. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. HBR NEW BOTAl OAR Vol. X. No. 239. BARBADOS, JUNE 24, 1911. Priob Id, CONTENTS. Page. Page. AiUlii'.'ix, Oeiural ()cciu- leiice of -Oo Bacteria and Plios]>Uoric Acid in tlu- Snil ... 201 Book Shelf 197 Calcium Cyanaiiiide, Cuiin- ues in the Soil 200 Candelilla Wax 203 from Brazil 201 Companion to Blackie's Tropical Readers ... 201 Cotton Notes :— Cotton-drowiny Within the Empire" 198 Cotton in Cyjiriis 199 Cotton in
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW OF THK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. HBR NEW BOTAl OAR Vol. X. No. 239. BARBADOS, JUNE 24, 1911. Priob Id, CONTENTS. Page. Page. AiUlii'.'ix, Oeiural ()cciu- leiice of -Oo Bacteria and Plios]>Uoric Acid in tlu- Snil ... 201 Book Shelf 197 Calcium Cyanaiiiide, Cuiin- ues in the Soil 200 Candelilla Wax 203 from Brazil 201 Companion to Blackie's Tropical Readers ... 201 Cotton Notes :— Cotton-drowiny Within the Empire" 198 Cotton in Cyjiriis 199 Cotton in the A'irgin Islands 19S West Indian Cotton ...198 Department News 203 Dominica and the Festival of Empire Exhibition 190 Effect of Soils in the Dis- tribution of Plants ... 193 Fungus Notes:— Disease of the \reca Palm 206 Gleanings 204 Grafting, New Means of ... 201 Insect Notes ; — Parasitism of the Black Scale 202 Lime in Mauritius 196 .Market Reports 208 Notes and Comments ... 200 Plant (irowth, Stinuilation of 201 Rothamsted, Work in 1910 200 Students' Corner 205 Sugar IndusU-y :— A New iMethodof catioii 195 Purilication of Cane Juice 195 T'nited States, Plant In- dustry in 207 The ]5ffect of Soils iu the Distrihution of Plants. 'I' does not require much observation to show that different kinds of plants flourish best in (Certain regions and on particular kinds of soil; though in finding a reason lor this circumstance the work of investigation is not as simple as may be at first Nevertheless, the matter is of prac- tical importance, for if a good knowledge is attained of the requirements of a plant in regard to its surround- ings, the agriculturist will not be led to the mistake and waste of time caused by the attempt to grow plants in which he is interested, in places which are entirely unsuited to them. The matter forms the subject of two interesting papers delivered as two Masters Lectures of the Royal Horticultural Society, by
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