Jose 1, 1895 
THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 689 
“LES PLANTES ALPINES ET DES ROCAILLES.” 
ion of = ine an ck plants of the worl 
The first division of the book is given upt eneral 
„of the 
of the alpine and rock plants growin 
g in different 
parts of the globe; their respective habitats and 
one before us has much to recommend it, n to 
those severest critics of all, the children for whose 
instruction it is — There 
language nor cond 
which treat — — in a brief, brisk, and business- 
like way. The ar 
any mbit is undertaken. 
— — are — sprinkled through 
the pages, and scientie terms are freely used, their 
meanings being first made quite clear. On this 
a deterrent to evil- oers; most impor- 
r 
another hrase mu n vogue at 
which we can all take our share in remedyi I 
me urge upon you, gentlemen, in conclusion, to 
use your best endeavoura t ing new mimber 
into the fold, and thos increase the efficiency 
of the association, and strengthen ite powers for 
good.” 
Fro. 101.—MESSRS, J, BACKHOCSE AND SON'S GROUP OF ALPINE PLANTS, 
Exhibited at the Temple Show. 
times of flowering are appended to each, together 
with a brief note res 
This handbook should meee useful de z many who 
now-a-days oe ockery in r garden, and 
who but too ofte agit want of reliable information 
on the matter, fail in growing certain plants ae 
as the original habitat and conditions of these 
unknown to them 
“OBJECT-LESSONS N BoTany ”: From Forest, 
Field, Wayside, and Garden. (Book ii, for standards 
iii., iv., and v. By Epwarp 
mpc Jarrotp & Sons, 10 i 
Lane, E.C.).—There exist already s 
among 
may well raise doubts as to the success of yet 
another addition to so numerous a class, But the 
principle the pupil has not only nothing in the way 
of popular or local terms to unlearn, but should, 
by the time this book is worked through, be well 
prepared for s more advanced treatise, the phraseo- 
logy 5 ae h wi 
elass-teaching, especially, this volume should be 
haii a ey use fal one. 
THE AGRICULTURAL SEED TRADE ASSOCIA- 
TION.—The annual dinner of this body took place on 
Monday, May 27, at the Holborn Restaurant, Tuomas 
eer Junior, Eeq., in the pre er gentle- 
an remarked p” Pros- 
— to the 3 Seed Trade . 
imple and easily accessible 
“THE HORTICULTURAL HANDBOOK AND EXHI- 
BITORS’ GUIDE.”—A treatise on cultivating, exhi- 
biting, and jadging planta, Leg: fruits and vege- 
tables, by WIL HAM Wit MSON IL 
woop & Sons, Edinburgh re London). This isa 
new edition, revised by Mr. and 
oa Longmen! not be nan! sao 3 horticul- 
han wae the first issue. The book gives 
air recommendation i 
&c.; also information as to the best 
fruit and vegetables to — for eS pur- 
poser, and how to grow them. lement, or 
newer portion of the aoe is devoted to notes 
emum, F lass ification 
of er, ae jadging of e band parece by 
cultural merits å relative value, and judging 
cottagers’ gardens and allotments. The utility of 
