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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



"Bulbs and their Cultivation." By T. W. Sanders, F.L.S. 8vo., 

 212 pp. (Collingridge, London, 1908.) 2s. Gd. net. 



Like all the books written by this author, this work is full of sound 

 practical advice and information, put together in such clear and pleasing 

 style that it gives not only profit but also pleasure to read it. The book 

 is divided into three parts. 



The first part treats of hardy bulbs of all kinds, soils, manures, bulbs 

 in beds, borders, and on rockeries, the naturalizing of bulbs, lifting and 

 storing, outdoor lilies, bulbs in window boxes, &c, and a useful tabular 

 list of bulbs. 



The second part is devoted to indoor bulbs, and embraces the cultiva- 

 tion of almost every kind of bulb for the stove, warm or cool greenhouse, 

 frames in water, and in fibre, forcing, &c. The soil, treatment, feeding, 

 and other matters of both great and small importance are well dealt 

 with, and no one can go far wrong in following the instructions. 



The third part is taken up with the propagation of bulbs and tubers, 

 their English names, pests and diseases, selections of the best varieties, 

 and a most useful glossary of terms. We commend this book to all. 



" The Book of Fern Culture." By Alfred Hemsley, F.R.H.S. 8vo., 

 112 pp. (Lane, London, 1908.) 2s. Gd. net. 



As might be expected from such a well-known plant-grower as Mr. 

 Hemsley, this book is an excellent addition to the multitude of books now 

 published on horticultural subjects. It is a pleasure to see the author 

 advocating a sensible and economic system of growing ferns, i.e. treating 

 them more like ordinary plants instead of keeping them in an atmosphere 

 heavily charged with moisture. Every phase of fern culture, from the 

 raising of the plants from spores to plants of the largest size, is dealt with ; 

 composts for different kinds and the very important subject of watering 

 are admirably gone into. 



"Stephens' Book of the Farm." Div. EL By J. Macdonald. 8vo., 

 280 pp. + many fine plates. (Blackwood, London, 1908.) 10s. Gd. 



Div. L of this work was reviewed in the last volume of this Journal, 

 and the opinion then expressed applies to this book. 



The subjects dealt with include Rent and Wages ; Soils and Soil 

 Improvement ; Rotations ; Manures and Methods of Application. 



We consider this work the best of its kind available at the moment, 

 although severe competitors are now appearing. 



"Handbook of Geography, Descriptive and Mathematical." By Dr. 

 Emil Reich. 8vo., 2 vols., 568 pp. + 171 pp., 10 coloured maps, and many 

 figs. (Duckworth, London, 1908.) 12s. Gd. net. 



This work consists of two volumes, the first entitled " A Descriptive 

 Geography of the World" and the second devoted to Astronomical or 

 Mathematical Geography. The author tells us that "the first part, or 

 Descriptive Geography, treats of the various countries of the five continents, 

 and the chief aim was to enable the reader to form a fair image of each 

 bigger landscape, or, in other words, to view each country, or big sections 



