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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 7, 1907. 
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services rendered by readers in this connection. 
6difojpial. 
" j\. $ves\ Couiesa in 
The above is a new book of some 
344 pp., including a good index by G. F. 
Scott-Elliot, M.A. (Cantab.), B.Sc. 
(Edin.), F.L.S., F.R.G.S. It is uniform 
in size with his previous book, entitled 
“Nature Studies.” 
This book takes the form of lectures, 
which go through the whole course of 
botany in twenty-five days after the in¬ 
troductory day. The book contains a vast 
deal of information about plants of all 
kinds, and is freely illustrated with draw¬ 
ings, representing microscopical structure, 
as well as structure of flowers and plants 
which may be seen by the naked eye or 
by the aid of q lens. It differs from pre¬ 
vious books on botany by dealing with 
features of fruits, flowers, seeds and other 
things, giving information of an up-to- 
date character on the subject. To some 
the information may appear difficult to 
acquire, but those who study the book 
from end to end and commit the main 
facts to memory will have a fairly wide 
knowledge of the subject which he can 
turn to a variety of purposes. 
To give some idea of the fulness of 
detail of the author, we may state there 
are five drawings of the Coltsfoot and 
one photograph to show the habit and 
structure of all parts. In the first place 
the plant blooms in February or March, 
when it throws up flower scapes only, but 
the whole plant at this period with its 
roots is shown and also separate flowers 
of the two forms to be found in a flower 
head, both natural size and enlarged. A 
little later on the leafy plant had been 
dug up and drawn to show the roots, 
underground stems and leaves. These 
characters might interest those who have 
recently been discussing the difficulty of 
extirpating Coltsfoot and Bindweed. 
There are several other British plants, 
however, equally as difficult to eradicate 
after they have got established in garden 
soil. 
It is an excellent book for the long 
winter evenings for gardeners, and those 
who master it will know something of the 
subject. The author by no means con¬ 
siders the subject of botany exhausted, 
for he says that on a certain point we are 
still as ignorant as in pre-Darwinian times, 
namely, in what manner environment 
causes change in the form of plants. The 
world of plants is living and still con¬ 
tinues to change, as plants have got to 
adapt themselves to new conditions which 
are from time to time arising. The book 
is to be obtained from Messrs. Blackie and 
Son, Ltd., 50, Old Bailey, London, E.C., 
and we presume it is of the same price 
as this author’s previous book, namely, 
3s. 6d. 
The Tree Poppy ( ~r 
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One would little expect to find shrubs 
in the Poppy family, but there are at 
least two rather prominent exceptions, in¬ 
cluding the subject under notice. The 
stems, as seen in this country, usually 
grow to 2 ft. or 3 ft. high, and are de¬ 
cidedly harder and more woody than its 
relative, Romneya Coulteri, which also 
comes from California. The climate there 
being of a mild and equable character—at 
stated periods quite warm—throughout 
the year, these two plants in past ages 
have assumed a character quite different 
from that of their relatives of cooler 
climates, where there is a decided period 
of winter during the year. 
The Tree Poppy has slender, woody, 
branching stems, and each branch ter¬ 
minates in a solitary golden-yellow flower 
about i| in. in diameter. The centre, of 
course, being filled up with stamens, has 
quite the character of a Poppy, in spite 
of its unusual shrubby appearance. The 
leaves are lance-shaped, quite leathery, 
and glaucous, resembling in outline those 
of the White Willow in no small measure. 
When once it comes into bloom, it keeps 
up a succession over a long period of time. 
Our photograph was taken from speci¬ 
mens given us by Messrs. R. Veitch and 
Son, Exeter, at a meeting of the R.H.S. in 
October, and, of course, was in bloom in 
tree Poppy vDendromecon rigridum). [ Maclarer avd Sons. 
