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man. No one has ever written on floricul- 
tural subjects so lovingly, so attractively, as 
Canon Hole; he is in this respect above and 
beyond all writers, and his book is an adviser 
and companion that no rosarian can afford to 
be without. 
“The Rose Garden” is a large volume of 
256 pages, by William Paul, London. This 
is a book prepared with care and contains 
much of interest; perhaps that which is most 
valuable is the chapter on hybridizing. 
“The Amateur’s Rose Book,” by Shirley 
Hibberd; “The Rose Amateur’s Guide,” by 
Thomas Rivers, rank nextin merit. “ Roses 
and Rose Culture,” by William Paul; “Cul- 
tural Directions for the Rose,” by John 
Cranston; “ Roses and their Culture,” by W. 
D. Prior, are other English works which may 
be added to the library of any one interested 
in floricultural matters. 
In the French language we have “Les 
Roses,” by Jamain and Forney, a work made 
expensive by the use of gilt edges and 
colored illustrations, we regret to say of 
dreadful character. Anew work in German, 
by Thomas Nietner, was published in 1880. 
This is the largest book on the rose that I 
know of. It is illustrated with 106 woodcuts 
and 12 colored plates. The author describes 
