BOOKS RECEIVED. 



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Angiospermce, and the organs of propagation in both the Pteridophyta 

 and Spermophyta. 



''The Calendar of Garden Operations." Enlarged edition, cr. 8vo., 

 152 pp. (H. G. Cove, 41 Wellington Street, Strand.) l\d. post free. 



In the new, enlarged, and freely illustrated form presented under the 

 above heading it is difficult to recognise a very old acquaintance, the late 

 Sir Joseph Paxton's "Cottager's Calendar," for so many years issued by 

 the proprietors of the " Gardeners' Chronicle." Whilst the general rule in 

 relation to books is to issue cheaper editions as time goes on, in this 

 instance its price is doubled, as the old friend, with its greater size and 

 new name, is now priced Gd. instead of the plebeian 3d. Great as was 

 Paxton as an architect in glass-houses, it is obvious, on reading the literary 

 matter of this useful little brochure, that he was as exact and as efficient 

 in dealing with small matters. One of the most useful features of the 

 book for cottagers, allocment-holders, and amateurs, the classes to 

 which it specially appeals, are the calendars of work which should have 

 attention during each month of the year. Such reminders are of great 

 interest and value to all who garden, but to the unprofessional element 

 especially so. In these calendars nothing worthy of attention seems to 

 have been overlooked. Some rather lengthy lists of vegetables, fruits, and 

 flowers suitable for small gardens and allotments are appended, and they, 

 too, are very useful. When such fleeting things as- Potatos, Tomatos, 

 Peas, and some other products, inclusive of flowers, are mentioned, 

 naturally, to keep them up to date, frequent revision is essential. Some 

 of the illustrations are instructive, some are the reverse ; as, for instance, 

 we may well wonder in what respect there is, on pages 14 and 15, to be 

 found any difference between the two diversely named Broccolis figured. 

 A few more really practically instructive pictures, such, for instance, as a 

 pretty cottage front florally decorated, would have far more value for 

 the unprofessional reader than would one presenting a greenhouse full of 

 Sweet Peas. In so many gardening bcoks the illustrations, comprising 

 largely trade blocks, are their weak features. The illustrations of insect 

 pests are of a very different nature, as thesa are so true to nature and so 

 excellent as to enable the garden novice to recognise his enemies with ease, 

 whilst the literary text enables him also to rid himself of their unwelcome 

 presence. The little book is, notwithstanding any small defects, most 

 worthy of the widest circulation, and is, for its price and use, probably cne 

 of the most helpful that has been published. May it in its new aspect 

 become the pocket companion of myriads of earnest amateurs and cottage- 

 gardeners. 



" The Book of the Rose." By the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar. Cr. 8vo. 

 Third edition. 356 pp. (Macmillan & Co., London.) 6s. 



A melancholy interest is attached to the appearance of the third 

 edition of this standard work on Roses and Rose culture. For no sooner 

 was the revision of the last proofs completed than the author was taken 

 suddenly ill, and in a few days passed away, leaving a sad gap in the 

 small band of modern writers on the Rose, of which he was its most 



