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hoped that when Mr. Husmann again attempts to give the 

 words of another, he will quote liim correctly. 



The Book of Roses. By Francis Parkman. Boston : Tilton & 

 Co. 12mo ; 225 pp. ; musliu, $3 00. 



The first hundred pages of this work contain an ex- 

 cellent practical digest of rose culture ; full of good 

 suggestions upon culture, diseases, and methods of prop- 

 agation. Illustrations are entirely ignored, which is a 

 great oversight in both author and publishers. Even a 

 few cheap wood-cuts would have added much value to the 

 work, and given the novice more information than many 

 pages of descriptive matter. Words may explain, but en- 

 gravings are like facts — they make impressions upon the 

 memory that are not readily effaced. The remaining por- 

 tion of the book is little more than a descriptive catalogue, 

 which is of doubtful value to the experienced rose-grower, 

 and of less to the amateur. There is really too much of 

 a good thing, and we become surfeited with the appalling 

 list of choice, beautiful, and admirable queens of the gar- 

 cler. The " Book of Roses" has no equal, and will doubt- 

 less have a large sale, as it is really worthy of it, even 

 with its defects. It is printed on fine paper, and the ty- 

 pography and general make-up are really superb. 



Bulbs. A Treatise on Hardy and Tender Bulbs and Tubers. By 

 Edward Sprague Rand. Boston : Tilton & Co. 12mo ; 306 

 pp. ; muslin, $3 00. 



The cultivation of bulbous and tuberous-rooted orna- 

 mental plants has been constantly increasing in this coun- 

 try for several years, and this work of Mr. Rand will 



