grower 

 to recognize the common diseases of ginseng, and to enable him to 

 apply remedies to prevent severe losses and the spread of the disease. 

 Bordeaux mixture is recommended as a spray, and the steam sterili- 

 zation of soil for seed beds. — D. M. C. 



Gladiolus Gandavensis 1 Schwaben ' (Rev. Hort. Beige, No. 24, 

 p. 377, Dec. 15, 1912 plate.)— This hybrid, produced by Pfitzer of 

 Stuttgart, is said to be a most attractive novelty. In colour it is 

 canary-yellow, fading to sulphur-yellow, the throat being a deeper 

 yellow with two crimson blotches. It is a strong grower and a free 

 flowerer. — M. L. H. 



Gloucestershire, A Wild Garden. By W. Lock Mellersh (Gard. 

 Chron., pp. 309-310 ; October 26, 1912 ; with 4 figs.).— Describes 

 the garden in Pittville Park, Cheltenham, in which is grown a living 

 collection of only those plants found wild in the county which are of 

 note for variety or beauty. — E. A. B. 



Grafts Rooted (Journ. Soc. Nat. Hort. Fr., ser. iv., xiii., p. 313 ; 

 June 1912). — M. Lucien Daniel has made a communication to the 



