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the Carnation, by some of the leading authorities. A well-got-up httle 

 book. 



"Fruit-farming: Practical and Scientific." By Cecil H. Hooper. 

 8vo. 130 pp. (The Lockwood Press, London, 1912.) 3s. 6d. net. 



A great deal has been written and said about fruit-growing in Great ' 

 Britain and Ireland, but of all the books we have read on the subject 

 this is far and away the best and most instructive. The author's 

 experience in America and this country, aided by keen observation, 

 have given him special means of stating not only how much it costs to 

 start fruit-farming, but the most approved methods of doing it tooi. 

 Again, the author has been extremely fortunate in getting most 

 valuable statistics from some of the most able fruit-growers in the 

 kingdom, and from some of the best scientists of the day. If we take 

 the first four chapters in the book it will be seen at once how useful the 

 work is for intending fruit-growers — viz.. The Training of the Fruit- 

 farmer; The Capital Eequired in Fruit-farming; On the Selection of a 

 Farm for Fruit-growing; the Setting-out of Fruit-plantations and 

 Orchards. We have gone very carefully into these important questions, 

 and we endorse all that Mr. Hooper writes. We are often asked what 

 it costs to start a fruit-farm, and it is not always an easy question to 

 answer, as local conditions play such an important part in the matter ; 

 but here Mr. Hooper deals with it in detail, placing a fair average price 

 on the total cost, including cost of trees, digging, planting, fencing, 

 manures, packing sheds, &c., &c. The lists of all the best varieties of 

 each kind oi fruit are very reliable, and will act as a guide to any 

 intending grower. Manures, spraying, legal questions, compensation, 

 packing, &c., are all most carefully written. We may add that the 

 book is well printed and fully illustrated. 



"Japanese Gardens." By Mrs. Basil Taylor. 8vo. 298 pp. 

 (Methuen, London, 1912.) 21s. net. 



The Japanese garden always possesses a fascination peculiarly its 

 own, especially if all the subjects therein are Japanese, but frequently 

 we find trees and shrubs in such gardens made in this country that 

 are far from being Japanese at all. The illustrations by Mr. Tyndale 

 in this book are beautiful, and show the exceeding great taste of 

 the Japanese in their effects and general arrangements, and we 

 believe that this particular form of horticulture might be copied still 

 more by us in the future, as practically all the trees and shrubs grown 

 in Japan in the open are equally suitable for our climate. The book is 

 admirably printed, written in an interesting and instructive style, and 

 worthy of a place on every garden-owner's shelves. 



"Hardy Perennials and Herbaceous Borders." By Walter P. 

 Wright. 8vo. 304 pp. (Headley Brothers, London, 1912.) 12s. 6£^. net. 



A beautiful book, profusely illustrated, well printed, and well 

 written ; practically every phase of gardening in which these plants 

 can be employed is dealt with in Mr. Wright's well-known style. 



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