BOOK NOTE 133 



Planta major quam in specie, 3.5 dm. alta vel altior, erecta 

 vel assurgens, glabrata vel sparse puberulens. Folia 2.5-6 cm 

 longa et 7-13 mm. lata vel latior, glabra vel pubescentia in facie 

 inferiore, juvenilia cinerea, oblonga vel oblonga-lanceolata, obtusa, 

 cuneata, breviter petiolata velsubsessilia. Sepala oblonga-lanceolata. 

 Petala obovata versimiliter albescentia. Pedunculus 2.5-5 '^• 

 longus. Fructus truncatus, ad basim attenuatus saepius 19 cm. 

 longus. 



Type No. 455 collected by Edw. R. Heacock at an altitude 

 1500 m. at Cheops Draw, British Columbia in the Selkirk Mountains. 

 The most notable characters are the very large fruits and paler 

 flowers, as also the peculiar habit and size of the plant. 



Book Note. 



Handbook of the Wild and Cultivated Flowering Plants. 



By C. A. Darling, Ph. D. ~ Pocket edition; New York, 1-912; 



pages VIII +264. Published by the author.' 



This splendid book is one that will appeal to a large class 

 of persons in the eastern and central staes. By means of well 

 arranged and carefully worded keys the author places the deter- 

 mination of the common plants of the field and garden within the 

 reach of those who have not had opportunity for advanced 

 botanical training. The omission of technical terms and the 

 use of easily observed gross characters will make the book attractive 

 to many who do not care for the technical manuals. 



Presentation in such a way as to bring the matter within the 

 reach of the untrained has not detracted at all from the scientific 

 accuracy of the work. There are four general keys to the genera; 

 (i) Key to the Wild Plants and Cultivated Trees and Shrubs 

 which flower during March, April, and May; (2) Key for June 

 to November; (3) Key to the Wild and Cultivated Trees and 

 Shrubs in Autumn; and (4) Key to the Cultivated Herbs and 

 Potted Shrubs. Following these keys are descriptive keys to the 

 species with both the common and scientific names, arranged and 

 classified in their orders and families. This arrangement makes 



' The book can be obtained by addressing the author, care Department 

 of Botany, Columbia University, New York City. 



