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this subject. Perhaps the result would be that many broad acres 

 in the suburbs of our cities would at once be reserved and planted 

 before they should be otherwise occupied, or the price of land be- 

 come so high that no entei'prise of this kind could be successfully 

 undertaken. In this connection, we must say, that this book 

 would have pleased us more had the chapter on the Kitchen and 

 Fruit Garden been omitted, and its place been occupied by one on 

 Rural Cemeteries. 



The author's remarks on the distinctive colors and forms of cer- 

 tain trees, in chapter five, are very interesting, and evince fine 

 discernment and long and careful observation. This subject 

 might profitably be pursued further. What is said in this book 

 on the subject of Botanical Gardens, chiefly as attached to educa- 

 tional institutions, is worthy of special notice. A few such gar- 

 dens already exist in this country, as at Cambridge, Massachu- 

 setts, in New York and Brooklyn, and possibly in other cities. We 

 are happy to know that one is also contemplated at Hamilton 

 College, Clinton, N. Y. It is to be desired that their number may 

 be increased. 



With the few exceptional remarks made near the beginning of 

 this notice, we heartily commend the book before us to the atten- 

 tion of all who would gain useful information on the subjects of 

 which it treats. A. D. G. 



We have received the following Catalogues : — 



Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, from 

 Messrs. Fahnstock & Horr, Dubuque, Iowa. This establishment 

 embraces several hundred thousand trees, selected with a view to 

 supply such as thrive in western localities. 



Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, &c., from George H. 

 Cherry k, Co., River-bank Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 



Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, cultivated by C. J. 

 Ryan & Co., Rochester, N. Y. 



Trade List Catalogue of Nursery Stock, from Henry Collins, 

 Waterloo, N. Y. 



Wholesale Catalogue, from Wm. R. Prince & Co., replete with 

 novelties and horticultural products of recent introduction. ■ 



