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kins, squashes, etc., are named. Part II. is supposed to give 

 some information about the cultivation and varieties of 

 fruits, but it is a quarter of a century beliind the times ; 

 and we can not but think tliat the editor either belongs to 

 some past generation, or is so indifferent *to the wants of 

 the public that he would not look into any work of the 

 present day. Occasionally a wood-cut of some new or 

 old fruit is thrown in by way of illustration, and we give 

 the publisher credit for them, as the editor seldom refers 

 to these illustrations in the text. Figures of the Cherry 

 Currant and Houghton Gooseberry are given, but there is 

 no reference to them in the list of varieties. A long list 

 of foreign varieties of the gooseberry is given, but our na- 

 tive sorts are entirely ignored. The list of strawberries 

 and raspberries are on a par with the rest ; we are, however, 

 informed that a certain nurseryman at Flushing, X. Y., 

 has the queen of raspberries for sale, at 25 cents per plant. 

 The list of grapes recommended is certainly very unique 

 as weH as select, as neither the Delaware, Concord, lona, 

 Diana, nor, in fact, any of the superior varieties introduced 

 v/ithin the last twenty-five years, are named. Several il- 

 lustrations are given to indicate how grapes are to be 

 trained, the said illustrations being appropriated from other 

 works with a coolness only equaled by the silence of Mr. 

 Todd in regard to their peculiar merits. But it is useless 

 to name farther omissions and defects, as the above is a 

 fair index to the Avhole. 



This may seem to be severe criticism, still we believe 

 that every horticulturist in our country feels a certain pride 

 in the good name of every departed member of the pro- 



