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THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 
winter; we have subjected them to the very roughest 
treatment : they have been saturated with water, stiffened 
with frost, and trodden under foot; and yet now, at the 
end of four months, they are as sound as ever, while the 
ordinary bast-mats are all in pieces. We are quite sure 
that when they become generally known they will, for 
protecting purposes, quite supersede the older kinds. 
REVIEWS. 
The Treasury of Botany : A Popular Dictionary of the 
Vegetable Kingdom, with which is Incorporated a 
Glossary of Botanical Terms. Edited by John 
Lindley, M.D.,E.R.S., F.L.S., and Thomas Moore, 
F.L.S., assisted by numerous contributors. New 
and Revised Edition, with Supplement, 2 vols. Long- 
mans & Co. 
This work is truly a multum in parvo — rather too much 
so for the benefit of our eyes. It is, however, our con- 
stant companion and the best work of its kind. We 
have rarely consulted it in vain; and now that a supple- 
ment of a hundred pages of new matter, comprising 
more than a thousand articles, references, and additions, 
is annexed, the chance of doing so is greatly diminished. 
The supplement includes a great number of additional 
and recent genera, besides much new and valuable in- 
formation respecting many embodied in the work ; and, 
in fact, posts the general student up to the present state 
of Botanical Science. F.L.S. 
Notes on Lilies and their Culture. By Messrs. 
Teutschel and Co., Colchester. 
The increased taste for this beautiful tribe of plant is 
manifesting itself in various ways, and we hail the 
appearance of this little handbook as an additional proof 
of it, and as to this firm we otve the introduction of 
the very beautiful Lily figured in our present number, 
no better opportunity cau be afforded of drawing atten- 
tion to this very useful brochure. It is gracefully dedi- 
cated to a gentleman who has done very much by his 
own example, and by the liberality he always displays in 
distributing amongst his friends many of his pets, to 
increase their cultivation, George F. Wilson, Esq., of 
Heatherbank, Weybridge Heath. 
We have most careful and at the same time very 
simple directions given as to the culture, and the authors 
evidently lean to the open-air cultivation in preference 
to pots. Certainly the arguments brought forward are 
very cogent, but our own experience goes rather the 
other way : it is not that they are not perfectly hardy, 
but that we find them very much injured by worms and 
grubs of various kinds, and prefer growing them in pots, 
in a cool vinery, and then plunging them in the open 
ground in cocoa-nut fibre, or some similar material. 
The soil recommended varies in different sections ; for 
the Canadense section, for example, moist boggy soil is 
recommended. The Martagons and stronger growing 
kinds delight in loam, as does Auratum ; for the 
Umbellatum section, light rich soil is recommended, and 
in every instance deep planting is recommended, some 
of the California Lilies being found two or three feet 
deep among stones ; they should always be kept 
moist. Large pots are recommended where they are so 
grown. 
After the directions given as to soil, a very careful and 
elaborate description of all the known species is given, 
and letters and papers from Lily cultivators are added, 
amongst others by M. Ducharter, Max Leitchlin, of 
Carlsruhe, Mr. Wilson, &c., and Mr. Baker’s synopsis of 
the whole tribe is added. It will thus be seen that 
everything that can be of use to the admirer of the Lily 
tribe is contained in this little book, and we can con- 
scientiously recommend it to all who take an interest in 
them; to the beginner there are many most valuable 
hints, while the experienced grower will find much that 
he may need in the way of reference. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Seed Catalogues are now pouring in; every year seems 
to increase their number, and we may add also their 
efficiency. Certainly no one need now be ignorant of the 
best method of managing his garden, if it be true that 
in the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom. We 
select a few. 
Messrs. Hooper & Co.’s Gardening Guide and General 
Catalogue. — A very full catalogue of seeds and flowers, 
with a “ Monthly Remembrancer of Seeds to be Sown,” 
notes on management, and very numerous woodcut illus- 
trations. 
Veitch and Son’s Catalogue of Seeds, &c.— One well 
worthy of the high reputation of this eminent firm. 
B. S. Williams’ Catalogue of Seeds. — Not quite so 
pretentious as some, but bearing the mark of Mr. W.’s 
thoroughly practical way of looking at things. 
Messrs. J. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate.— Another ex- 
cellent catalogue. 
Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son’s Catalogue of Flower, 
Vegetable, and Agricultural Seeds. Full, ably compiled, 
and well illustrated, particularly in the Flower and 
Ornamental Plant department, and containing novelties 
of great beauty and interest. 
