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bringing in co-operation between workers on the land is given in detail. 
There can be no doubt that in the main it is along co-operative lines 
that the chief hope of development lies. Co-operation means oppor- 
tunity for greater specialization : it enables the producing, distribu- 
ting, buying and selling departments to work harmoniously, but at the 
same time under people whose chief work is directed to these branches 
separately ; the grower can grow without the distractions called for 
in studying markets ; the seller can give his time to that study. Those 
who have had to see to all three know how greatly the one care inter- 
feres with the efficiency of the others, and even on these grounds alone 
co-operation is imperative to secure success. 
The books are full of suggestion as to the future of work on the 
land. 
" The Carnation Book." By H. H. Thomas. Crown 8vo. 150 pp. 
(Cassell, London, 1916.) is. net. 
A very handy little book, that will readily go in one's coat pocket, 
containing practically all one wants to know on the cultivation of 
Carnations, including those grown under glass and the Border varieties. 
Not only is the information quite sound, but the printing, index, and 
illustrations are good. 
" Illustrated Garden Guide." By Walter P. Wright. 8vo. 161 pp. 
(Headley, London.) 2s. 6d. net. 
A well-illustrated and well-printed book, and we cannot do better 
than use the author's own words in describing it : — " I have stated 
the cost of everything from a hoe to a greenhouse. I have used tables 
freely, so that the amateur can get at what he wants by the shortest 
of cuts. And I have devoted paragraphs to the principal plants in 
alphabetical order." 
A good index completes the work, but we could not find the date 
of its issue. 
" Flower Culture Month by Month." By Mary Hampden. 8vo. 
300 pp. (Jenkins, London, 1916.) 5s. net. 
The author has written this book in a pleasant style, not so dry 
as so many gardening books are, but full of interest and information 
from cover to cover. 
" Dry- Wall Gardens." By Thomas Smith. 8vo. 136 pp. (Headley, 
London.) 2s. 6d. 
We congratulate the author on supplying a want, as so many 
people are now utilizing bare and ugly banks for rock and alpine 
plants, and, frequently wishing to make the garden themselves, will 
be glad to have a book so full of instruction, with excellent illustra- 
tions of how to do it, and the most suitable plants to use. 
A drawback to the book is the lack of an index, and there is no 
mention of the year of its publication, 
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