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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



and F. appendiculata have larger flowers than their parents. It is 

 best to grow them in pots, protecting them from frost in winter. 



S. E. W. 



Fruit Farming' in Austria, Organization of. By J. Sobischek 

 {Oester. Gart. Zeit. vol. vi. pt. 1, pp. 22-30). — To facilitate the market- 

 ing of fruit tne author proposes that only two kinds of fruit should be 

 grown in a given locality and that a government department should 

 decide which varieties are to be cultivated. — S. E. W. 



Fruit of Pears, Influence of Leaves on. By G. Eiviere and 

 G. Bailbache {Jour. Soc. Nat. Hort. Fr. series iv. vol. xi. Nov. 1910, 

 p. 673). — Tables are given showing, as the result of experiments with 

 pear trees, how seriously the sugar content and weight of the fruit is 

 reduced by the loss of leaves, not only from the fruiting spur itself, 

 but also from other parts of the tree. — M. L. H. 



Fruit Trees, Propagation of . By 0. F. Cole (Journal of Agr.y 

 Vict., June, July, August, 1911). — Gives very full information on 

 methods of propagation, and stocks suitable for the different varieties of 

 apple, pear, apricot, peach, nectarine, almond, cherry, plum, medlar,- 

 mulberry, citrus, olive, nuts, &c., grown in Victoria. — G. H. H. 



Fruits, New. By L. 0. Baltet (Oester. Gart. Zeit. vol. vi. pt. 3, 

 pp. 84-87; with 3 figs.). — ' Mayflower ' is a new early peach of excel- 

 lent flavour, resembling * Amsden ' and * Alexander, ' but is ripe twelve 

 days sooner. The peach ' Ray ' is vigorous and prolific, bearing large 

 fruit. It ripens before ' Precore de Hale ' and after ' Amsden.' 



The pear * Beurre d'Avril ' is one of the best flavoured late pears. 

 It ripens in Marcli, and can be kept dry till May. — S. E. W. 



Fumig'ation. By W. J. Allen (Agr. Gaz. N.S.W. vol. xxii.' 

 pt. 3, pp. 212-222; 3 figs.). — The best time for fumigating with hydro- 

 cyanic acid is just after the scale insects are hatched. The operation is 

 carried on at night. The trees are covered with tents. Failure is due fo 

 inaccuracy in measuring the size of the trees, holes in the tents and not 

 weighing the cyanide and sulphuric acid accurately. A table shows" 

 the amount of acid, water and cyanide to be used for trees of different' 

 dimensions. After spraying with Bordeaux mixture, trees must not be 

 fumigated for at least six months. — S. E. W . 



Gingko biloba. By L. Henry (Eev. Hort. Feb. 16, pp. 80-84, | 

 and March 16, p. 125; 3 illustrations). — A very interesting article on 

 the origin and peculiarities of this unique tree. The illustrations 

 depict the normal form and two varieties, longifolia and latifolia, and 

 several others are mentioned. The species is dioecious and the male 

 form greatly predominates, but the fruit, which is almond-like and 

 edible, can be freely produced by grafting female scions upon male 

 trees. The evidence tends tow ards a Chinese origin. It is absolutely 



