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land are so difiPerent from American conditions that the methods of cul- 

 ture are, in general, quite unlike ours. This book should prove of great 

 value to English grovi^ers, and American producers will do well to read 

 it, also, especially the pages treating of culture under glass. The book 

 also contains short chapters on the Raspberry, Blackberry, Loganberry 

 and Japanese Wineberry. 



The Boole of Climhing Plajifs will undoubtedly find a wider audience 

 in this country than the other, although the species selected and method 

 of handling them are somewhat different. Enumerating chapter-head- 

 ings will best convey an idea of the scope of this little work. The sub- 

 jects treated are as follows : Soil, Planting, After-Management and Pro- 

 pagation ; Annual Climbing Plants ; Hardy Deciduous and Herbaceous 

 Climbers ; Hardy Evergreen Climbers ; Hardy Wall Shrubs ; Climbers 

 under Glass ; The Rose as a Climber ; The Clematis as a Climber ; Selec- 

 tions of Climbing Plants and Wall Shrubs. 



" It seems unnecessary to speak at length of the value of the climb- 

 ing plants in our gardens and pleasure grounds. They are equally 

 ornamental on the walls and terraces of the stable, mansion, and on the 

 humblest cottage, over whose low roof a mantle of rose or clematis sheds 

 such a transforming cloud of beauty. They grace the garden walls and 

 take from stiff and hard lines their ugliness by fresh foliage, pretty 

 flowers, and often pleasing fruit." [Introduction.] 



These books are beautifully printed on heavy calendered paper 

 and are quite fully illustrated. They should be in the library of all 

 horticulturists. F. H. K. 



