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HORTICULTURB 



April 4, 1914 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



After a lapse of fourteen years since 

 the publication of the first edition of 

 Bailey's Cyclopedia of American Hor- 

 ticulture we have the pleasure of ex- 

 tending a hearty welcome to The Stan- 

 dard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, the 

 first volume of which has just been 

 published by The MacMillan Company, 

 New York. This is not merely a re- 

 vised edition of the old Cyclopedia but 

 is really a new work from start to 

 finish, with much new matter both in 

 the way of text and illustrations, 

 while even the old matter that has 

 been retained has been rewritten. It 

 has, of course, been reset throughout. 

 The indefatiguable author has newly 

 elaborated many subjects and continu- 

 ous effort has been made to secure 

 information from authentic first 

 sources. The present issue, although 

 founded on the former compilation, is 

 thus essentially a new work, with a 

 greatly extended scope and enlarged 

 practical usefulness, and at the same 

 time does not overburden Its pages 

 with lists or descriptions of plants 

 with no interest or value except to the 

 botanist or historian. Thus it is 

 unique as a book of reference and 

 study and should have a place on the 

 book-shelf of every gardener and flor- 

 ist, for it is very live literature for 

 anyone engaged in any department of 

 the horticultural field. 



The identification of species and the 

 cultivation of plants are the two fun- 

 damental bases of the text and m 

 working up from these the best au- 

 thorities have been enlisted ana the 

 assistance of the most skillful ex- 

 ponents of the art has been secured. 

 That it is not possible for one to grow 

 plants successfully "by book" has evi- 

 dently been kept in mind by the au- 

 thor "and the cultural details as given 

 are not so much explicit directions as 

 they are elucidations of standard 

 practice. 



This valuable work comes in re- 

 sponse to the marked growth of out- 

 door horticulture which is now making 

 such great progress in this country 

 and in recognition of the resultant 

 widespread need for an intrinsic and 

 comprehensive garden literature. It 

 fills the bill to a degree hitherto unap- 

 proached by any publication or any 

 collection of publications that could 

 conveniently he assembled. The glass- 

 house industries, such as florists' 

 plant and flower growing, vegetable 

 forcing for market, etc., are not neg- 

 lected, and the most proficient oper- 

 ators in these special lines have been 

 enlisted to present the facts in these 

 rapidly growing avocations. 



As above mentioned, the first vol- 

 ume of the six which will complete the 

 set has only come out. The Synopsis 

 of the Vegetable Kingdom by William 

 Miller, with which the first volume of 

 the old issue began, gives place to 

 A Synopsis of the Plant Kingdom by 

 Karl M. Wiegand. The original form 

 and method are still retained but the 

 key has been extensively revised and 

 adapted to the present work. The 

 text matter which follows takes in 

 only the initial letters A and B, yet 

 coinprises In these two letters 602 

 pages as against 197 in the original. 

 Important genera are also elaborated 

 far beyond their limits in the old Cy- 

 clopedia. For instance. Acacia occu- 

 pies 12 pages in this work, whereas in 



the older one it occupied 5; Acer fills 

 10 pages, against 5; Begonia 15, 

 against 10; Agave 9, against 4%; Ap- 

 ple 21, against 2y2 in the old Cyclo- 

 pedia. 



The publisher is Macmillan Com- 

 pany, New York. The price Is $6.00 a 

 volume or $36.00 for the set. Hor- 

 TicuLTtJBE can supply the volumes 

 as they appear, at publishers' price. 



The Carnation Year Book for 1914. 

 Published by the Perpetual Flowering 

 Carnation Society, London, England. 

 This annual is the official organ of 

 the Society and is edited by J. S. 

 Brunton, the president. The lengthen- 

 ing list of members shows that this or- 

 ganization is rapidly growing in num- 

 bers and Infiuence. The annual re- 

 port shows a total membership of 434. 

 Besides the usual contents of reports, 

 papers, etc., there are many illustra- 

 tions of different varieties of carna- 

 tions, etc., and a complete list of car- 

 nations registered by the society 

 since Its organization. 



That Farm, by Harrison Whitting- 

 ham. A story of how a successful city 

 merchant goes back to the land. A 

 good practical Introduction to the fun- 

 damental principles of successful farm- 

 ing and one which will save the am- 

 bitious amateur farmer many dis- 

 heartening experiences if carefully pe- 

 rused. The author undertakes to tell 

 the workers of the world how they 

 may find a rich harvest of life's good 

 things in agriculture. Illustrated. 

 Price $1.20 net. Published by Double- 

 day, Page & Co.. Garden City, N. Y. 



