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IRISH GARDENING. 



attciiliori. aiul llic .lutlior wisely avoi.ls (lie 

 iiiLstakr of rccoimiK-iulintr a lUfdlcy (•!' lliiii.ns. Iml. 

 olioost'S a fi'w ^ood iilauls and'sliows how to ^low 

 tilu'so well. Till' roik u^artlfu, wilil ^Ninlcii. Uoscs. 

 \-c.. arc all livatcd of in Hit' samo calcl'ul way. 

 Mr. Wells writes in siiuph' la.i^'uaKe, and l(.r tliat 

 we thank him. for his hook makes most enjoyahlr 

 veadinti'. N'eiiet.ahles are not included in tlie 

 author's u^arden. though he does not^ forhid their 

 inclusion in others. At the ]iresent time inaux 

 snuiU gardens are i,dvi'n ov«'r to ve.ueta,hles. hut 

 ^;ooner or later the lU)wers will return, as in 

 onUnary times the owner ^ads far more enjo>- 

 nieiit in ^rowinj; and arranjiing his llosvcrs. 



Thouirh not detraetinj;- in any way from the 

 l)uri)ose()f the book w e would like to see greater 

 accuracy in speaking of bulb^ and conns. 

 .Madonna Lilies, for instance, have bulbs not 

 conns : and tliere is I'oomfor improvement in the 

 use of capitals — see Hudbeckia and (n) Nicotiana. 



Thes.' are mistakes, however, which in no way 

 affect the i)urpose of the book. whi(;li is full of 

 conuuon sense and devoid of trashy illustrations. 

 Printeil in clear type on good paper and neatl\- 

 bouiul. it can be recommended to suburban 

 gardeners, and i' not. without interest to profes- 

 sionals more favourably situated. 



Illustrations of the British Flora.* 



Nkw KniTioN. 



A NEW edition of this indispensable work will be 

 welcomed by botanists and students as well as 

 all those wlio are interested in identifying the 

 wild flowers of our own country. The original 

 figures drawn by the niasterhand of W. H. Fitch. 

 F.L.S.. were incorporated in Bentham's excellent 

 llandl)ook of the Britisli Flora, and subsequently 

 published separately as a companion to that 

 volume. From time to time additional figiu'es 

 by that fine artist W. G. Smith. F.L.S., have 

 appeared illustrating additions to the Flora, >and 

 now Messrs. Lovell, Reeve & ('o. have wisely 

 issued this new edition, incorporating the latest 

 additions and bringing the nomenclature into line 

 with the most recent conclusions of competent 

 botanists. Several new features appear which 

 add immensely to the value of the illustrations 

 and which will be of the greatest value to students. 

 The present arrangement follows Hooker's edition 

 of Bentham's Handbook. The opening pages are 

 devoted to " classification," showing the main 

 divisions of the Flora, and then follows a brief 

 synopsis of the natural orders, which should be 

 extremely useful to students in running down 

 their specimens. The diagrams on page viii, 

 show inulhc lloral structvu-e of the sub-classes, are 

 an admirahh,' feature. In the body of the work 

 the synonyms have been carefully worked out, 

 while the addition of the common names when 

 known will meet the new frequent demand for 

 such. 



Armed with this new edition of the Illustration 

 and either Bentham's Handbook or Hookers' 

 Students' Flora, or even Ilayward's Botanist's 

 Pocket Book, any individual should be able to 

 master the Flora of his district and far beyond. 



* " Ilhistrations of the British Flora." New 

 edition. Lovell, Reeve & Co., Ltd.. (5 Hem'ietta 

 Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C. 9s. net. 



Xeedless to say th.^ style and production of tiie 

 u ork leave iu)tliing to be desired. Messrs. ijovell. 

 Reeve \' ("o. publish tile Hotatiical Magazine atid 

 other highly scientilii- illustrated books, and their 

 name is a guarant<'e of excellence. 



The Newer Ireland,* 



'I'm: author of llie above-named pamphlet has 

 kindly presented us with a copy. It. is non- 

 politicai, and deals in the main w'ith tin; duty of 

 tiu- individual as a citizen. To quote from the 

 i't loductory lemarks : "Its main concern is 

 with topics systematically neglected by all Irish 

 jjolitical organisatiois and by all Irish 

 politicians " ; and again from Some Conclusions 

 ai>d Suggestion. '• This is a humble efTort to 

 induce liishmeu to think — and act." 



^' Ornamental Concrete Products.'' 



Till': above article form a sjjccial supjdement to 

 tile August number of " Concrete and Construc- 

 tional Engineering," a monthly periodical largely 

 devoted to explaining the many advantages of 

 concret(! in building and engineering. 



The sujjiilement deals with the use of concrete 

 in ornamental work such as garden vases, orna- 

 mental pillars, Sic, all forming useful adjmicts to 

 the garden when properly placed and not over- 

 done. One can imagine many ways in which 

 concrete would be useful in the garden ; for 

 instance, often steps are necessary leading from 

 one level to another, and nowadays many 

 gardening folks require large numbers of frames 

 which, with the exception of the lights, can be 

 quitkl> made from concrete. Much information 

 eouceiiiin'j, how to use concrete is contained in 

 tile supplement, which can be purchased separa- 

 tely for threepence from the publishers at 4 

 Catharine Street, Aldwych, W.C, the editorial 

 olfices being at S Waterloo Place, London, S.W. 



Journal of the Board of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries, Vol. 23, 1916 



This volume contains several items of interest 

 to horticulturists. 



At page 360 a scheme for the distribution of 

 Scotch seed potatoes among allotment holders 

 and small cultivators in Somerset is explained. 

 The idea belongs to the County Agricultural In- 

 struction Committee, who believed that by a 

 change of seed the crop could be greatly increased. 

 Details are given of the cost of the potatoes and 

 carriage on same, and despite bad weather in 

 Scotland and the suspension of trahic between 

 Fngaiid and Scotland for military reasons, 187 

 tons were received and distributed in Somerset. 

 Tile varieties were Arran Chief, Up-to-Date and 

 Dalhousie, and at the time of writing very 

 favoural)le reports were being received regarding 

 the c(jiidition of the crop. 



At page 367 useful information is given re- 

 garding the preservation of fruit, and on the 

 previous page Mr. H. Vendelmans deals with 

 carrots and turnips as catch crops in Belgium. 



* By Oscar J. Kelly-Walsh. 

 Messrs. Easons. Price 3d. 



On sale at 



