REMARKS ON BOTANICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. 169 



The second edition contains publications to the end of 1871; a 

 few dated 1872 were probably issued earlier than declared, owing 

 to what is unfortunately a common trick on the part of publishers" 

 that of post-dating books. The interval of twenty-four years had 

 produced a large accession to the number of works which required 

 entry, and yet this edition only contains 10871 numbers, against 

 11906 in the former issue ; that is to say, in spite of the rapid 

 growth of botanical literature in that quarter of a century, fewer 

 titles were mustered. How was this compression obtained ? 



The original intention was eminently good, namely, to reject 

 those works which were clearly not of botanical interest ; the space 

 so gained to be applied for the accommodation of worthier 

 productions, so as not to unduly increase the bulk of the edition. 



The unfortunate part of the matter is, that the selection 

 appears to have been inconsistently carried out. The exclusion of 

 the purely horticultural literature was unquestionably good ; thus, 

 m the very first column in ed. i., out of nineteen numbers, only 

 nve reappear in ed. ii., ten of the rejected being various treatises 

 on Gardening, by Abercrombie. The following, however, are 

 amongst the survivals : — 



Guexterrode ( Friedric/i Jmtinian, Freihcrr von). Die Pflaumen. 

 Heft. 1-6. Darmstadt, 1804-8. 8vo. (ii. 36.24). Eetained 

 presumably on account of its pretty plates. 

 Volckamer (Johann Gkriatoph), Nuernbergische Hesperides, 

 • . . Nuernberg, 1708. fol. (ii., 9848).— Ibid. Con- 

 tinuation [Half-title only] 1714. (ii., 9849). 



11ns production, however, contains some purely botanical 

 matter, e.g., Nuernbergische Flora, pp. 209-243, tt. 19. 



Of a more doubtful type are these : — 



Herrera [Gabriel Atoms de). Obra de agricultura. . . . 

 1513. fol. (ii., 4007). 



xjlsholz (Johann Siegamxmd). Neuangelegter Gartenbau, oder 

 Unterricht von der Gartnerei . . Coelln. a. d. Spree, 

 1666. 4to. (ii., 2672). 



Gatterer (Christoph Wilhslm Jakob). Literatur des Weinbaues 

 aller Nationen, . . Heidelberg, 1832. 8vo. (ii., 3232). 



ochuehler {(riistav). Untersuchungen ueber Most- und 



Weintraubenarten Wuertemburgs. D. Tuebingen, 1826. 

 8vo. (ii., 8428). 



Untersuchunsren ueber Obst- und "Weintraubenarten 



Wuertemburgs. D. Tuebingen, 1827. 8vo. (ii., 8430). 

 Ihe next examples have a very dubious claim to inclusion : — 

 ochuebler (G.) Untersuchungm ueber die Eegenverhaeltnisse 

 der schwaebischen Alp und des Schwarzwalds. D. 

 Tuebin-en, 1832, 8vo. (ii., 8445). 



Untersuchungen ueber die Temperaturverhaeltnisse 

 der schwaebischen Alp. D. Tuebingen, 1831. 8vo. (ii.,8489). 

 i V( ;nture to think that the next three should have been 

 sciudecl without the slightest hesitation :— 



L*atio (Xicoians).] Fruit Walls improved, by inclining them 



to the Horizon. London, 1699. 4to. (ii., 2819). 



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