:\Iy Garden Doctor, by Frances Dun- 

 can. A nice little story for anyone 

 needing the toning up effects of fresh 

 air and outdoor Interest. Nature Is 

 presented in her most wholesome 

 guise as the Garden Doctor. There 

 are some trite sayings, such as "Gar- 

 dening consists not so much in a wild 

 frenzy of Industry in the spring as in 

 doing odd bits of work at the proper 

 time." Published by Doubleday Page 

 & Co., Garden City, N. Y. Price $1.00 

 net. 



Tenth Annual Report of the State 

 Forester of Massachusetts. F. W. 

 Rane — An interesting public document 

 dealing with the activities of the de- 

 partment throughout the year 1913, 

 and more especially with the problems 

 of controlling the gypsy and brown 

 tall moths, reforestation and fire pro- 

 tection. There are a number of in- 

 teresting forest views, diagrams, etc. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Warnaar & Co., Sassenheim, Hol- 

 land. — Wholesale Price List of Dahlias. 



I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, 

 la. — Illustrated Seed Catalogue for 

 1914. 



Lord & Burnham Co., New York — 

 "Garden Boosters" Price List of frames 

 all sizes. 



John H. Umpleby, Lake View. N. 

 Y. — Price List of Derby Gardens' Glad- 

 ioli, 1914. 



F. H. De Witt, Wooster, Ohio— Illus- 

 trated Price List of Pelargoniums and 

 Geraniums. 



Fraser Nursery Co., Huntsville, 

 Ala. — Surplus List No. 3, of stock on 

 hand March 16, 1914. 



J. P. Campbell, Jacksonville, Fla. — 

 "Modern Irrigation." A descriptive 

 pamphlet and price list of the Camp- 

 bell Automatic Irrigation Sprinkler. 



Wm. H. Moon Co., Morrlsville, Pa. — 

 1914 Catalogue of Hardy Trees and 

 Plants for Every Place and Purpose. 

 A work of art beautifully illustrated. 

 F. & F. Nurseries, Springfield, N. 

 J.— Trade List for spring, 1914. For 

 Nurserymen and Dealers only. An ex- 

 tensive list of trees, shrubs and hardy 

 herbaceous plants. 



Eastern Nurseries, Jamaica Plain, 

 Mass. — Wholesale Trade List. Distinc- 

 tive as always for the large number 

 of the newer improved shrubs and 

 hardy herbaceous plants listed. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York — 

 Everything for the Lawn and Golf 

 Course. A special Catalogue, distinctive 

 In appearance and very complete in 

 every feature. Handsome cover. 



Consumers' Fertilizer Co., New 

 York — Pamphlet on Farm Fertilizers, 

 Odorless Plant Food and Special Form- 

 ulas for Special Crops. A very in- 

 structive and valuable publication. 



Quaker City Machine Co., Richmond, 

 Ind. — Catalogue of Evans Improved 

 Challenge Roller-Bearing Ventilating 

 Apparatus, illustrated and full des- 

 cription of this well-known specialty. 

 Oregon Nursery Company, Orenco, 

 Oregon — Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit 

 and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, 

 Roses, Small Fruits, etc. Contains a 

 number of handsome colored apple 

 portraits. 



Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, 

 Pa. — "The Book of the Swastika Can- 

 na." — A publication for the trade. Very 

 useful for anyone interested in mod- 

 ern Canna development. Wholesale 

 prices quoted. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York 

 City. — Henderson's Implement Cata- 

 logue. — A handsome publication of 66 

 pages, covers in bright colors, pro- 

 fusely illustrated and fully covering 

 its special field. 



S. A. Anderson, Buffalo, N. Y.— 

 "Flowers." A retail florists' hand-book, 

 illustrated with handsome engravings 

 of floral wreaths and designs for all 

 purposes for which flowers are used. 

 A model album for the purpose. 



General Swedish Seed Co., Svalof, 

 Sweden — Illustrated Descriptive List 

 of Swedish Agricultural Seed Spec- 

 ialties — Crown Oats, Golden Barley, 

 etc. Loechner & Co., 11 Warren St., 

 New York, General Agents for U. S. A. 

 Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, 

 Pa. — New Floral Guide, 1914. As here- 

 tofore this book is a bright and In- 

 spiring publication for the amateur. 

 Largely devoted to roses, which are 

 illustrated in profusion, but fully cov- 

 ering the list of desirable garden sub- 

 jects. 



Palisades Nurseries, Sparkill, N. 

 Y. — Palisades Popular Perennials. Also 

 Wholesale Price List lof Hardy Peren- 

 nials for Spring and Fall, 1914. These 

 lists are very comprehensive, covering 

 a vast number of the finest garden 

 border subjects. The retail list is 

 handsomely illustrated with original 

 half-tone pictures and is a very entic- 

 ing awakener to the beauty of these 

 hardy herbaceous plants. The whole- 

 sale list is a business document that 

 the trade will appreciate. 



