I have just received for review this valuable book. The author 
claims that there is no other work dealing exclusively with tree wounds 
and diseases, though references are not wanting to ancient as well as 
modern works. 
This book has the most explicit directions for the care of all 
wounds, decay, fungus growths, blights, injurious influences, pruning, 
spraying, feeding and preserving trees. 
Each species is intelligently and separately dealt with and the 
illustrations give a clear idea, to those who have never seen such work 
done, just how the tree looks "before and after." 
Pictures of the Wilberforce Oak and Burnham Beeches show the 
extreme age of some of the trees successfully preserved for years of 
further beauty and use. 
In this connection, let me suggest that you borrow a copy of John 
Evelyn's "Sylva, " 1695, and read how ancient forestry compares 
with that of to-day. The "Sylva" covers much the same ground as 
"Tree Wounds and Diseases" without modern science, yet the vitality 
and enthusiasm of the elder forester equals the virility of the modern. 
Elizabeth P. Frazier, 
Garden Club of Philadelphia. • 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library 
It has long been known that the Library of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society is one of the finest of its kind in the world. Up- 
wards of forty years have elapsed since a catalogue of it was last pub- 
lished, but a new one has been in preparation for some time past. 
The President's inaugural speech, reported in Part I. of the So- 
ciety's Transactions for the current year, states that the total 
number of volumes now in the library comprises 25,000; truly a 
remarkable collection. The next in importance is probably the 
Library of the National Horticultural Society of France, which com- 
prises about 15,000 volumes, of which there is an excellent classified 
catalogue. 
Asiatic Campanula Seeds 
Mrs. Verplanck's plan to sell seeds of her Asiatic Campanula for 
the benefit of The Arnold Arboretum has been most successful. She 
has already disposed of $23.00 worth and the money has been forward- 
ed to the Arboretum. 
The following letter comes to her from Professor Sargent who re- 
joices in each new friend that the Arboretum makes. 
