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generally been recognized among cultivated flowers, but are quite worthy to be. 

 The different flowers are described under their botanical names ; but the com- 

 mon names are also given ; and though I wished, at first sight, that one of the 

 latter could have been placed at the head of the descriptions, the very fact that 

 there are often several common names, but only one botanical name, is a suffi- 

 cient reason for the plan adopted ; and the common names being all given in the 

 index, any flower can be found with perfect ease by those not familiar with the 

 scientific name. 



If I were disposed to criticise Mr. Rand's style, I might wish that when he 

 described the bloodroot as being of short duration, he had used some other word 

 than "fugacious," of whose meaning one is not quite certain without turning to 

 the dictionary. However, there are not many such instances as this ; and to 

 balance it, he gives the common name of the peony as "piny," which, though we 

 all knew, nobody ever had courage to put in print before. 



The plain and simple directions " how to cultivate them " are given in the 

 introductory portion of the book ; but special suggestions in regard to cultiva- 

 tion of every species are given for each flower under the proper heading ; and 

 besides the more promiftent species, those less known are briefly noticed, and 

 their value in the garden is stated. 



On the whole, we may say that whoever will procure this book and cultivate 

 its seventy-five flowers according to the directions given, will have a flower gar- 

 den which ought to satisfy any man ; while those who have not room for all, can 

 easily make a selection, larger or smaller, from its pages which shall be adapted 

 to their circumstances. Bismarck. 



The Sulphur Cure. — Mr. William J. Flagg, the author of the very pleas- 

 ant and instructive Three Seasons in European Vineyards, has just published 

 a little work of about one hundred pages, entitled Handbook of the Sulphur 

 Cure as applicable to the Vine Disease in America, which we have examined 

 with some little care and attention. We feel deeply interested in all that relates 

 to the cultivation and to the welfare of the vine in this country ; and if we must 

 fight oidium and mildew, we wish to be at once forewarned and forearmed. The 

 disease, as Mr. Flagg says, sad experience teaches us to believe in. Too many 

 yet have doubts about the remedy. When a sick man has been brought to 

 admit that he is sick, he is one step advanced towards recovery. So with the 

 vignerons in this country : they are compelled by ruined vines and lost crops to 

 admit that there is a serious and disheartening disease at work, and they are now 

 about ready to listen to such counsel and help as Mr. Flagg offers. 



For three or four years, the oidium in Europe swept everything before it. 

 For the last fourteen, ihe grape growers have fought it with sulphur with perfect 

 success. 



Mr. Flagg's first chapters discuss the history of the oidium, its effects on dif- 

 ferent parts of the vine, the identity of mildew and oidium, the black rot and its 

 effects, and the succeeding chapters treat of the reasons why the sulphur cure 

 has not been practised or has failed here, the effects of sulphur on the vine, on 

 wine, the different sulphur preparations, the implements, bellows, etc., in use in 



