286 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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Michigan Flora. — Prepared for the thirthieth annual report of the Secretary of the 

 State Hoard of Agriculture, by W. J. Beall, M.S., Ph.D., and C. K. Wheeler, H.S., 

 Agricultural College, Michigan, 1892. 



This is a most interesting report. It contains, not only a complete list of the flora of 

 the state of Michigan in natural orders, but a great deal besides, which is both interesting 

 and valuable to students, whether of that State or not. For instance, there are interesting 

 chapters on the trees and shrubs of Michigan, as compared with those of the rest of the 

 world, with rea.sons why tiie Michigan llora is so rich, and why there are so few specimens 

 in (Ireat Britain. There are interesting lists of trees, selected for various (jualities, as, for 

 example, the native trees and shrubs which should be selected for the color of their leaves 

 in autumn ; small trees distinguishable for their flowers ; shrubs and trees which are dis- 

 tinguishable for their beautiful fruit, and lists of those which are distinguishable for showy 

 bark. Then follow lists of plants which clindj or twine ; jjlants suitable for winter 

 boutjuets ; native ferns ; trees which indicate a fertile soil, ami others which indicate a 

 barren soil ; trees valuable for timber, for posts and sills, for cabinet work, etc., etc. 

 Clippings from these parts of the volume will be made for use in future numbers nf our 

 journal. 



Annals ov HoRTict'LTruE in North America, for the year ItSStl. A witness of passing 

 events and a record of progress. By L. H. Bailey, Cornell University. 



This book comes to us beautifully bound in cloth. It is a volume of over four hundred 

 pages, and is quite a new departure in book making. It is an attempt at making an 

 annual record of the horticultural progress of North America, and of Classifying our 

 S'jattered knowledge of American horticultural literature. Part I of this volume is 

 devoted to Ceneral Annals under the following heads : 1st, Fruits, vegetables and general 

 interests ; "ind, Ornamentals ; .3rd, Plant diseases ami insects ; 4th, National and educa- 

 tional interests ; and Part II to Special Annals as follows : 1, New introductions of 1891 : 

 2, Census of cultivated indigenous plants ; 8, Plant portraits of 1S91 ; 4, Directory of 

 the national, state, provincial, and other most important horticultural societies in North 

 America ; 5, Directory of horticulturists, or those in charge of horticultural work, of 

 experiment stations in North America ; G, The botanic gardens of the world : 7, Title 

 index to experiment station horticultural literature in North America of 1S91 (including 

 publications of the Department of Agriculture) ; 8, Subject index of the experiment 

 station horticultural literature in North America for 1891 (including publications of the 

 Department of Agriculture) ; 9, Rooks of 1891 ; 10, Horticultural periodicals of the 

 world ; 11, Tools and conveniences of the year ; 12, Necrology of 1891. Evidently this is 

 a book which no student of liorticulture can afford to do witliout. 



Transactions ok thk .Maine Statk Pomolooical Society for 1891. Secretary D. H. 

 Knowlton, Augusta, Me. 



These reports are always interesting to us in Canada, because of the similarity of 

 climate between that State and tlie northern parts of our province. Tlie experience of 

 fruit growers in Maine witli hardy fruits is valuable to our apple growers in the colder 

 parts of Ontario. Some of the subjects discussed are. Marketing of apples, Crape growing. 

 I'ear culture. Fruit growing comparetl with other agricultural indnstrios, Fruit lists. 

 Becretary's portfolio, etc. 



