:858 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



" Coccidse of the British Isles." By Robert Newstead, A.L.S, 

 {The Ray Society, London.) 



Mr. Newstead has produced a book which will be a standard of refer- 

 ence and information on the Scale insects of this country and their near 

 allies for many years to come. All the known species are described — 

 the great majority illustrated in thirty-four beautifully coloured plates. 

 There are chapters on their life-history, migration, prevention, and their 

 natural enemies. The pages relating to insecticides and their applica- 

 tion are most thoroughly and carefully prepared, and fullest details given. 

 Amongst the most interesting chapters from a general point of view is 

 that on birds as included amongst the enemies of the Coccuhe. It has 

 "been doubted more than once whether birds were at all destructive of 

 scale, but Mr. Newstead, by careful examination of the contents of the 

 stomachs of various birds, has proved beyond doubt that some of them 

 at least feed very extensively on Coccids. It is a book which should be 

 in every gardener's library as well as amongst the books kept in the 

 bothy, for the sooner English gardeners study insect pests in the 

 same methodical way in which they do in America the better for oui- 

 profession. 



" The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids." By Frederick Boyle. 8vo. 

 (Chapman & Hall, London.) 85. 



A book which may prove very useful to real amateurs. The greater 

 part of the book (pages 67 to the end, p. 224) is concerned Avith cultural 

 notes and details of each genus and species, which are distinctly valuable. 

 The introductory chapters on Orchid-houses and on Potting are also full 

 of suggestive matter for genuine amateurs who wish to be practically 

 their own growers, and the chapter on Pi'ices is at least amusing. 



" The Gardener's Assistant." By Robert Thompson. New edition, 

 hy W. Watson, F.R.H.S. (Gresham Publishing Company, London.) In 

 6 vols., 8s. each. 



Vol. V. is concerned with Cherries, Figs, and Small Fruits. A chapter 

 on the Orchard-house is excellent, but errs on the side of shortness. 

 This is followed by chapters on Vines, Pines, Melons, Cucumbers, 

 Tomatos. And the volume ends with very interesting accounts of fruit 

 preserving (of all sorts and kinds), packing, and storing. The figures 

 fully maintain their general excellence. 



"Book of the Apple." By H. H. Thomas. (John Lane, London.) 

 .2s. 6^^. Crown 8vo. 



This little book appears to contain all that one can possibly want to 

 know^ about the cultivation of Apples. It treats of the best forms of tree, 



