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Book Reviews 
The Beginner’s Book of Gardening, Harry Roberts. Published by 
John Lane, London and New York. 88 pages. 5" x 7>^". Il¬ 
lustrated. 
For a small book, this volume treats a large number of subjects. 
Being intended for beginners, it discusses elementary things connected 
with the care of a garden, and the author expresses what he has to say 
very clearly and in few words. For instance, the chapter entitled 
“The Nature of Soil,’’ while containing less than two and one-half 
pages, gives an idea of the composition of soil, the nature and productive 
value of different types, and ways of adding to soil the necessary ele¬ 
ments for plant growth. This chapter is illustrative of the concise 
way in which the writer states the common facts concerning the grow¬ 
ing of vegetables, flowers, and ornamental shrubs. Sixteen excellent 
illustrations add to the interest of the book. 
THE GREENING PICTORIAL SYSTEM OF 
LANDSCAPE GARDENING 
This large volume by Charles E. Greening was prepared with the 
intention of describing more by pictures than by words the system used 
by the author. It is indeed very attractively illustrated with views in 
grounds that have been arranged by the Greening Landscape Company. 
The open lawn treatment is one of the noticeable features. Much 
attention is given to the use of hardy shrubs, and the desirable trees for 
different situations are noted. The plates number two hundred, and 
these illustrate landscape gardening as actually practiced in spacious 
country homes, on crowded city lots, on college grounds, near places of 
business, on broad avenues, and in a score -of other places. The text is 
very suggestive, and can not but be of great assistance, especially in its 
correlation with the profuse illustrations—to those who desire to bring 
art to the aid of nature in beautifying their grounds. 
MR. FARMER WRITES ON THE STRAWBERRY 
Early this spring Mr. L. J. Farmer of Pulaski, New York, published 
a book on strawberry culture, by means’of which he desires to impart 
to others some of the knowledge gained by nearly thirty years’ experi¬ 
ence with berry fruits, particularly strawberries. More than half of this 
book of nearly one hundred pages concerns strawberries,—their setting, 
cultivation, picking, marketing, and so forth—and nearly twenty pages 
are devoted to a discussion of the work for which Mr. Farmer is well 
known, that with fall bearine strawberries. 
WESTERN NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
PROCEEDINGS IN BOOK FORM 
A volume of nearly 300 pages just came from the press. John Hall, 
secretary, who is noted for his promptness, is the editor and compiler. 
As usual the report is a very good one. 
A member of the Western New York Horticultural Society writes: 
“The ‘Proceedings’ of this Society for the current year has been 
received by us. It is a book of some 300 pages, nicely illustrated, and 
full of instruction and inspiration on a varied number of subjects 
interesting to the fruit-grower. It is a mystery to us how the Society 
can afford to publish so expensive a book and mail free to members, all 
for one doUar per year, and we wonder that every fruit-grower in the 
State is not a member.’’ The book is mailed only to members, but 
those interested can address John Hall, secretary, 204 Granite Building, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
P. D. Berry, the wholesale nurseryman of Dayton, Ohio, made the 
largest shipment of raspberry plants that ever left that city, April loth. 
This stock was sold in one order to a Wisconsin nurseryman. It re¬ 
quired nine teams to haul it from the nursery to the car. 
Mt. Holly, N. J.—The Morris Nursery Co. has been incorporated 
with a capital stock of $50,000. Incorporators: G. Lear and Geo. 
Achelis, both of West Chester, Pa., and Fritz Achelis, New York. 
The American Newspaper Annual and Directory. 1414 pages, 
royal octavo, cloth, $5.00 net, carriage extra, postage 60 cents. 
Published by N. W. Ayer & Son, Advertising Agents, Philadelphia. 
The forty-fourth year of continuous publication brings us the 1912 
edition of this comprehensive review of the newspaper and magazine 
field. To the publishers of this country and to those having dealings 
with them this work is most useful. The facts and. figures pertaining 
to each of the 24,345 publications listed are presented in a condensed 
and get-at-able form. 
The Annual and Directory is now the only publication of its kind 
which is compiled from information gathered each year from original 
sources. Mr. George P. Rowell was the first to compile such a work, 
and for many years he issued the American Newspaper Directory in 
the interest of publishers and advertisers. Following his death, the 
Directory, with its records, copyrights and property was sold to N. W. 
Ayer & Son, who combined it with their Annual. 
A specially valuable feature of the present volume is the population 
of over eleven thousand towns, little and big, as given by the recent 
U. S. Census. 
As always, special attention has been given to the important matter 
of circulation figures. Where satisfactory signed or sworn statements 
have been made these figures are presented; otherwise the editor of the 
Annual has estimated the circulation from the best and latest informa¬ 
tion at his command. 
Supplementary to the general catalogue are 201 lists of daily papers, 
magazines, women’s publications, mail-order publications, agricultural, 
religious, and the various trade and class papers, each class listed under 
a sep'arate head. This useful feature of the book is kept fully abreast 
of the times, as is indicated by three of its headings: Aeronautics, 
Moving Pictures and Esperanto. 
The Annual and Directory likewise presents a vast amount of up-to- 
date gazetteer information showing the transportation, banking and 
other facilities of every town in which a newspaper is published, together 
with references to its leading industries and characteristics. This 
feature is supplemented by a specially prepared map of each state, 
showing every newspaper town. Convenience and conciseness have 
been carefully studied throughout, and the book places at the disposal 
of publishers, of advertisers, of business men, of students, librarians, 
etc., a vast amount of fresh information not to be procured elsewhere. 
Verkade Van Kleef, Nova Nurseries, formerly of Boskoop, Holland, 
has moved his office to larger quarters. His address should now read, 
Verkade Van Kleef, Nova Nurseries, Waddinxveen, near Boskoop, 
Holland. 
J. F. Rosenfield, Paeonia Specialist, of West Point, Nebr., has 
moved his home and peony gardens to Benson, Omaha, Nebr. 
On account of orchard interests I appreciate your articles on peach 
and apple orchards. 
Pennsylvania, W. E. Grove. 
Herewith is $1.00 for your valuable paper. 
B. C. R. C. McNaughton. 
National Nurseryman, 
Enclosed please find post office order of $1.00 for the National 
Nurseryman for one year. The National Nurseryman is pleasing 
and beneficial. 
South Dakota. J- R- Jones. 
N. 4 TIONAL Nurseryman, 
Kindly enter our name on subscription list. Sometime back I 
sent for a sample copy, February was sent. This one copy contained an 
article worth the full cost of the year. I allude to the reply of Meehan 
on tree and shrub storage. 
Pine Grove Nursery Farms. 
Spring Valley, N. Y. 
