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Forestry in Minnesota, by Samuel B. Green, Pro- 
fessor of Horticulture and Forestry in the University 
of Minnesota; published by the Geological and Nat- 
ural History Survey of Minnesota ; the Pioneer Press 
Company, St. Paul, 1902; price, 25 cents; postpaid, 
37 cents : 
This excellent book was prepared especially for the 
classes in forestry in the University of Minnesota and 
now, in its second edition, is in use in more than four- 
teen agricultural colleges of the country. It is or- 
derly and systematic in plan, clear and succinct in 
style, and admirably adapted to the use of the lay 
reader. It is divided into three parts, entitled respec- 
tively, Elementary Forestry, Trees of Minnesota, and 
Forest Trees of the United States. The first part is a 
manual for the student and worker, giving brief dis- 
cussions of the terms and processes of forestry. Some 
of the chapters treat of : The Tree, The Forest, Tree 
Planting on Prairies, Propagation, Nursery Practice, 
Rate of Increase, Wood and Its Uses. Part H gives 
botanical descriptions and illustrations of the trees of 
Minnesota, including both local and general distribu- 
tion, uses, properties, and propagation. Part HI 
contains a list of all the more important trees of the 
United States, giving both common and botanical 
names and distribution by states. 
Field Book of American Wild Flowers, being a 
short description of their character and habits, a con- 
cise definition of their colors, and incidental references 
to the insects which assist in their fertilization, by 
F. Schuyler Mathews ; G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New 
York and London, 1902; price, $1.50: 
The popularity of the wild flower lends timely inter- 
est to this compact, practical book, which originated 
in the fields, and is intended to go back there in the 
hand or pocket of its reader. It is illustrated with 
numerous reproductions of water colors and pen-and- 
ink studies from nature, by the author. That an as- 
tonishing amount of information has been condensed 
into a small space can be readily seen from the fact 
that 552 pages, every other one of which is a full- 
page plate, have been put together in convenient pocket 
size, and contain accurate descriptions of 74 families 
of wild flowers. The descriptive matter for each fam- 
ily is opposite its accompanying plates, and the book 
is in all respects well constructed for convenient ready 
reference. Indented in the margin of the description 
of each species, are set in black type the common and 
botanical names, the color, and the time of flowering 
of the species, so that together with the plate on the 
opposite page, a bird’s-eye description of the flower 
can be had at a glance. It is distinctly a book of 
“plain English and plainer drawing,” and cannot fail 
to find a warm welcome as a field assistant in identify- 
ing the wild flowers. 
American Horticultural Manual, by J. L. Budd, 
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical 
Arts, and N. E. Hansen, South Dakota Agricultural 
College; John Wiley & Sons, New Yoirk, 1902; 
price, $1.50 : 
The leading principles and practices connected with 
the propagation, culture, and improvement of fruits, 
nuts, ornamental trees, shrubs, and p)ant.= in the 
United States and Canada, are set forth in this book, 
which is designed to present the practical details of 
horticulture as well as the underlying principles that 
border on science. The book covers briefly and com- 
pactly, both commercial and ornamental horticulture, 
and is to be followed by a second volume treating of 
systematic pomology. It is well arranged and clearly 
written to serve its purpose as a text book and working 
guide for the student. 
American Gardens, edited by Guy Lowell, architect 
and lecturer on landscape architecture, Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology; Bates & Guild Company, 
Boston ; price, $7.50 net : 
American garden lovers will find much of interest 
in these examples of work that has been achieved in 
this country by such architects as the Olmsted Broth- 
ers, Carrere & Hastings, Wilson Eyre, Parsons & Pen- 
tecost, McKim, Mead & White, and others of high 
standing. All the best private American gardens 
have been specially photographed, and reproduced in 
this book, which contains 227 handsome illustrations, 
showing in detail 61 gardens, and plans of 46 of the 
most notable examples. It contains 240 pages, and 
is elegantly bound in gold and green buckram, with a 
cover design by Henry McCarter. 
Tbe Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo. ; 
Thirteenth Annual Report, 1902 ; 
Administrative reports of the officers of the board, 
the director, together with the results of research work 
performed by the garden staff, are comprised in the 
report, which shows a steady improvement in all de- 
partments of the garden. The financial statement 
shows total receipts of $129,020.16, and expenditures 
of $126,309.55, and Director William Trelease re- 
ports that 1,700 species of plants were added to those 
already in cultivation. Transient horticultural forms 
to the number of 927 were dropped, leaving a net gain 
for the year of 773, and bringing the number of spe- 
cies and varieties now cultivated up to 9,967. The 
total number of persons visiting the gardens during 
the year was 91,262, an increase of 20,000 over the 
^attendance of any previous year for which records 
have been kept. The scientific part of the report is a 
treatise on the Yucceae, by William Trelease. 
