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Yan "Voorst has commenced the re-publication of Soicerhfs British 

 Wild Flotoers, to be completed in twenty-two parts, comprising 

 figures of 1,780 British plants. This is the cheapest British Flora 

 ever produced, but it has no beauty, and is to be regarded as a 



working book for those who mean it. Tlie Amateur's Hose Booh, 



a new edition of "which has just appeared, contains fully double the 

 quantity of matter of the original work, with additional woodcuts 

 and a series of coloured plates of roses. It has been so much re- 

 written, improved, and enlarged, that it might have been published 

 as an original work, for in truth there is not very much of the '• Kose 

 Book " as it was, left in it. The changes that have taken place in 

 rose culture during the eleven years this work has been before the 

 public, are curiously exemplified, by comparing the first edition with 

 the one now before us. The raising of briers from seed is a modern 

 notion, the redoubtable Marecbal Niel is a recent introduction, the 

 English raised roses have but lately established their fame, the 

 employment of roses for table decoration and the promotion of rose 

 shows are new enthusiasms. In reference to these and other matters, 

 there was abundant reason for revising and enlarging the Rose Book, 

 and now that the work is done, we hand it over to the great public, 

 trusting what has cost us much toil, and not a little expenditure of 



money, will prove sufficiently useful to justify our endeavours. 



The Pictorial World was referred to, in our April Number, as a new 

 venture. We have now to say of it that it surpasses our expectations, 

 and in fact, it demonstrates what we supposed an impossibility, for 

 it is a grand work of art, and its low price (threepence weekly) 

 brings it within the reach of the great masses of the people. As a 

 matter of course, it provides us with a pictorial record of current 

 events, and takes us by means of pen and pencil to all parts of the 

 world, to feast upon its wonders and explore its curiosities. But it 

 is also a portfolio of idealistic productions, and gives us fine repro- 

 ductions of first-class pictures as well as original designs, sketches, 

 and plans, variously entertaining and instructive. The finished 

 elegance of the sheet is one of its distinctive features, and its beau- 

 tiful outward aspect is a fair reflex of its literary merit, A new 



edition of the Garden Oracle has been published. There seems to 

 be no end to the demand for this book. But we must make an end, 

 for to be reprinting at this busy season is really a serious inconve- 

 nience. Friends who want copies are advised to order them forthwith, 

 as we have determined not to reproduce the present issue, and of 

 course it will soon be exhausted. 



The Central Society or AGRicuETims axd Insectology cf Fraxcb 

 announces an exhibition to be held at the Palais de 1' Industrie, Paris, from Sep- 

 tember 15 to October 11 of this year. Tlie programme comprises useful insects, 

 as silkworms, bees, and cochineal. The second division includes noxious insects, 

 such as those which attack cereals, the vine, fiuit trees, and vegetables. The 

 third division comprises insect-devouring animals and birds, Foreigners are 

 specially invited to take part in the exhibition ; and further information may be 

 obtained on application to the secretary, -59, Hue Monge, Paris. 



July. 



