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it contains the Report of the Fourth Sweet Pea Conference, and other 

 matter specially appealing to growers of this popular flower. There 

 is a table of contents, but no index. 



" Twentieth-Century Gardening." By John Weathers. 8vo., 

 311 pp. (Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., London, 1913.) 

 is. net. 



It is really extraordinary how such a large book, so well written and 

 printed, can be published for such a small sum. This volume will be 

 of assistance to the amateur gardener, as its contents range from the 

 making of a garden, the treatment of soils, lawns, glass structures, 

 herbaceous and other plants : in fact, pretty well everything found in 

 a moderate-sized garden. Perhaps too much is made of one particular 

 manure. 



" Gardening." By L. Williams. i6mo., 304 pp. (Nelson & Sons, 

 London, 1913.) is. net. 



This is another marvellous little book for the money, of handy size, 

 as it may be easily put in one's pocket, and full of sound information. 



"Garden-Work for Every Day." By H. H. Thomas. 8vo., 

 156 pp. (Cassell, London, 1913.) is. net ; cloth, is. 6d. net. 



The title exactly describes this excellent little book, as it tells 

 the operations in the garden for every day through the whole year 

 in a very clear and concise manner. 



" Fruits and Vegetables under Glass." By William Turner. 4to., 

 255 pp. (Routledge, London, 1912.) 21s. net. 



Written by a well-known authority in the United States for readers 

 there, we can strongly recommend this book to British gardeners as 

 a thoroughly good book to have and to study. The advice given all 

 through may be followed in almost every case. Conditions are 

 different in America from what they are in this country, and the author 

 recommends more ventilation in the summer months than would be 

 safe or advisable in this country with our changeable climate ; but, 

 making allowance for the different conditions of climate, all practical 

 men will agree that the author has written a really sound and interesting 

 book, full of instructive matter from end to end. Every phase of 

 fruit and vegetable culture under glass is ably dealt with, including 

 Vines, Peaches, Nectarines, Figs, Melons, Strawberries, &c, the 

 making of borders, composts for pot fruit trees, manures, diseases, and, 

 under the heading of " Vegetables under Glass," the forcing of Lettuce, 

 Cauliflower, Tomatos, Cucumbers, Asparagus, Beans, Seakale, Rhubarb, 

 &c, &c, are all fully written about. A word of praise is also due to the 

 excellent illustrations, being very typical of what they represent, 

 and assist the reader considerably in understanding the author's 

 instructions. The book is admirably got up, and would be a very 

 acceptable gift to a gardener, as well as a handsome addition to the 

 library. There is a first-rate index to the work. 



