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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 next in 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. A new 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 1 2 colored plates. The author describes 



