28 Antoine's Coniferce. 



I have grown the Altringham long orange, Surrey long, and 

 the New white Altringham, but I prefer the Early Horn for a 

 garden, much before the other sorts, as it grows to a better size 

 for the table, and in my opinion is of a much better flavour; and, 

 as to keeping, it keeps more firm with me than the larger sorts. 



I sent up to London good old carrots in May and June for the 

 family. (See my method of keeping, &c., Gardenei-'s Magazine 

 for 1840, p. 207.) 



I would strongly recommend the New white Altringham for 

 field culture, as I find there is greater weight on the same space 

 of ground than of any other carrot I know. One root of the 

 white, 1ft. Sin. in length, 10| in. in circumference, weighed 

 2 lb. 2 oz. One root of the Altringham, 1 ft. 4 in. long, 9 in. 

 in circumference, weighed 1 lb. 6 oz. Two roots ditto, 3 ft. 5 in. 

 in length, 10 in. in circumference, weighed 15oz. (together). 

 One root of Surrey long, 1 ft. 2 in. in length, 10 in. in circum- 

 ference, and weighed 1 lb. 14oz. 



These roots are about a medium size, the tops off and washed. 

 It must be understood that this is not a carrot soil about here, it 

 being very cold, and containing a great many flints. The sub- 

 soil is a very strong red clay, and sometimes chalk is found 

 within a few inches of the surface. Let me add, that where my 

 carrots grew was made soil, and of a good depth, and that it 

 lies very low. I hope that this may lead to larger trials of the 

 Early Horn, and I hope to see the results of the trials mentioned 

 in your Magazine. 



Frithsden Gardens, Ashridge^ Nov. 16. 1840. 



REVIEWS. 



Art. I. Die Coniferen nach Lambert, Loudon luid anderen. Frey 

 bearbeitet von Franz Antoine. The Conifers after Lambert, 

 Loudon, and others. Newly composed by F. Antoine, with plates. 

 No. I., pp. 20, folio, 4 plates. Vienna, 1840. Price 4^. plain, 

 and 65. coloured. To be completed in 8 or 9 Numbers. 



The author has been induced to undertake this work from the important rank 

 which the Coniferee hold in nature, in our northern hemisphere, and also in 

 forest culture, and in the planting of parks and pleasure-grounds. As the 

 Coniferse have hitherto been described only in very expensive works, his 

 object is to produce a book which shall be within the reach of every culti- 

 vator ; and, for this purpose, he has had recourse to all the recent works, and 

 more especially to those mentioned in his titlepage; and he has made the 

 drawings, and lithographed them himself, by which means he can oifer his 

 book at the low price above-named. 



The work commences with Sect. 1. Leaves in Pairs; and the species he 

 describes and figures in his first No. are : 1. Pinus sinensis Lamb., Arb. Brit, 

 iv. p. 2264. ; 2. P. brutia Ten., A. B. iv. p. 2234. ; 3. P. halepensis Ait., 

 A. B. iv. p. 2231.; 4. P. pyrenaica Lap., A. B. iv. p. 2209. ; 5. P. iaricio 

 Poir, A. B. iv. p. 2200. ; 6. P. resinosa So/and., A. B. iv. p. 2210. ; 7. P. 

 Banksm«a Lamb., A. B. iv. p. 2190. ; 8. P. sylvestris Lin., A. B. iv. p. 2153. ; 

 9. P. uncinata Ramond, A. B. iv, p. 2187. ; 10. P. pumilio Hcenke, A. B 



