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in compact form. In the horticultural press it is but one of many 
interests that jostle for recognition, and all the great standard 
works on the subject are so old that they fail to meet the Ge ot 
the student who would keep abreast with the times and who needs 
something more than the ordinary manuals at present rae 
admirable as some ot them 
Mr. Bunyard’s new sah tiGniiens therefore, comes most oppor- 
tunely, and will be warmly welcomed. No one could possibiy be 
better fitted for the editorial task than he. He has all the prac- 
tical knowledge which comes to one born and bred in a great 
fruit nursery, he has a wide knowledge ot dataont and modern 
pomological literature, both native and foreign, and, as we knew 
before this new journal appeared, himself possesses an enviable 
literary gi 
The Journal is of small quarto size, and the first number has 
sixty-four pages excellently printed and illustrated by one plate 
and several line engravings. he o opening article is one by Miss 
Ida Sutton, dealing with self-sterility in plums, cherries and 
apples, a very important question; it is based on work carried out 
at the John Innes Horticultural Institution. There is an article 
on Seedless Raisin Grapes, and another by Dr. H. E. Durham 
on the problem of recognising fruits. Mr. E. A. Bunyard him- 
self contributes a note on a congenial subject an early eighteenth 
author and his book, Van Oosten and ‘‘ The Dutch Gardener ’’— 
and another on the length of stem in pears and PPP les: Other 
items are reviews of current literature, News and Notes, a Report 
of the recent Pomological Conference at Metz, sia whole con- 
uting a most useful and interesting exposition e current 
pomological lore. tam 
Science and Fruit Growing. *#_A copy of this work has been 
presented to the Kew Library by the authors. It is a valuable 
summary of the experimental work done at the Woburn Fruit 
“hl since its foundation in 1894. From time to time Reports 
e been issued—sixteen in all, the first in 1897, the last in 
1917—and there is still one to appear. Some of these are now 
out of print and, in any case, it is a great convenience to have 
the results of this long series of experiments condensed in one 
volume. The book is of more than ordinary interest because the 
conclusions arrived at by the authors have in several instances 
run counter to ancient and accepted maxims. This is notably the 
case in regard to transplanting and manuring. In late years 
much interest has been aroused by the Woburn experiments show- 
ing the influence of grass on trees and the action of one plant on 
another. Probably all the conclusions of the experimenters will 
not be universally accepted, but even if they are not, their pub- 
lication has led cultivators to ponder more earnestly than ever 
before on the why and the wherefore of various methods of 
* Science and Fruit Growing. Being an account of the Results obtained 
at the Woburn Experimental Fruit Para since its foundation in Le 
the Duke of Bed —_ K.G., F.R.S., and Spencer Pickering, A, OP R. 
London, Maemilla 
