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the  sentinels.  Waiting  till  the  surprise  was  over,  he  replied 
Lilium  giganteum. 
The  next  plants  were  in  the  gardens  of  the  Hon.  and 
Rev.  Boscawen,  Cornwall,  who  had  grown  this  Lily  from 
its  introduction,  and  never  was  without  a  supply  of  flower¬ 
ing  plants  in  his  garden.  The  third  successful  grower  of 
this  majestic  Lily  I  knew  was  Miss  Jekyll,  in  her  beautiful 
garden  at  Godaiming.  She  grew  it  to  perfection,  and  as 
is  the  wont  of  this  wonderful  lady,  who  never  seemed  happy 
unless  all  the  world  participates  in  what  gives  her  pleasure 
— the  Lily  bulb  flowers  but  once,  but  leaving  a  numerous 
progeny — at  considerable  trouble  she  not  only  had  L. 
giganteum  figured  in  “  The  Garden,”  but  showed  also  in 
the  illustration  how  it  was  reproduced,  and  how  easily  it 
could  be  made  an  attraction  in  all  gardens.  Those  who  may 
chance  to  have  “  The  Garden  ”  bound  up  will  find  the  illus¬ 
tration  some  twelve  or  fifteen  years  back.  Monster  bulbs  of 
this  Lily  are  offered  for  sale  ;  it  is  well  to  try  such,  but 
those  the  size  of  a  Pear  will  be  found  the  most  successful. 
Monster  bulbs  are  apt  to  go  back,  back,  till  they  become 
small  before  they  make  a  serious  attempt  to  work  for  a 
flowering  size.  Height,  7ft  to  10ft,  long  white  funnel-shaped 
flowers  stained  purple. — Peter  Barr,  V.M.H.,  Cape  Town. 
(To  be  concluded.) 
Book  Notices. 
Thompson’s  Gardeners’  Assistant-* 
This  is  the  concluding  volume  of  the  revised  and  remodelled 
edition,  there  being  six  in  all.  It  is  devoted  to  remarks  on  the 
crops  usually  grown  in  the  kitchen  garden,  and  is  thoroughly 
abreast  of  the  times.  Users  of  this  volume  will  discover  notes 
on  many  vegetables  and  salads  that  are  rarely  cultivated  in. 
British  gardens,  yet  there  is  little  reason  why  they  should  not 
be.  Amongst  the  lesser  known  plants  on  which  information  is 
supplied  are  the  Lentil,  so  largely  cultivated  near  Paris,  and 
which  succeeds  in  warm  southern  parts  of  England  ;  the  Liquorice, 
whose  fleshy  roots  provide  a  sweet,  mucilaginous  juice,  extracted 
by  boiling,  and  is  much  esteemed  as  an  emollient  in  colds.  Large 
quantities  are  grown  at  Mitcham,  in  Surrey,  for  the  use  of 
druggists.  Then  there  are  notes  on  Good  King  Henry  (Cheno- 
podium  Bonus-Henricus),  whose  shoots  are  edible;  and  the  Hop 
(Humulus  Lupulus),  which  is  also  cultivated  in  some  gardens 
for  its  tender  shoots,  these  being  substituted  for  those  of 
Asparagus. 
Indian  Corn  or  Maize  (Zea  Maize)  we  seldom  meet  with, 
though  a  gardener  at  Sydenham,  and  known  to  us,  makes  a  point 
of  growing  a  considerable  quantity  each  year  for  use.  It  is 
imperative  in  his  case,  for  his  employers  are  Americans,  and 
insist  upon  having  it.  Marigold,  too,  though  seen  in  the  flower 
borders,  is  but  sparsely  employed,  and  yet  the  flowers  may  be 
gathered  when  full  grown  and  dried  in  the  shade,  to  be  kept 
for  winter  use.  In  cookery  they  are  used  for  flavouring  soups. 
The  three  species  of  Mint — the  Spearmint,  Catmint,  and  Penny¬ 
royal — are  defined,  and  their  culture  described.  Nor  is  the 
garden  Nasturtium  (Tropaeolum  majus)  omitted.  It  is  referred 
to  on  account  of  its  leaves  being  eaten  as  a  salad.  The  Morel, 
an  edible  fungus,  and  the  Truffle  are  both  of  them  figured  and 
described,  thus  adding  to  the  value  and  completeness  of  the  work. 
Before  concluding  this  review  of  the  lesser  known  “  vegetables” 
we  would  refer  to  Orach,  or  Mountain  Spinach,  whose  leaves, 
of  course,  are  used  as  a  substitute  for  the  usual  Spinach ;  also 
to  Oxalis  crenata,  whose  little  bulbous  roots  are  consumed 
largely  in  warmer  countries  than  England.  Perhaps  these 
Islands  are  not  favourable  enough  for  its  general  culture,  though 
the  warmer  parts  would  doubtless  suit  it.  The  tubers  are,  how¬ 
ever,  somewhat  acidulous.  It  is  better  known  as  a  decorative 
plant  for  the  greenhouse. 
