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and contains, besides the original drawings, many excellent p'ates 

 reproduced from Sullivant's "Icones," "Bryologia Europea" and 

 other sources. Some of these plates are regarded as among the 

 finest ever made. This first part deals with such subjects as how 

 to collect, mount and study mosses; life, history and structure 

 of the moss plant, and a very full illustrated glossary. Then fol- 

 lows an account of the first seven families of mosses with de- 

 scriptions of the more common species, in which the more im- 

 portant distinguishing characters are italicized. In the matter of 

 nomenclature the author makes the commendable statement that 

 "The principle of priority has been allowed great weight, but 

 usage also has its claims, and a name long in common use has 

 not been discarded unless clearness and convenience seemed to 

 demand it." 



Maud Going's "With the Trees"t i s not a manual for their 

 identification, but another of the books which treat of the trees 

 from the popular standpoint. It is packed full of information 

 about them— how they live and grow, their uses, the myths and 

 poetry connected with them, as well as much pleasant gossip 

 about them in the author's attractive style. It is a book in 

 which the lover of nature will find much to interest him. 



Flower cultivators who are looking for a practical guide 

 in their work, would do well to see Ida D. Bennett's "The 

 Flower Garden, "J which deals with all branches of the subject, 

 beginning with the location and arrangement of the garden, and 

 ending with the care of house plants in winter. The per- 

 plexed gardener will rarely be disappointed when turning to this 

 book for assistance. There is a list of the common names of 

 plants, with data of the length of time needed for the seeds of 

 each species to germinate, and another list which gives the bloom- 

 ing season and notes whether the plants are hardy of not. 



Under the editorship of Harry Roberts, there is being issued 

 a series of "Handbooks of Practical Gardening." from the British 

 standpoint, which will interest all Americans who would like to 



tWith the Trees, by Maud Going. New York. The Baker and Taylor 

 Co. 1003. 12 mo , 323 pp. $1.00 net. 



tThe Flower Garden, by Ida D. Bennett. New York. McClure, Phillips 

 & Co. 13 mo., 275 pp. $2.00. 



