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only hardy healthy varieties ; plant no novelties or oddities." Such 

 words of wisdom deserve to be brought before every fruit grower in large 

 type. The selection of varieties given by Mr. Waugh is of course quite 

 unsuited for this country. 



" Chrysanthemums : a Manual for Exhibitors and all Growers of the 

 Queen of Autumn Flowers." By E. Barnes. 8vo., 112 pp. (Maclaren, 

 London, 1909.) 2s. 



We think the writer of this manual has been very sensible in not 

 giving long lists of varieties that may be quite out of date in a few years' 

 time, but instead has paid more attention to the propagating, potting, 

 manuring, taking of buds, insect and fungoid pests, and other matters of 

 importance, not omitting the useful summer flowering varieties. The 

 book is practical, and of a very convenient size. 



" The Eoyal Gardens Kew : Historical and Descriptive." By W. J. 

 Bean. 4to., 222 pp. (Cassell, London, 1908.) 20s. net. 



A book on Kew, the finest botanic garden in the world, must be no 

 easy task, yet Mr. Bean has treated his subject in a masterly manner 

 and in his usual thorough style. In the opening part the early history 

 of Kew, its ebbs and flows, successes and trials, are well displayed, but 

 under the directorship of Sir William Hooker, Sir William Thiselton-Dyer, 

 and the present director, Colonel Prain, Kew has become a great 

 national garden of which all Britons are proud. In the second part the 

 landscape, the formal and architectural features, the avenues, lawns, 

 vistas, wild garden, water garden, rose, bamboo, rhododendron, azalea, 

 and other gardens are admirably described. In part three the scientific 

 side of Kew is equally carefully dealt with and the famous North Gallery 

 and the interesting museums. Part four is devoted to the glass erections 

 at Kew and their many and diversified occupants, while the fifth and 

 last part is taken up with the gardens of hardy plants, such as the 

 arboretum, pinetum, alpine and herbaceous plants, &c. In addition to an 

 introduction by Sir William Thiselton-Dyer, the book contains twenty 

 reproductions in colour from paintings by H. A. Oliver, and forty half- 

 tone plates from photographs by E. J. Wallis. These, combined with 

 excellent printing on good paper, make up a very interesting, instructive, 

 and handsome book. 



"The Romance of Modern Geology." By Edwin S. Grew, M.A. 

 8vo., 308 pp. (Seeley, London, 1909.) 5s. 



This is one of the volumes of the "Library of Romance." The 

 illustrations, which are beautifully clear and distinct, are a great feature 

 of the book. 



The paper is not glazed and the printing large and clear, so that it is 

 easy to read. It is a book that we wish we had read when we got our 

 first introduction to the study of geology, for there is not a dull page from 

 cover to cover. 



It begins by drawing attention to the breaking down and building up 

 of the shore that is taking place close to home. The great denuding 



