842 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTTOULTTTRAL SOCIETY. 



fruits gathered September 6, half-exposed September 10, those in full 

 shade September 16. 



These fruits were kept until Christmas. 



The preparation of fruits for storing is as follows : 



Each fruit is dusted with a dry duster; the stem is sealed with a 

 mixture of paraffin wax, yellow wax, and olive oil. Late varieties are 

 wrapped in paper, which prevents shrivelling. 



The temperature of store is never above 13^, though external 

 temperature rises to 38^ and falls to 30° of frost. 



The walls are painted with lime-wash, in which a small quantity 

 of formalin is dissolved. 



The store is fumigated four times, when empty, with burning 

 sulphur, and the writer states he has never had any mould on his fruits. 



A table of the various degrees of temperature different varieties 

 receive and the time they are in season is appended. — E. A. Bd. 



Strawberries. By W. J. Allen {Agr. Gaz. N.S.W. April 1910, 

 pp. 351-362; 9 figs.). — The strawberry should be planted on high land 

 with full exposure to the sun and a good water supply Well rotted 

 manure must be used ; soot may be applied in spring at the rate of 

 40 bushels to the acre. In autumn equal parts of bone-meal and kainit, 

 3 lb. to the rod. On light soils 200 lb. of nitrate of soda to the acre 

 should be applied during the growing season, avoiding the crowms. 

 If the soil is deficient in lime, apply superphosphate of lime at the rate 

 of 2 cwt. to the acre. Mulch at the time of fruiting. To check rust, 

 spray with Bordeaux mixture when the plants begin to grow in spring 

 and when the blossoms open. If mildew appears sprinkle sulphur over 

 the leaves. Dust with a mixture of soot and lime to remove cater- 

 pillars. The best varieties in New South Wales are : * Aurie,' * Anetta,' 

 ' Royal Sovereign,' ' Captain,' ' Noble,' * Sunbeam,' ' Melba,' ' Cress- 

 well's Seedling,' ' Trollope's Victoria,' 'Edith,' 'Marguerite,' 'Sir 

 Joseph Paxton,' ' King Edward VII.,' ' Dr. Morse.' — S. E. W. 



Strawberries, Variety Tests of. By V. M. Taylor {U.S.A. 

 Exp: Stn. New York, Bull. 309, Dec. 1908; figs.).— Eighty-nine 

 varieties of strawberry, tested during 1907 and 1908, many of them 

 recent introductions, are described. The results given cannot, of 

 course, be taken as an absolute test of the value of a variety in all 

 places and under all conditions, but its strong or weak tendencies, as 

 they appeared, are pointed out. 



The bulletin ends with a series of brief cultural directions and several 

 hints on the preparation of the ground, on fertilizers, and on the 

 selection of varieties and of individual plants for planting. — M. L. H. 



Sug-ar Beet, The Use of Bye-produets of. By 0. 0. 



Townsend {U.S.A. Dep. Agr. Year Book, 1908, pp. 5). 



Leaves. — These, on account of potash, soda, and other salts con- 

 tained, are a valuable manure. For feeding, it is recommended that 

 they be dried first ; the feeding value then equals first-class hay. 



