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trols" for applying the most poisonous of these mixtures. The 

 title, control, the reviewer finds to his sorrow is a sad mis- 

 nomer. A large number of the pests are illustrated. The 

 pictures may be expected to add to the gardeners' depression 

 and cause him to wonder how anybody can seriously suggest 

 sending food to foreign lands. Fortunately only a few of 

 the pestiferous brotherhood described may be found in our 

 gardens at any one time. When any of these are discovered, 

 this book will suggest the remedy if there is one! The price 

 is $2.50. 



The southern end of Florida is still terra incognita to the 

 botanist. There are said to be upward of a hundred "ham- 

 mocks" there upon which civilized man has never set foot. 

 Tropical as to climate, and geographically close to the West 

 Indies, it is not surprising that every expedition to the region 

 results in the discovery of species new to the United States or 

 even new to science. Dr. John K. Small, who has spent a good 

 deal of time rummaging through these snake and alligator 

 infested shades, has published several books and pamphlets on 

 the vegetation of the region, among which is one on the "Ferns 

 of Tropical Florida" in which several species new to our flora 

 are described along with the better known ferns and fern allies. 

 There are illustrations of each species, technical descriptions 

 and more or less additional matter about each species. The 

 bo(;k is a small volume of 80 pages and may be had of the 

 author who is Curator of the New York Botanical Garden. 

 The price is $1.55. 



