256 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Freshly dog Sweet Potatos arrived in better condition than those kiln- 

 driecL— C.H. ST. 



Fruit Culture in Montana (U.S.A. St. Bd. Bep. 1902).— This 

 report gives an excellent idea of the growing industry of fruit-growing in 

 Montana, of the means of inspecting nursery and orchard stock and fruit, 

 and of the methods adopted when infection is discovered. — F. J. C. 



Fruit Garden, The Home. By L. C. Corbett (U.S.A. Dep. Agr. 

 Farmer's Bull. 154, figs.). — To quote the bulletin itself: " The fruits 

 best suited to the various sections of the United States cannot be enume- 

 rated here, and this bulletin will be confined to a brief discussion of the 

 methods of propagation, planting, pruning, and general culture." 



It mentions regretfully that the enormous growth of commercial 

 orchards and the establishment of experiment stations by the Department 

 of Agriculture during the last twenty-five years have apparently removed 

 all inducement from most amateur gardeners to grow fruit either for their 

 own consumption or for the interest of testing new varieties. It points out 

 how much can still be done both profitably and pleasantly in either of 

 these ways by the amateur, and gives lists and diagrams helpful to those 

 wishing to make the most of a small space. — M. L. H. 



Fruit-growers, Practical Suggestions for. By H. P. Gould 

 (U.SA. Dep. Agr., Farmers Bull. No. 161, 1902; illustrated).— In this 

 bulletin the author briefly discusses the practical principles of fruit-culture, 

 and considers in turn : Location (including transportation facilities, 

 temperature, aspect, &c), Selecting and Planting the Stock, Pruning, 

 Fertilising, Cover Crops, Tillage and Marketing the Product, strongly 

 emphasising the necessity of the grower becoming acquainted with the 

 market he wishes to supply in order to have the same standard of grade 

 and quantity, and also pointing out the great benefit to a fruit-grower of 

 a good reputation as regards quality and packing with his commission 

 agent, whom the author calls " an essential adjunct to commercial 

 fruit-growing." 



The latter, and perhaps most interesting, part of the pamphlet is 

 devoted to the spraying problem, and several illustrations of pumps and 

 Bpraying machines are given. 



Spi-aving is considered from the two points of view of a fungicide 

 and an insecticide, the former constituting, as it it were, an insurance of 

 the crop. — C. H. C. 



Fruit Plantations, Sites for. By T. Coomber (Gard: Mag. n. 2568, 

 p. 12, 17/1 03). — This is a matter of such serious consideration that 

 the viewa of every practical cultivator are worthy of attention. The 

 i:i write- deals will] such primary points as soils, shelter, elevation, 

 aspect, and soil preparation. These points are undoubtedly important to 

 the intending planter, but it must be borne in mind that the advice of 

 any one practitioner must be accepted subject to circumstances, varying 

 ai they <1<» in every square mil.' in these islands, so that it is not always a 



" 1 (, f choosing a site where all the conditions are fulfilled, but of 

 whore the conditions most nearly approach the ideal. A 



