156 Scientific Intelligence. 
jects of cultivation, structure and Saige mate The bulk of the 
buok is devoted to the ferns of Ken ucky, and these are treated 
in a manner a make all plain and “pe to amateurs in that State. 
It serves as well for the adjacent States, which have the same 
species. We could have helped the author to one more Asplenium, 
viz. A. parvulum, which is so abundant in East Tennessee and 
i i Indeed 
taken A. emule for a smal ses A, ebene 
Ferns in their Homes and rns > OHN yeoman. is the tak- 
ing title of the second book on this subject. It is published by 
Oassino of Salem, the publisher of the Ferns of America, to which 
it becomes a desirable and useful companion. It fills 178 pages, 
and is ‘illustrated by twenty-two plates, eight of them color-printed 
representations of species, — a frontispiece photograph, ex- 
hibiting the attractive “ Fern-corner” of the author’s conservatory. 
The others represent aad Seseeation and structure of ferns, 
Fern-cases and jardinieres, out-ofdoor fernery, pots, pans, baskets, 
and other appliances, os lastly, a plate supplied by Professor 
Packed shows up the insects which are pests to cultivated ferns. 
work done not describe the species of ferns, but deals with 
than i in a general way, tracing their life-history, discussing their 
en a diavtbution , recounting their principal literature, 
at least as to the bibliography of the. papules and some of the 
ferns to grow and where and haw , With lists of Sond, ace for 
a theapie including also ‘Selaginellas, their natural associates. 
I 
looked, cai even the troubling of an out-of-doors fernery by the 
midnight revels of cats, for which evil an appropriate treatment 
escribed. The bo 4 
unces, most nendsomely, Mr. Williamson’s volume, which was 
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nited States, i Kentucky Manual supplies the want. for 
gene rn-l fern-management alem work has no 
. e Ga may be happy with either, happier nS aed 
provided with 
T. M eg Catalogue of the Phanogamous and Ci ae 
2 
gamous Plants (including Lichens) of the Dominion we Canada, 
south of the Arctic Cirele. Belleville, Ontario. pp. 52. 8vo.—The 
range takes in British Columbia; the number of cides ice 
up to 3,081; of the F henogaine to i eg It is a Bape num- 
Seat but not free from ee cled oversights. Over 2, 
of the species here enumerated have been collected in their native 
