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of the plants described, but also those synonyms which we had 

 become accustomed to use before they were superseded. For 

 instance, we had all come to know the hardy palm as Chamcerops 

 excelsa, and might not recognise it under its new title of 

 Trachycarpus, so both names are given. And this reminds 

 me that I have written so far without performing what some 

 critics seem to regard as their chief function, viz. picking holes. 

 It is peculiarly difficult to find any to pick in Mr Bean's work, 

 but this index gives me a chance. The Californian laurel is 

 given in the text under the name Umbellularia Californica. 

 Nuttall, but that name does not appear in the index, where 

 one must seek this charming, fragrant tree under the older 

 and more familiar title of Oreodaphne Californica, Nees. 



No notice of these volumes would be just that did not bestow 

 a meed of praise on Miss E. Goldring's drawings from Mr E. 

 J. Wallis's photographs. They are both artistic and faithful, 

 which is more than can be said of all illustrations of horticultural 

 works, and assist satisfactorily in identifying species. 



All our thoughts are now absorbed in the din of battle and 

 the crash of powers : little attention can be given to merely 

 ornamental work. Still, we should keep what we have got ; 

 Mr Bean's work will enable us to do so, and will endure till 

 happier times return, and British parks and gardens resume 

 their high place in the national assets. No surer guide than 

 he can be had to the cultivation of the wealth of foreign flora 

 that has been, is being, and no doubt will continue to be 

 lavished upon us. Herbert Maxwell. 



A Discussion of Australian Forestry. By D. E. Hutchins. 

 Edited by C. E. Lane-Poole, Conservator of Forests, 

 West Australia. Published by the Minister controlling 

 Forestry in Western Australia. 416 + xx pp., ten Maps 

 and Illustrations. 



Mr Hutchins has had a unique experience in sub-tropical 

 forestry, and consequently his discussion on Australian forestry 

 presents the mind of an expert whose knowledge of Colonial 

 forestry is unsurpassed. The report is the outcome of a request 

 made by the Government of West Australia to Mr Hutchins 

 that he would visit the forests of Australia and criticise what 



