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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
IRecent publications. 
The report of the chief fire warden of Minnesota, C. C. Andrews, is 
an important addition to recent literature on the preservation of forests- 
An interesting catalogue of 76 pages for the season of 1897-8 ha^ been 
issued by D. Hay & Son, proprietors of the Auckland, New Zealand, 
Montpelier Nurseries. 
The third annual year book of the U. S Department of Agriculture 
has been issued. This is the volume for 1896 It has considerable mat 
ter of interest to the nurseryman. Ask your congressman for it. 
The Gardener’s Chronicle, London, England, published during June 
several commemoration numbers in recognition of the queen’s jubilee. 
The progress of horticulture during the more than half century which 
marks the Victorian period w^as review'ed. It is a most interesting 
retrospect. 
Professor Willis G. Johnson, entomologist of the Maryland Experi 
ment Station, in a valuable bulletin on common injurious plant lice 
gives directions for coping with the black peach louse which has been 
abundant in Maryland this year. Professor Johnson contributes timely 
notes on methods of controlling destructive insects, in American 
Gardening. 
On July 10th the Gardeners’ Magazine, London, England, published 
a special rose number which admirably commemorates the metropolitan 
exhibition of the National Rose Society. There were articles by Will¬ 
iam Paul on the grouping of roses at exhibitions; by G. L. Paul on 
selection and cultivation of pillar roses; by E. Mawley on the use of 
roses in decoration; by Alexander Dickson on the merits of several 
sections of roses adapted especially for the garden; by George Burch 
on the Manetti as a stock for roses; by the editor, George Gordon, on 
rose culture during the last sixty years, illustrated by old and new 
types; an illustrated account of the Princess of Wales’ rose garden at 
Sandringham; a short story by W. Pea. showing how a rosarian vicar 
won a valuable prize, and an examination of the pretty myth associated 
with the rose and the nightingale, by Mr. Gordon. The many illustra¬ 
tions include portraits of eminent rosarians and page engravings of two 
new roses. 
All who secured a copy of the first volume of “An Illustrated Flora 
of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions” 
have been awaiting with much interest the appearance of the 
second of the three volumes of the work. This valuable publication 
has received the highest praise from botanists and all who are interested 
jn the flora of this country. Nothing like it has been attempted before- 
It is both timely and comprehensive. The editors, Nathaniel Lord 
Britton and Hon. Addison Brown, are especially qualified for the work. 
The former is emeritus professor of botany in Columbia University and 
director-in-chief of the New York Botanical Garden: the latter is presi¬ 
dent of the Torry Botanical Club. The second volume just issued 
fully bears out what we said of the work upon the appearance of the 
first volume. It covers the field from Portulacacem to Menyanthacese. 
The work is a striking example of thoroughness and accuracy. Every 
detail is carefully worked up under an easily understood system which 
is adhered to strictly. The descriptions of varieties upon the plan al¬ 
ready outlined places one at once in possession of information upon any 
subject connected with the work, according to the latest research. The 
illustrations are a most noteworthy feature. They present the ap. 
pearance of the root, stem, leaf, flower and fruit upon a scale indicated 
in each case and with the utmost care to attain accuracy. This publi¬ 
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informed on the subject of the flora of this country from Newfound, 
land to North Carolina and from the Atlantic coast to Colorado should 
obtain this work. It is handsomely and durably bound. Paper and 
type are the best. In three volumes. Large 8vo. Two volumes ready, 
pp. XII-612 and 643. $3 per volume. New York-. Charles Scrib. 
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