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during trips to the South. To us, however, the real reason seems 

 to be in another direction. It is well known that the people of the 

 South do not take kindly to botany and the allied sciences and the 

 publishers of most scientific journals can testify to the rarity of 

 subscribers south of Virginia and Ohio. In a land where nature 

 has done her utmost for the botanist, it is surprising to find so few 

 devoted to the study of plants. The botanists of the South can 

 almost be counted upon one's fingers. Whether this condition is 

 due to the climate, the lack of time or the lack of proper facilities 

 "for study among the people is a subject worthy further investi- 

 gation. 



— The production of poetry relating to nature has kept pace 

 with the prose matter upon the same subject, but being printed in 

 various books of verse and in the larger magazines rather than in 

 the scientific journals much of it has escaped the notice of the 

 flower lover. It is therefore with much satisfaction that we note 

 the appearance of "Among Flowers and Trees With the Poets," 

 a compilation of such verse, by Wait and Leonard. It is especially 

 strong in recent verse and will save the lover of the poetry of 

 flowers much laborious search in the periodicals. At the same 

 time the best of the poems by older poets are included. The mat- 

 ter is arranged under six heads : Flowers in general, flowers 

 specified, trees and shrubs in general, trees and shrubs specified, 

 flowerless plants and national flowers. There are also two ap- 

 pendixes relating to floral symbolism and flowers of the months. 

 The verses under each head are arranged alphabetically, which 

 further adds to the utility of the work. The authors appear 

 to have been very successful in their task of compilation and 

 one is surprised at the number of poems concerning different 

 species. The rose, violet and lily no longer receive all the homage 

 of the verse-makers. The book contains 415 pages, is tastefully 

 bound in blue and gold and is published by Lee & Shepard, 

 Boston. 



