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fit the pocket, identifications are provided for in keys. The brevity of 

 the descriptions is both an advantage and a disadvantage. As Dr. 

 Trelease says : "The keys shonkl lead to reasonably certain conclu- 

 sions, but no key in itself is to be regarded as final and determinations 

 should be checked by reference to Bailey's Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

 and other standard works." 



The book is altogether the most concise treatment for purposes of 

 identification of practically all the cultivated woody plants in eastern 

 United States that has yet appeared. 



J. W. T. 



