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in the book ! And tliink ui the buUiny teacher who does not 

 know the common plants of liis own region and who never 

 possessed a garden of his own ! How can he teach botany 

 of any significance? Is it any wonder that botany is slipping? 

 What can we expect so long as the Academic Mind is in con- 

 trol ; when the teacher of botany, rather than the botanist 

 makes the course of study? 



BOOKS AND WRITERS 



Well, we suppose we shall have to mention the Editor's new 

 book first. ♦ * * "American Plant Names" is the title 

 though it covers only the plants of North-eastern America. 



* * * Three parts have been issued and another is nearly 

 ready. * ^ * There are about six thousand names in the 

 first hundrevl pages. * * * It is a German sort of a 

 book in which the author records tlie facts, whether they 

 mean anything or not. * * * But it will be invaluable 

 for reference, the Editor says. * * * Now that is off our 

 mind. * * Looks as if the new year would be a good 

 one for botany, so many new magazines are springing up, or 

 about to spring. * * * Xhe most ambitious undertaking 

 is the 64-page Nature Magazine announced from Washington. 



* * * You probably received a copy of the prospectus. 



* * * Yes, everybody did i * * * The National 

 Horticultural Magazine has already issued two or three num- 

 bers. * * * Hamilton Traub, secretary of the National 

 Horticulture Society is editor. * * * The society wants 

 more members. * * * Its office is at Henning Minn. 



* * * We l;iear that Eva Kenworthy Gray is publishing 

 the Flower Journal. * * * Two numbers are reported to 

 be out but we have not seen them. * * * ^\\ y^ig activity 



