192 THE PLANT WORLD 



The Home Garden and Greenhouse. 



Conducted by F. H. Knowlton. 



[The editor of this departmeut will be glad to answer questions of a rele- 

 vant nature, and also to receive short articles on any phase of this subject.] 



A Good Hardy Perennial. — The new double Rudbeckia, Golden Glow, 

 proves to be one of the best tall perennials for the hardy herbaceous bor- 

 der. It should be planted at the back of the bed, near the wall or fence, 

 as it reaches a height of from 5 to 6 feet. The foliage is handsome and 

 the blossoms, which appear about the first of August, are of a fine yellow 

 color and perfectly double. It needs no especial care other than occa- 

 sional sprinkling, and it seems very free from insect pests. 



Moving Conifers in Summer. — It was formerly supposed that the 

 proper season to transplant conifers was spring, before the new growth 

 was started ; but it has now been found that better results can be secured 

 by moving them in summer, or at least when growth is active. The 

 ground should be carefully prepared where they are to go and the holes 

 made ready a few hours in advance of setting, and the transfer should be 

 made as quickly as possible. It is perhaps needless to say that under no 

 circumstances should the fine roots be permitted to become dry, for if 

 they do failure will almost certainly result. 



Book Reviews. 



Fi,ORA OF THE Southeastern United States, ^y John Ku7ikel Small. 

 8vo, pp. I-XII, 1-1370. New York, published by the author. 



Every one interested in the plant life of the South has awaited with 

 eager interest and expectancy the publication of Dr. Small's long-promised 

 Flora. Now that it has appeared, the ponderous volume of over one 

 thousand pages is likely to impress its readers and reviewers both favor- 

 ably and unfavorably. 



To mention first the purely mechanical features of the work, it is 

 attractively and very strongly bound in plain cloth, the back being 

 sufficiently flexible to permit it to lie open at any page, a most import- 

 ant consideration in a reference book. The choice of type is excellent, 

 and the presswork leaves nothing to be desired. The paper, also, is of 

 good quality, but unfortunately it has not been matched in a few of the 

 signatures. 



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