794 JOURNAL OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mulching with cotton hulls, or other material failing this, is recom- 

 mended to keep the berries clean, and to prevent caking of the soil by 

 the treading incidental to picking. 



The bulletin ends with a detailed description of some seven or eight 

 kinds.— C. H. C. 



Strawberry Mildew. By P. Hennings (Zeit. f. Pflauz. xii. 1902. 

 pp. 16, 17). — Reports Sphcerotheca mors-uvce in Russia — near Moscow 

 (see E. S. Salmon, Journ. R.H.S. xxv. p. 132).- W. G. S. 



StreptOCarpus Mahoni. By Sir J. D. Hooker (Bot. Mag. 

 tab. 7857). — Nat. ord. Gesneracecs, tribe Cyrtandrece . Native of British 

 Central Africa. A stemless plant with a solitary leaf, and many scapes 

 on the base of the costa of the leaf, with violet-blue flowers. — G. II. 



Strophanthus, Nomenclature Of. By James Britten (Jo urn. 

 Bot. 474, p. 233 ; 6/1902). — A note showing that S. sarmentosus, var. 

 verrucosus Pax., has priority as a varietal name over S. Petersianus, var. 

 grandiflorus N. E. Brown, which Dr. E. Gilg has since raised to specific 

 rank as S. grandiflorus (N. E. Brown), Gilg.— G. S. B. 



Styraceae, Notes on. By Janet Perkins (Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 

 vol. xxxi. 1902, pp. 478-488; 2/9/1902).— Contains descriptions of 

 some new species of Styrax from Tropical America and a list of all 

 known Tropical Asiatic species of the genus arranged in clavis form. A 

 few new species are described from China and Sumatra. — A. B. B. 



Sugar Cultivation, Cost Of. By Messrs. J. W. Mitchell and 

 Muirhead (Bull. Bot. Dep. Jam. ix., Pt. 4, p. 56). — This deals with the 

 experiences of every detail of cultivation on an estate in Vere, Jamaica, 

 of 400 acres.— G. H. 



Tapioca or Cassava. By A. J. Boyd (Qu. Agr. Journ. x., p. 384 ; 

 May 1902). — After description of the two species of Sweet and Bitter 

 Cassava, the mode of cultivation is described, the preparation of the 

 farina, and the advantages of the crop. — M. C. C. 



Tapioca or Cassava. Notes on the Cassava plant. By James 

 Pink (Qu. Agr. Journ. x., p. 388 ; May 1902). — These notes embrace 

 description of the varieties of Jatropha and the manufacture of the 

 Cassava, concluding with the assertion that, " as a matter of fact, an acre 

 of Cassava is worth more than an acre of Sugar-cane." — M. C. C. 



Tobacco. How to secure and retain a good market for Queensland 

 Tobacco. By R. S. Nevill (Qu. Agr. Journ. x. p. 273; April 1902).— 

 This communication suggests "building better sheds and taking more 

 care in curing the crop ; and properly handling it after it is cured." Then 

 follow the details for securing each desideratum as applied to the locality. 



M. C. C. 



Tobacco Cultivation and Curing-. By T. J. Harris, Sup. of Exp. 

 Stn. Hope (Bull. Bot. Dep. Jam., vol. ix. Pt. 4, p. 49, and Pt. 5, p. 65 ; 



