l52 The Plant World. 



nat, well illustrated and well written, is also filled with a va- 

 riety of valuable data which could hardlv he found elsewhere in 

 such convenient and accessible form. I'liese and still other 

 bulletins of the Agricultiual Department are accessible practically 

 to every citizen of the I'nited States who cares to make use 

 of them. The great service thus rendered to education by the 

 Department, quite apart from its immediate function of supply- 

 ing farmers and horticulturists with practical information, is 

 not likely to be overestimated. 



We are in recei]3t of the first numlier of tlie f'oniona College 

 Journal of Econowic Botany, a quarterly which has for its aim 

 the advancement of sub- tropical horticulture and a;,^riculture. 

 The editor, Mr. C. F. Baker, is a man of long experience in the 

 tropics, and the spirit of his 'Foreword' 'in the opening pages of 

 the journal, together with the character of its contents, would 

 indicate that it will merit a lieartv support. The address of tlie 

 editor is Claremont, Cal , the subscription is r'l.no. 



