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THE FLORIST. 
REVIEW. 
The Midland Florist, and Suburban Horticulturist. Edited by John 
Frederick Wood, F.H.S., of the Coppice Nurseries, near Not¬ 
tingham. 
This little work has now stood the test of public opinion for more 
than twelve months, and, we are glad to hear, progresses very favour¬ 
ably. That it should do so is not surprising, considering the neat 
style in which it is got up, its cheapness, and the general excellency 
of its matter. 
In looking through the past year’s volume, we find many very 
useful papers on the Tulip, Carnation, Pink, Ranunculus, Auricula, 
&c. &c., detailing the opinions, practice, &c. &c., of the most emi¬ 
nent Northern florists. The paper by G. W. Hardy, Esq,, “ On 
Perfection of Form in the Tulip,” is excellent-—original in idea, well 
written, and evidencing the man of talent, as well as the close ob¬ 
server. 
Whether any of the points laid down by Mr. Hardy can be suc¬ 
cessfully controverted remains to be seen. We should be glad to 
hear how far our Metropolitan florists agree with “ The Hardy stand¬ 
ard" of the North. 
This useful little work also contains notices of most of the new 
fruits, trees, shrubs, and plants , more particularly those adapted for 
small gardens ; and we are happy to find that the editor endeavours 
to diffuse a taste for all that is graceful in trees, beuutiful in flowers, 
excellent in fruits, and useful in vegetables, amongst those to whom 
the cultivation of their gardens is at once a relaxation and a delight. 
That his endeavours may be crowned with the success they 
merit, we sincerely hope ; travelling in the same road with ourselves, 
having the same object in view, we trust that The Florist and our 
friend, “ The Midlander ,” may, in happy community, be the means 
of adding much real enjoyment to every grade of society. 
SLUG TRAP. 
Many of your young Florist friends are doubtless much annoyed 
by slugs; let me recommend them a neat, sightly, and most attrac¬ 
tive trap—one which I have used myself most successfully. 
Take a piece of slate—say six inches square—smooth the ground, 
and place it flat; on this put a small quantity of bran, and two small 
stones to rest an upper piece of slate on, and to leave room for the 
slugs to get between the two pieces. Some will get on the bran, 
and others lie under the lower slate, both on the ground and at¬ 
tached to the slate itself. 
The slugs come at all hours of the day. The trap does not 
require baiting again oftener than once a month, if you are careful. 
I have placed three or four traps round my Ranunculus bed, and 
I believe I have hardly had one favourite injured. 
M. D. P. 
