342 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [OCTOBER 
FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES’ is the name of a popular book by 
F. Schuyler Mathews, in which are described over 200 trees of the eastern 
half of the United States, including not only native but commonly planted 
species. These descriptions are not at all technical, yet give the character 
istics of the tree, its general habit and distribution, and point out the features 
by which itis separated from similar ones. The illustrations of leaves and 
generally also of fruits, which accompany the descriptions, will enable one to 
identify most of the common trees. The difficult task of rendering éexturein 
the black and white sketch has not been accomplished by the author-artist, 
but the outlines are accurate. Less than one-third have been drawn from 
living specimens and others from herbarium material. 
The razson d’étre of the brief introduction by Professor Bailey, except for 
the value of his name on the title page, does not appear. The book is cer 
tainly to be warmly commended to those, to use Professor Bailey's words, 
who desire to know the tree as an entirety and to have some knowledge of 
its kinship and names, and who sim ply want an introduction to the trees which 
they meet.—C. R. B. | 
IN THE REPORT of the botanical department of the State Agricultural 
college of Michigan for 1895, Dr. W. J. Beal describes the botanic garden 
designed and planted by him upon the college grounds. A list of thespecis 
growing therein and a map of the garden on a scale of about 50 feet to ne 
inch are given.—C. R. B 
and is reprinted from the Transactions of the Ka 
1893-4, pp. 152-199.—C. R. B 
-REcENtT BULLETINS from the Department of Agriculture are ie sed 
Chief of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, Mr, ee 
writes, in the Experiment Station Record? a suggestive though brief agai 
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