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less about trees, British and foreign, but have no sequence. A httle 

 more care might well have been expended in correcting the botanical 

 names of the plants mentioned, and the " fungus " which forms the - 

 frontispiece is apparently not a fungus at all, but the well-known j 

 ' Eose de Madera. ' It is a book rather for those who like curiosities 

 than for the serious student. 



"Gardening for the Ignorant." By Mrs. 0. W. Earle and Miss 

 Ethel Case. Svo., xxiii + 232 pp. (Macmillan, London, 1912.) 

 Is. net. 



This little book is written for the beginner in language he can 

 understand, and out of the fulness of their experience and love for 

 their gardens of the authoresses. We can warmly corqmend it to the 

 novice, although one or two of the recommendations made we hardly 

 think quite wise — e.g. four inches apart for onion drills gives no room 

 for hoeing. What to do month by month is very clearly set out for 

 all departments of the garden. | 



"Perpetual Carnations: A Complete Manual, with all Details o'f \ 

 Cultivation." By L. J. Cook, F.E.H.S., 8vo., 101 pp. (Cassell, 

 London, 1912.) Is. 6d. 



Little concerning the perpetual flowering Carnation is omitted from 

 this little book. The " American " Carnation has made great strides 

 since its reintroduction to Europe and is admired by almost everyone. 

 Some find difficulty in growing it, but their difficulties will fly like 

 chaff before a gale if they follow the directions so clearly set out here. 

 Good descriptive lists of varieties and notes on diseases and pests are ji 

 given. 



"Elementary Plant Biology." By J. E. Peabody and A. E. : 

 Hunt. 8vo., xvi + 207 pp. (Macmillan Co., New York, 1912.) 4s: !^ 



This is an elementary botany book written from a biological stand- 

 point and intended for school-children. It is well done, except that 

 there are perhaps an unnecessarily great number of technical terms 

 ■employed. Many directions 'for experiments have been introduced, 

 and the book is well and copiously illustrated. 



"The New Gardening." By Walter P. Wright. 8vo., 400 pp.. 

 (Grant Eichards, London, 1912.) Price 6s. net. 



The author very truly describes this book as a guide to the most 

 recent developments in the cultivation of flowers, fruits, and vege- 

 tables, and it is a capital blend of sound practical information with a 

 pleasing literary style. The six illustrations in colours, and forty-eight 

 in black and white, combined with good paper boldly printed, makes 

 the work an attractive and handsome production, and readers will find 

 a fund of first-rate information, all well indexed. : 



