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THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[May 21, 1887. 
appear at first of purely scientific interest, and some 
which are distinctly cultivators’ q 
attempt is made to separate them, be 
inquiry pursued for its own sake h 
in so many branches of work to lead to important 
practical results, and because there is no inherent 
reason why a practical ре should not also be 
scientific investigator own departments of 
ph vicine he should Ье; for ы has better oppor- 
tunities for constant detail observation and detail 
e-making ? 
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(To be continued.) 
NOTICES OF Books. 
THE GEOLOGY OF ENGLAND AND WALES. 
(G. Philip & Son.) 
the t time of the issue of Mr. Horace Wood- 
ar 
portionately glad now to see a new and eiusd 
n years that have стрес since the first 
кыш have added a vast mass of material to 
our stores ; and though they have sum абод general 
principles, have caused numerous changes in nomen- 
ae of Sedgwick or the Lower Silurian of 
Murchis 
в the summary account of the км 
features. of the country as seen from 
tourists we should also have been glad if Mr. 
ward could have found room for slight topographical 
sketches of such typical places as Folkeston e, Lym 
аве арыр and а few other ge ar 
quart 
information on these poi oints 18 
ook, bu i 
NT E © 5 to that giv er 
for the animal kingdom is also desirable, no compact 
list of the genera of fossil-plants for the use of 
botanists being available at present. An excellent 
and very comprehensive index, together with a map, 
render this work one of first-rate value. 
DiE NATURLICHEN PFLANZEN-FAMILIEN, &C. 
is a list of the more important: books and m 
instead of to Mr. Watson, of the Royal Gardens, 
wW. 
The characters of the order as a whole, and the 
detailed ee of the кони s of vegetation and 
: tails vg a 
giv 
mena tomy 4 of the se Wiese есы 
plant are given. The geographical distribution of 
affini 
cussed, an 
follows a table showing the clas 
order into sub-orders and tribes. A detailed account 
of each group follows, with indications of the number 
and distribution of the species. As each order will 
be treated by a specialist, and as it will be copiously 
Ergin: by excellent wood 
e have a work of no ordinary character. 
w he will be indispensable in every botanical 
library. 
The number and excellence of the illustrations will 
os 
der the book useful eve not 
familiar with the German lang cannot 
t wonder at the boldness of the enterprise. How 
fifty pe and there are at least 
rders, exclusive of the Cryptogams. Some of 
these will, however, aded relatively little space. 
Still, after making all allowances, the work is sufti- 
Fic, 192.—ARAUCARIA BRASILIENSIS, (SEE 
ciently grandiose in conception. Another thing 
cation possible, and at the same time to realise how 
it is that the Germans are able to surpass us in our 
schools as well as in our markets. e are indebted 
(Phytelephas). 
n conclusion add that the work may be 
obtained in England of Messrs. Williams & Norgate. 
FiRE PROTECTION OF MANSIONS. 
sad destruction aye ry befallen so many of 
our old historic mansions, e irreparable e losses 
sustained in Some aes of { "s render it an nee, 
быны ы О =i 
tive duty on the part of every proprietor to take 
breaks out. = best to do this is rhe told in Mr, 
J. С. Merryweather’s work under the above title, 
published ‘ds Merritt & Hatcher, 2, ребе Hall 
è e 
3 
e and many cognate subjects 
are so simply perai that the book cannot fail to 
render.great servic 
GARDENS OF LIGHT AND SHADE. 
w and cheaper edition of this book, already 
noticed, has been published by Elliot Stock. It 
contains some useful hints for the formation and 
decoration of small gardens, and some animadver- 
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“ DIE NATÜRLICHEN PFLANZEN-FAMILIEN. ) 
sions on the gardener, who, however, only carries out 
his employer's suggestions. 
THE AMERICAN FLoRIST COMPANY'S DIRECTORY. 
This is a list of the nurserymen, seedsmen, ма 
florists, of the United States and Canada, аттап d ac 
cording to States. The want of an alphabetical index 
of names is, however, a serious defect, and one whic 
we may hope will be remedied in a new edition. 
MASON, PLANTS. 
A visit to a market 
season of the ye 
a large pene is always siiis 
ould first direct attention to а few 
batches of нечто Calceo Imagine 8 
hous ding 100 feet in length and c пе 
ше n the ground level, so that Те 
pes 0 пров them in all their loca a vith 
