1895.] Current Literature. 331 
THE FACT THAT the first edition of “Zhe horticulturist’s rule-book”* 
was issued late in 1889, and that a third edition is now called for, is 
sufficient evidence that the book is appreciated by those for whom it 
is chiefly intended, viz., fruit growers, market gardeners, and florists. 
Yet there is information, compact and well-arranged, not only for 
them, but much that will be useful to any person who has a garden of 
any sort, or even a lawn to look after. In short, itis one of those 
handy reference books that ought to be found in every library. The 
name of the author—a guarantee of its reliability—the dainty and ap- 
propriate dress given it by its publishers, and the low price commend 
it at once to the intellect, the eye, and the pocket. 
MANY sTUDENTs of plants must also be entomologists enough to 
recognize insects at least in a general way. Flowers and insects are 
so closely related that insect manuals as well as phanerogam manuals 
must find a place upon the botanist’s shelves. Professor Comstock 
has just published a work* which botanists should have. It is hand- 
find ready sale. Numerous analytical keys direct the student to the 
larger groups, and the abundant figures still further simplify his deter- 
minations. We are also glad to note an attempt on uniform termin- 
ology based upon the study of homologies. 
A WEED BULLETIN by L. H. Dewey has been issued by the U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture as one of the Farmers’ series (No. 28). It 
describes, with aid of cuts, ten of the weeds which have received most 
notice during the year, excluding the Russian thistle. These are 
Lactuca Scariola, Pla ntago aristata, Solanum Carolinense, S. rostratum, 
Amaranthus spinosus, Xanthium spinosum, Chondrilla juncea, Daucus 
Carota, Avena fatua, and Camelina sativa. Much practical informa- 
tion is given. Characteristics of one hundred weeds are briefly stated 
in form of a table. 
AILE —The horticulturist’s rule-book, a compendium of useful i wd 
formation. fr bs uit- -growers, truck-gardeners, florists, and others. 3d 
ya and extended. Small 8vo. pp. X +302. New York: Macmillan & Co., is 
1695. 7 he 
_ ® Comstock, JoHN Henry anpD ANNA BOTSFORD: A manual for the study of 
resetig Comsiock Pub, Co., Ithaca, N. Y. 1895. 8vo. pp- 709, illustr., me 
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