431 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



tion des Vegetaux " (Paris, 8vo., 8 plates). There are a remarkable 

 number of different methods here described and figured. 



A very practical work, less detailed than that of Du BREUIL, was 

 written by GRESSENT and entitled " L' Arboriculture Fruitiere " 

 (Paris, 1862). It is a very good general treatise, which does not 

 enter too fully into the more elaborate details of training and 

 grafting. 



In more recent times CHARLES BALTET'S books have had a large 

 circulation. His " L'Art de Greffer " still stands as the best exposition 

 of grafting in all its branches ; an English translation was published 

 in 1873, and other editions have since appeared. His other most 

 successful work, " Traite de la Culture Fruitiere commerciale et 

 bourgeoise," indicates its scope sufficiently by its title, and has reached 

 many editions. 



Of quite modern works there is nothing, for clearness and brevity, 

 to equal " L' Arboriculture Fruitiere en Images " by J. VERCIER 

 (Paris, 8vo., 101 plates). This work stands quite alone in giving 

 a complete pictorial guide to the pruning and training of trees, 

 an excellent feature being a drawing showing the pruning to be 

 made and the result on the same page. This book can be highly 

 recommended to all who wish to increase their knowledge of pruning 

 and training iruit trees. 



Periodical Literature. There is not much to be recorded under 

 this heading, though the proceedings of the many horticultural societies 

 in France contain many interesting papers and first records of new 

 varieties. The only important periodical entirely devoted to pomology 

 is the Journal of the Societe* Pomologique de France, entitled 

 " Pomologie Francaise." This was first published in 1872, and 

 appears monthly. The " Revue Horticole," begun in 1829, still 

 continues a flourishing course, and contains many excellent articles 

 and coloured plates of fruits. 



The Journal of the Societe Nationale d' Horticulture de France 

 contains some good articles in its earlier issues, but in recent years 

 original contributions have become less frequent. 



[NOTE. No attempt has been made to refer in the above to the literature of 

 the Vine, both on account of its extent and for its lack of interest to British 

 gardeners.] 



ENGLISH WORKS. 



The opening years of the nineteenth century were the Golden Age 

 of pomology in this country. The extraordinary expansion of com- 

 merce and the great prosperity it brought had an enormous influence 

 upon horticulture and upon its literature. The remarkable output 

 of books, many illustrated in an elaborate and costly manner, is 

 evidence not only of a great gardening interest, but also of the means 

 to encourage it. By a happy chance this period coincided with the 

 appearance of several men whose names will always be prominent in 

 pomological history. THOMAS ANDREW KNIGHT, THOMPSON, LINDLEY, 



