NEW BOOKS. 27 



FERNS AND FERNERIES. By the Author of 

 " How to Detect the Adulterations of Food." 



EXTRACT FROM PREFACE. 



" In this work it has been our intention as far as 

 possible to guide our readers to the grateful end, 

 when after days of toil they see around them proofs 

 of their studied labour. Like nearly all work which 

 springs from a healthy brain, the cultivation of 

 Ferns gives its own reward. To an inventive mind 

 the following work is but a suggestion, and to him 

 the expense will be but nominal. The Author would 

 be pleased to receive any suggestions in regard to 

 future editions, as he desires to make the work 

 useful to the million." 



OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 



"This is a useful little brochure of about fifty 

 pages, on the cultivation of a fernery. The first 

 twenty- two pa^es are devoted to the description of 

 a selection from our British ferns adapted for cul- 

 ture, with details of their fructification and germin- 

 ation. A selection of wild flowers suitable for 

 growth conjointly with ferns is a good idea. Then 

 follow directions for securing suitable soils, &c., 

 while the pamphlet ends with a synopsis of the 

 chief group of British ferns." Academy. 



"We cordially recommend it as the best little 

 brochure on Ferns we have yet seen. Its merits 

 far exceed those of much larger and more pre- 

 tentious works." Science Gossip. 



" In brief compass, and without wasting words, 

 it tells all that is necessary to be known for the 

 general cultivation of these lovely plants." Literary 

 World. 



