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given good results, and in future this will probably be the best method for 

 use on the farms. The three figures show the effects of successful infection 

 of 1 Serradella' (Ornithopus sativus) compared with non-infected plants. 



W. G. S. 



Lilies. By G. B. Mallett (Gard. p. 333, 14/11/03; p. 354, 21/11/03 ; 

 p. 426, 19/12/03). — A series giving full descriptions of all the species 

 and hybrids, together with notes upon the culture and use of each. 

 Those treated of in the above numbers are from L. Bakerianum to 

 L. chalcedonicum, both inclusive. — E. T. C. 



Lilies, New, in 1903 (Gard. Mag. No. 2613, p. 793; 28/11/03). 

 —Interesting notes upon the new and rare Lilies, showing which succeeded 

 best during the last year in the open air, the season being the wettest on 

 record and the worst possible for Lily culture out of doors. — W. G. 



Lilium longiflorum, Propagation from Seed. By G. W. 



Oliver (U.S.A. Dep. Agr. Bur. PI. Ind., Bull. 39, June 1903; 7 plates). 

 This method is declared to save one to two years in producing marketable 

 bulbs of L. longiflorum and its variety Harrisii, as compared with the scale 

 method, and that it is possible thereby to raise plants within a year from 

 seed flowering in pots and ready for sale. The variety known as 

 giganteum or eximium giganteum is regarded as the best. 



By careful selection to obtain healthy parents, remarkable progress in 

 vigour has been obtained, Harrisii x longiflorum is the cross that 

 produces the longest flowers. Detailed instructions for pollination, 

 ripening, sowing, &c, are given. — E. A. B. 



Lily, Easter, propagation from seed. By G. W. Oliver (U.S.A. 

 Dep. Agr. Bur. PL Ind., Bull. 39, 6/1903; 7 plates).— The enormous 

 extent to which this Lily (L. Harrisii) is grown is commented upon, and 

 the deterioration in the Bermuda and Japan grown lilies mentioned. 

 This deterioration is, according to the author, due to too great anxiety on 

 the part of the growers to raise large numbers on small areas, and to the 

 fact that selection is not practised. He advocates the home raising of 

 Lilies from seed, claiming that plants so raised have increased vigour, 

 come into bloom one or two years earlier than those raised from bulb- 

 scales, and give an opportunity of raising new races which may be fixed. 



Crosses have been effected between L. longiflorum and L. Harrisii, 

 the resulting seedlings being remarkable for the bearing of flowers a com- 

 paratively short time after germinating, many within the first year, the 

 bulbs attaining a circumference of six inches. The plants were grown 

 on under glass without a check. — F. J. C. 



Lime, Sulphur, and Salt Wash. By C. L. Marlatt (U.S.A. Dep. 

 Agr., Div. of Entom., Cir. 52, 2nd series ; 2/1903). — This wash has under 

 certain conditions proved very effective against San Jose Scale in the 

 Eastern States. The formula recommended is lime (quick) 30 lbs., sulphur 

 20 lbs., salt 15 lbs., water 60 gallons. In making 50 gallons or over, the 

 mixture should be boiled three to five hours, and thoroughly stirred, 

 especially at first. It may be prepared in an iron vat, but is best boiled in 



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