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of the fruit. In addition to this, uprightness of growth and non- 

 twining stems are desirable to faciHtate ploughing under (p. 11). The 

 routine work of growing the crop is discussed, with the merits and 

 demerits of the plants most generally grown in this State for the 

 purpose. With horse beans it has been found that, to obtain the best 

 results, it is necessary to inoculate the crop with the bacteria necessary 

 to nodule formation the first year it is grown on any given soil in the 

 northern part of the State, omission to do this in some districts result- 

 ing practically in the failure of the crop (p. 14). In Southern California 

 this crop does not require artificial inoculation. Where it is necessary 

 the surest results are obtained by mixing soil from an inoculated plot 

 or field and sowing this with the seed at sowing time. Other methods 

 adopted are the spreading of inoculated soil over the field at the time of 

 seeding, and the inoculation of the seed with pure cultures. — A. P. 



Orchard Sppaying". By 0. G. Woodbury {U.S.A. Exp. Stn. 

 Purdue Univ., Indiana, Circ. 21, Feb. 1910; 17 figs.). — The insect and 

 fungoid pests most troublesome in this State are discussed in detail, 

 • together with the most effective ways of dealing with them. — A. P. 



Orchids {Orchis, vol. v. pt. 1; 2 plates). — This number of 

 ' Orchis contains photographs of Isahelia virginalis, Rodr. from South 

 America, and Angraecum ehurneun virens, Ansellia africana, Poly- 

 sta,chia dendrohiiflora from German East Africa. — S. E. W. 



Orchids, Garden. By E. Schlechter (Orchis, vol. v. pt. 3, pp. 58- 



61; 2 plates). — Coelogyne chrysotropis, from Sumatra, flowered in the 

 Botanic Garden, Glasnevin. Dendrohium Faulhaherianum is larger and 

 a stronger grower than D. aduncum which it closely resembles. It is 

 a native of Hainan. 



Sohralia Malmquis liana resembles S. macrantha. The flowers are 

 pale-pink with an orange spot on the labellum. 



Bulhophyllum chrysocephalum was fifteen years in the possession 

 of the owner before flowering. The yellow flowers resemble those of 

 B. angustifolium but are considerably larger. 

 I Saccolahium sarcocholoides is the first member of the Eu-Sacco- 

 i labium section from the Philippines. In October this orchid bears 

 small white flowers with violet spots at the base of the petals and 

 sepals. The small labellum is orange coloured. — S. E. W. 



Orchids, Manuring* of. By F. Ledien (Orchis, vol. v. pt. 3, pp. 



41-46). — Good results were obtained by giving well-rooted strong- 

 ; growing terrestrial orchids a very weak infusion of cow dung. — S. E. W. 



Packing" of Pears. By J. G. Turner (Jour. Agr. Vict. March 

 1911, pp. 190-194). — The fruit was first graded, wrapped in paper, and 

 ^Dacked in trays measuring 18 inches long, 15 inches wide, and 2f inches 

 deep. Each tray, both top and bottom, was packed with a layer of 

 wood-wooL As the trays were filled they were cleated together in lots 



