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account of the cultivation at Mr. Allen’s garden at Salem, and here the 
author has said much that may be useful to all who can afford to cul- 
tivate this rarity; and lastly, a full description of the plates.— The 
whole is alike honourable to the state of the arts and hortieultural 
skill and knowledge in the United States. 
TUINBOUW ; FLoRA van NEDERLAND enm zijne overzeesche Bezittingen, 
eic. etc. Leyden. 8vo. 1854. 
This is an important horticultural and botanical work, of which 
twelve numbers, constituting the first volume, are now before us, and we 
regret that our ignorance of the Dutch language prevents our giving 
such a notice as would render it justice. It is a publication that com- 
bines the beautiful figures, corresponding with the ‘ Botanical Magazine : 
of this country, with a vast amount of varied horticultural information, 
such as has been hitherto found in the ‘Gardeners’ Chronicle’ alone ; 
the paper, type, and execution such as would do honour to any coun- 
try, and conducted, we believe, mainly, if not entirely, by Mr. W. M. 
De Brauw, and our valued friend Dr. W. H. De Vriese. Under such 
auspices it cannot fail to contain much that is useful as well as 
scientific. It opens with a highly coloured figure, and description, 
of a new Japan Apricot, and the same number contains a remarkably 
well executed figure of Wellingtonia gigantea. Among other interest- 
ing subjects, will be found a fine new Hoya, H. Moloskei; a figure 
and description of a noble Banyan, Ficus Benjamina, L.; admirable 
. figures of Nepenthes Rajflesiana, of which that at Plate IX. is parti- 
 eularly satisfactory and graceful, showing an entire plant. A consi- 
= derable portion of the tenth number is devoted to a history and a 
Japanese figure of the Dioscorea Japonica, or Japanese Yam, an escu- 
lent of no small importance just now in the horticultural world, when 
small tubers, less than a hazel-nut, are selling for half-a-crown. Plate 
XIV. gives a charming representation of Picea alba, all the upper 
branches fringed with the rich brown-coloured cones. The last number 
has a figure of Bilbergia thyrsoidea, Mart., var. zonata, and a represen- 
tation of the Palm-house at Kew, accompanied by a description from 
the pen of Dr. De Vriese. We heartily wish the work all the success 
it merits: it ought to be encouraged by every Hollander, in whom it is 
known there is an innate love of flowers. 
