Band 102. Nr. 8. XXVII. Jahrgang. II. Bd. Nr. 8. 



Botanisches Centralblatt 



Referirendes Organ 



der 



Association Internationale des Botanistes 



für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik. 



Herausgegeben unter der Leitung 

 des Präsidenten: des Vice-Präsidenten: des Secretärs: 



Prof. Dr. R. v. Wettstein. Prof. Dr. Ch. Flahault. Dr. J. P. Lotsy. 



und der Redactions-Commissions- Mitglieder : 



Prof. Dr. Wm. Trelease und Dr. R. Pampanini. 



von zahlreichen Specialredacteuren in den verschiedenen Ländern. 

 Dr. J. P. Lotsy, Chefredacteur. 



No. 34. 



Abonnement für das halbe Jahr 14 Mark 



durch alle Buchhandlungen und Postanstalten. 



1906. 



Alle für die Redaction bestimmten Sendungen sind zu richten an Herrn 

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Bailey, L. H. and W. Miller, Cyclopedia of American Horti- 

 culture. Fourth edition. (New York. Doubleday, Page and 

 Company. 1906. Quarto, in six volumes of 2100 pages. lllu- 

 strated with nearly 3000 engravings and 145 full-page half-tones. 

 30 Doli.) 



The first edition of this work, issued in 1900—1902 (briefly 

 noticed in the Cen t ralbla tt of 1902), underwent correction changes 

 in the second and third editions, which, like the first, and a fifth 

 now in preparation, are issued in four volumes each by the M a c m i 11 a n 

 Company of New York. The present subscription edition is in 

 six volumes, attractively and well bound in green buckram to match 

 the „Nature Library" of its publishers. It contains a few further 

 text corrections, and the number of cuts and plates has been very 

 greatly increased. From the other editions it differs also and mar- 

 kedly in a special 20-page preface by Professor Bailey, including 

 an outline of the present Status, trend and needs of horticultur-' 

 and an 80-page Synopsis of the Vegetable Kingdom by Dr. Mi'"'^' 

 with index. 



The purpose of the Cyclopedia is terseiy stated to -,9"^P/^=^^ 

 „suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, de-^P °"^ Pj 

 the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamc''''' P'^"'^ ^.° , 

 in the United States and C an ad a, together .^Hi geographica! 

 and biographical sketches". As will be seen f-^'"" *"^^ u TnnA' 

 horticulture is broadly defined. The separate -rticles number 500U 

 they have been contributed by 460 speciali-s, and reter to ^5uui; 

 named plants, the botanical treatment of w"ch in the main is clear, 

 concise and conservative. The synopsi? o* families and genera pre- 

 pared for the original edition, but no^ first published, adds greatly 



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