TREES AND SHRUBS HARDY IN THE BRITISH ISLES 71 
daa constitution, and garden requirements and ents 
of the species. It is noteworthy that both here and in the 
ial or des of plants, “ hardy ’’ is taken to mean “ arty 
at Kew 
So concise is the whole treatment that within the compass of 
1072 pages ris 2800 species (exclusive of varieties) are de- 
scribed. We think that a continuous pagination might well have 
been adopted for the two Mees but are thankful for the single 
full index under one alphabet. Full as it is, however, it shou 
have been fuller. Mr. Bean has had been consistent in his 
exclusion of “names which appear in their proper order,” and 
we think he would ot been well adv cool ae at the cost of a 
few more pages—to have included all thes 
0 space is wasted in descanting on the uses of the timber 
ro 
prise at finding that it is the genus Rhododendron that occupies 
the greatest number of pages of any single genus; but here again, 
As to the illustrations in the text we are not convinced. I 
the absence of anything like —— or analyses, they are 
mere suggestions of general habit, and have seldom much specific 
value. The whole-page plates are often ieiable plant-portraits, 
but we are not sure whether there should have been many more 
of the smaller figures or none at all. 
n the whole, however, as will be gathered as the small- 
ness of the faults we have indicated, Mr. Bean is to be con- 
gratulated on a very excellent piece of work. 
G. $8. Bouncer. 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, de. 
THE E. F. Liyton issued in December cs third ere 
of the “Sapploment to the Set of British Willows. It contains 
prepared, sake ae remain on hale Material is accumulating 
for a fourth fascicle. Mr. Linton will welcome offers of céopera- 
re irae should be addressed to him at Edmondsham Vicarage, 
records of phanerogams for each of the distriete are given, and 
