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how tO' do it. In "Plant Life and Plant Uses" the more 

 familiar sequence of root, stem, leaf, flower, and fruit is 

 taken up, preceded by a discussion of plants and plant pro- 

 cesses in general and followed by chapters on the non-vascular 

 and vascular plants. The whole book is cast in an agreeable 

 and almost colloquial style that will readily find response in 

 the minds of the boys and girls to whom it is addressed. The 

 lists of questions which follow each chapter seem destined 

 to greatly aid the pupil in the assimilation of the text. Both 

 books are well illustrated and ought to run a pretty even race 

 for popularity. 



''The New Gardening" by AA^alter P. Wright is not, as one 

 might assume from the title, devoted to the feats of horticul- 

 tural ''wizards." On the contrary, it is concerned with the 

 latest developments in all phases of gardening: pergolas, bor- 

 ders, vegetables, fruits, sundials, rock gardens, the more deco- 

 rative flowering plants, and the like. Though the author is an 

 Englishman and writes for British readers the book cannot fail 

 to be of interest on this side of the world for the subjects it 

 discusses are those with which all garden lovers are concerned. 

 American gardeners, however, may be warned that our climate 

 will not permit some of the operations that are successful in 

 England. Nor should one take up the book in expectation of 

 finding exhaustive information of the newest forms of plants 

 discussed. The notes are rather brief and often unsatisfactory, 

 in fact the brevity to be noted in all parts of the book is a 

 distinct disappointment, though possibly necessary in a volume 

 which covers so large a field. The book is really a cursory and 

 entertaining dissertation on present-day methods of gardening. 

 It is published by Doubleday, Page & Co. at $2.00 net. 



