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"Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them." By H. J. Wright 

 and W. P. Wright. 8vo., 202 pp. (Jack, London, 1909.) In 17 parts, 

 Is. each. 



We have received Parts 10 to 17, inclusive, of this work, dealing with 

 the following subjects : The Dahlia, Sweet Peas, Annuals, Aquatic Plants, 

 Arches, Pergolas, Pillars, Stumps, Beautiful Walls and Fences, Orchids, 

 Chrysanthemums, Tender Bedding Plants, Flowers for Suburban Gardens. 

 Like the first portion, the printing is good. The illustrations are excel- 

 lent, and the matter is practical and written in a very interesting style. 

 A good index finishes the work. 



"Popular Bulb Culture." By W. D. Drury. Ed. 3. 8vo., 123 pp. 

 (Upcott Gill, London, 1910.) Is. net. 



This excellent and popular manual has now run into its third edition, 

 and has been revised and enlarged and brought well up to date. An 

 Appendix has been added, giving a wider selection of species and varieties 

 than was necessary or desirable in the body of the work. To facilitate 

 reference, an alphabetical arrangement has been followed, and most of 

 the plants are described under their popular names as well as their 

 proper ones. Bulbs generally are not so much grown as they ought to 

 be ; even in many comparatively large gardens they are seldom seen 

 except in the spring. Yet how delightful is a mass of Colchicum 

 speciosum in October, when most flowers are over in the open. Some 

 say, " Oh, they will not do in my soil," but usually the fault is not in 

 the soil, but the time of planting, July being far the best month to put 

 in these bulbs. The advice given in this thoroughly practical work 

 should be carefully read by all who intend planting bulbs, especially the 

 advice on the time to plant. Most of the insect and fungoid pests that 

 attack bulbs and corms are mentioned, together with the best means of 

 checking their ravages. 



"The Book of the Cottage Garden." By Charles Thonger. 8vo., 

 91 pp. (Lane, London, 1909.) 2s. 6d. net. 



This is a useful manual for the lady or gentleman possessing a cottage 

 in the country, and deals with all the various phases of the garden usually 

 attached : with the lawns and grass plots, hardy border flowers, annuals 

 and biennials, roses, garden colour and fragrance, vegetables, and fruit. 

 The information is practical, and the illustrations are excellent. 



" The English Vegetable Garden." By Experts. 8vo., 361 pp. 

 (Country Life, London, 1909.) 8s. 6d. net. 



The great importance of a varied and continuous supply of tender, 

 well-grown vegetables for home consumption can scarcely be over- 

 estimated, and the gardener who cannot maintain a supply for his 

 employer's table, and for the servants' hall, will soon find himself in 

 difficulties. The aim of the book is not only to show how all with 

 sufficient ground at their disposal may grow all the vegetables they 

 require, and how to grow them, but what is equally important, how to 

 cook them. All the best varieties of each kind of vegetable and salad 



