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 tions; it is a learned list botanically, as befit/ one 



compiled by the son of Mr. Jackson Dawsofl, and 

 made in the shadow of the Arnold Arboretum; and, 

 because of its accuracy and range, it should rank 

 very high with amateurs and professionals in this 

 country. 



Let us now turn to a number of lists dealing with 

 the great matter of trees and shrubs. In this 

 group Moon, Hicks, and EUwanger and Barry 

 stand out pre-eminent. Moon's book, always 

 beautiful in dress, with a pretty play upon the 

 name in its decoration, is the best of this type. 

 Rather serious in language, it is not over-embel- 

 lished by pictures. Hicks, of Long Island, well 

 known for his fine specimen trees, sends us a list 

 very choppy-looking within, in arrangement of 

 illustrations and diagrams, but in reality crowded 

 with planting suggestions based on principles. 

 This is a valuable book. EUwanger and Barry 

 used to be a name to conjure with; their present 

 publication I find distinctly commonplace. Al- 

 bert A. Manda issues a good pamphlet, called 

 "The Ornamentation of Grounds" — excellent 

 reading from many points of view. Mr. Manda 

 sends out no less than nine catalogues of his vari- 

 ous wares. To return for an instant to Moon, 



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