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him to identify most of the noticeable plants of the South with 

 little trouble. It is entitled, "Southern Wildflowers and Trees," 

 the text being by Alice Lounsberry and the many illustrations, 

 both in black and white and in color, by Mrs. Ellis Rowan. This 

 volume is third in a series in which artist and writer have joined 

 forces, and in several respects is a considerable improvement 

 upon those that have gone before. This is especially noticeable 

 in the arrangement of the book, the thousand or more plants 

 described being grouped in families and placed according to plant 

 relationships. There is also a key to the families, based upon 

 scientific principles, which ought to be of great assistance to the 

 student in obtaining the names of his specimens. The illustra- 

 tions are excellent and the artist, already well known, seems to 

 have improved upon her earlier work. In the text each species 

 is described in accurate botanical terms and its range and time of 

 blooming given. Then usually follows more or less matter of an 

 untechnical nature, which sets forth the uses, habits and folk- 

 lore of the plants. In this part of the book, the author has been 

 exceedingly unfortunate in construction, and it is safe to say that 

 the book contains more involved specimens of English than have 

 been given to the public in many a day. The nomenclature fol- 

 lows the most radical rules and is sure to be a stumbling block to 

 all who have studied Southern plants by the manuals now in ex- 

 istence. The author has also fallen into the error of trying to 

 make a common name for each plant where none existed. Such 

 names as "Miss Vail's Haw," and "Addison Brown's Clematis" 

 are scarcely likely to find acceptance among plant-lovers. With 

 all its defects, however, this book will serve all the purposes of the 

 Southern botanizer and we cordially recommend it to those living 

 in the United States south of Virginia. The book contains 

 more than 500 octavo pages, is well bound and is published by 

 the F. A. Stokes Co., New York, at $3.65. 



