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obtained, and they were altogether destroyed but one, and a very hand- 

 some garden plant it is. The Floral Committee of the R.H.S. gave it an 

 Award of Merit under the name of ' Lady Dixon,' and it is now being sold 

 for the benefit of the New Hall fund. The Garden Pink and the Sweet 

 William crosses will also produce seed pods, and we suspect Dicmthus 

 hybridus was probably obtained in this way. The list of garden and 

 exhibition Pinks might also be improved. Only very old varieties are 

 named, the newer ones being almost entirely omitted. One of the best 

 garden Pinks, 1 Snowdrift,' certificated by the R.H.S. in 1903, is left out. 

 Among laced Pinks, 'Excellent,' 'Mrs. Pomeroy,' 'Mrs. Waite,' 'Old 

 Chelsea,' ' Rainbow,' ' Zufra,' and ' Sarah ' should be added. All these laced 

 Pinks are among the most beautiful of gardemplants. A list of yellow- 

 ground Picotees is given at page 33 which is very imperfect. The follow- 

 ing should, we think, have been included : ' Amphion,' ' Borderer,' ' Edna 

 May,' ' Empress Eugenie,' ' Gertrude,' ' Henry Falkland,' ' Hesperia,' 

 'Lauzan,' 'Lucy Glitters,' 'Lord Napier,' 'Mrs. Walter Heriot,' and 

 ' Othello.' The list of selfs would also be greatly improved by the addition 

 of ' Daffodil,' the best yellow ; ' Glowworm,' scarlet ; ' Etna,' scarlet ; ' Bride- 

 groom,' pink ; ' Trojan,' white ; ' Roseleigh Gem,' lavender ; ' Midas,' orange- 

 buff ; ' Miss Shiffner,' pink ; and ' The Dawn.' To the list of fancies we 

 should add ' Banshee,' ' Dido,' ' Molly Maguire,' ' Horsa,' ' Lady Ardilaun,' 

 ' Perseus,' ' Queen Bess,' ' Professor Cooper,' and ' Ivo Sebright.' The 

 chapter on diseases and garden pests contains much useful information. 

 It is interesting to be informed that "Rust " is not at all troublesome in 

 the north of England and Scotland, and that when it is introduced from 

 the south it speedily disappears. There is an interesting chapter in the 

 way of an appendix by Martin R. Smith, Esq., V.M.H., which all young 

 and ardent cultivators should read carefully. And those who are 

 impatient at finding single varieties amongst their seedlings will therein 

 learn that ' the seed from large selfs properly hybridised should give 50, 

 60, or 70 per cent, of double flowers." But all who are the least inter- 

 ested in the Carnation, the Pink, the Sweet William, and the various 

 species of Dianthus should procure the book, which should find a place on 

 the shelves of every garden library. The "omissions" are few, and the 

 information contained is most interesting and suggestive. 



" Wayside and Woodland Trees." By Edward Step, F.L.S. Sm. 8vo., 

 182 pp. (Warne & Co., London.) 6s. 



It would be difficult to conceive a more concise and valuable book for 

 the history and identification of our native trees and shrubs than that 

 under consideration. Both text and illustrations are excellent ; indeed, in 

 the matter of detail and clearness the latter could hardly be improved 

 upon, while the novel method of having the tree photographed both in 

 summer and winter is for various reasons to be commended. Generally 

 speaking, the information given regarding each tree or shrub is amply 

 sufficient for purposes of recognition, especially when aided by the illus- 

 trations ; while the folklore, and. value of each in an economic sense, bring 

 together in small compass almost everything that is worth knowing re- 

 garding our native woodland species. We are glad that the author has 



