January, 1909 
and Perugino’s Virgin and Saints in the Na- 
tional Gallery. To be sure, the editors excuse 
this disorder on the plea of avoiding monotony, 
and offer a fairly good cross-reference index to 
the man who desires to study the pictures in 
& more orderly manner. The comments on the 
reproductions are superficial, and in most cases 
inadequate. As a beautiful picture-book and 
as an example of fine printing, we have never 
seen anything that surpasses this volume. 
There are a few mistakes. Thus the “Portrait 
of a Boy,” facing page 52, has the name of the 
artist spelled wrong. Pintsurrichio would look 
more natural without the “‘s.” 
The two pages devoted to the reproduction 
of one hundred well daubed-up palettes might 
have been spared. It is to be hoped that the 
defects of thé present volume will be obviated 
in subsequent issues. 
Roses; Their History, Development and 
Cultivation. By the Rev. Joseph H. 
Pemberton. London and New York: 
Longmans, Green & Co. Pp. 2443306. 
Price, $3.00. 
This is an eminently practical book on rose 
culture by an amateur who has devoted many 
years to the successful cultivation of this beau- 
tiful plant, and who has brought long experi- 
ence and profound enthusiasm to his work. 
In truth there can be nothing more delightful 
than to write about roses except to grow them. 
Both these fascinating tasks have been ac- 
complished by Mr. Pemberton, who is vice- 
president of the National Rose Society of 
England. His book is not only one of pro- 
found practical experience, but it is written in 
a charming manner, and its historical section 
is crowded with interesting facts in the history 
of roses that many enthusiastic growers have 
doubtless forgotten. 
Mr. Pemberton is concerned with the 
amateur rose grower, an enthusiastic body of 
plant lovers who have contributed largely to 
the success and popularity of their favorite 
flower. For many years, he notes, roses were 
grown chiefly for exhibition purposes; but in 
the last few years there has been a notable 
change in this respect, and the plant is now 
grown extensively for the garden and for 
house decoration. For neither of these capa- 
cities does the rose need an apology, for it is 
a plant that will be grown so long as flowers 
are delighted in, and few plants offer as many 
or as varied possibilities as this. Mr. 
Pemberton treats the whole subject of rose 
growing, briefly sketching the history of the 
most notable types, and then discussing the 
culture of the plant in the broadest way. 
Much of his book is, therefore, concerned 
with the strictly utilitarian aspects of his sub- 
ject; but the interest of the rose lover will 
not flag in his pleasantly printed pages. It 
is a book that may be recommended as a very 
complete and trustworthy handbook. 
Historic MaANsIoNs AND THEIR GARDENS. 
Edited by Charles Francis Osborne. In- 
troduction by Frank Miles Day. 1908. 
(Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co.) 
Ato, pp. 256. Price, 46.00. 
This handsome book describes in a delight- 
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gardens of both the old and new worlds. It 
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