296 Ziance^s Hop-Farmer. 



are, Huber, Huisli, and a long list of names ; and, among the 

 latter, Bonar, Thorley, Payne, and numerous other authors, 

 down to the writer now before us. Mr. Taylor's work, on what 

 may be called the mechanical or empirical part of bee-manage- 

 ment has, at all events, the merit of being concise. The direc- 

 tions are plain and short ; and, while they are suitable for the 

 amateur who is about to commence bee-culture, they are equally 

 adapted for the experienced bee-master who is about to exercise 

 his humanity in the form of bee-preserver. The object of the 

 Bee-Keeper's MaiiKol is, to recommend what its author considers 

 an improved modification of Nutt's hives (which, there can be 

 no doubt, are by far the best in principle, for procuring a maxi- 

 mum of honey from a minimum of bees, and saving the lives of 

 the latter) ; but, whether Mr. Taylor's hive is really an improve- 

 ment on Mr. Nutt's, we confess we very much doubt. Nutt's 

 hives work admirably, and cost only 5/. each ,• while one of Tay- 

 lor's hives costs 7/., and how they work, remains to be proved. 



Art. VIII. Poultry : their Breeding, Rearing, Diseases, and geyieral 

 Majiageinent. By Walter B. Dickson. Small 8 vo. London, 1838. 



A LABORIOUS and careful compilation from books, and chiefly 

 from French authors ; and the compiler, " having for several 

 years kept poultry himself, has recorded a number of his own 

 observations, which he hopes may be found correct and useful." 

 {Preface^ p. ix.) 



Art. IX. The Hop-Farmer ; or, a complete Account of Hop Culture, 

 embracing its History, Laios, and Uses ; a theoretical and practical 

 Enquiry into a7i improved Mode of Culture, founded on scie7itijic 



I Principles : to ivhich are added, several useful Tables and Calcula- 

 tions necessary and serviceable to the Growers, Factors, Speculators, 

 and Consumers of Hops. By E. J. Lance, Author of the «' Golden 

 Farmer," &c. 12mo. London, 1838. Price 6s. 



We have glanced over this work, which seems to display a prac- 

 tical knowledge of the subject ; and, there being no other modern 

 work exclusively devoted to the culture of the hop, that we are 

 aware of, it can hardly fail to be acceptable to the public. 



Art. X. A practical Treatise on the Cidtivatio7i of the Dahlia. 

 By Joseph Paxton, F.L.S., H.S. Small 8vo. London, 1838. 



The name of the author is a sufficient guarantee for the 

 practical nature of this work, and for its fitness for answering 

 the end which he has in view; viz. " to advance and further the 

 cultivation of a plant, than which a more splendid ornament, or a 

 more decided acquisition to any collection, is not at present culti- 

 vated or known in British gardens." We strongly recommend 

 this work to all dahlia-growers, and especially to amateurs. 