Under  Parsley  a  note  is  devoted  also  to  the  Fool’s-Parsley 
(iEthusa  Cynapium),  which  is  quite  a  distinctive  genus,  but 
the  note  sounds  a  w’arning  in  reference  to  the  very  poisonous 
nature  of  the  iEthusa.  Other  plants  included  are  Purslane, 
Quinoa,  Rocambole,  Tree  Primrose,  Tropaeolum  tuberosum,  Garlic, 
Samphire,  and  Savory. 
Coming  to  the  indispensable  crops  of  the  kitchen  garden, 
their  treatment  is  very  fully  dealt  with,  and  various  systems  are 
described.  The  Onion  monopolises  seven  pages,  exclusive  of  one 
full  page  plate,  and  another  page  illustrating  eight  forms  and 
varieties.  The  Welsh,  Egyptian,  Madeira;  Potato,  White 
Spanish,  and  other  sorts  are  figured  and  described,  while  the 
classified  list  of  Onions  exhibited  at  a  Vegetable  Conference  held 
*  ‘’Thompson’s  Gardeners’ Assistant,”  new  edition,  edited  by  William  Watson 
Divisional  vol.  vi.  London  :  The  Gresham  Publishing  Company,  31,  Southampton 
Street,  Str.u  d,  1902.  Price  8s. 
by  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  at  Chiswick,  in  September, 
1899,  is  printed  in  this  volume.  We  note  the  omission  of  a  very 
excellent  and  now  proven  variety,  namely,  Dobbie’s  Golden  Ball, 
which  ought  surely  to  have  found  a  place. 
The  Potato  deservedly  receives  very  considerable  attention, 
and  Mr.  A.  W.  Sutton’s  paper  on  the  cultivation  and  improve¬ 
ment  of  this  esculent  is  reprinted  from  the  nineteenth  volume 
of  the  Journal  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  (1896).  A  figure 
of  sprouted  tubers,  for  planting,  is  furnished,  and  the  method 
of  attack  and  growth  of  the  Phytopthora  or  Potato-disease 
fungus,  together  with  a  photograph  showing  the  effects  of  sprayed 
and  unsprayed  Potato  plots,  are  also  included.  The  descrip¬ 
tion  of  this  fungus  attack  and  methods  to  combat  it  are  described 
in  the  text.  We  notice  an  error  in  the  fifth  line  from  the  bottom 
of  the  first  column  on  page  490,  where  the  address  of  Mr.  Robert 
Fenn  is  given  as  “  Southampton,  Berks,”  instead  of  Sulhamstead, 
Berks. 
The  names  of  vegetables  are  appended  in  lists  by  themselves 
in  English,  French,  and  German,  and  may  be  useful  in  certain 
directions.  The  calendarial  directions  for  garden  operations 
throughout  the  twelve  months  in  the  fruit  and  kitchen  gardens 
cannot  but  be  useful,  and  is  excellently  drawn  up,  and  the 
concluding  chapter  on  “  Collecting,  Storing,  and  Packing  Vege¬ 
tables,”  will  be  received  with  satisfaction  by  those  in  large 
gardens,  or  market  establishments  especially.  A  well  prepared, 
index  is  furnished,  though  the  numbers  of  the  divisional  volumes 
before  that  of  the  number  of  the  pages  in  place  of  the  Roman 
figures  which  represent  three  separate  div. -volumes,  would 
have  facilitated  the  act  of  reference.  Three  coloured  plates  are 
included  in  this  volume.  In  all  respects  the  new  edition  is  excel¬ 
lent,  and  is  well  within  /the  purchasing  means  of  gardeners,  t© 
whom  we  highly  recommend  the  work. 
European  FuDgus  Flora:  ^garicaceae.* 
A  well-bound  book  of  274  pages  (oin  by  7)  inclusive  of  an 
alphabetical  index  of  species.  It  is  a  compilation  for  the 
specialist,  and  devoted  to  the  Agarics  of  all  Europe. 
Observations  extending  over  a  period  of  twenty  years,  has 
led  Mr.  Massee  to  the  conviction  that  familiarity  with  the  Fungi 
and  literature  pertaining  thereto,  of  one  country  alone,  leads  to 
a  false  impression'  as  to  the  significance  of  the  term  “species.” 
“  It  conveys  the  idea,”  says  the  author,  “  that  species  are  much 
more  sharply  defined  than  proves  to  be  the  case,  when  the  entire 
Fungus  Flora  of  Europe  is  included.  In  all  large  genera  common 
to  European  countries,  the  continental  species  can  be  sandwiched 
between  British  species.” 
In  the  work  before  us,  the  idea  is  to  give  the  essential 
characters  of  each  species  as  presented  by  pileus,  gills,  stem,  and 
spores  respectively.  For  reasons  that  are  given,  the  species  of 
Britzelmayr  are  not  included. 
“  In  Cooke  and  Quelet’s  Clavis  Svnoptica  Hymeno-mycetum 
Europseorum  ”  (1878),  1,943  species  of  Agarics  are  recorded  as 
European,  and  of  these  939  are  given  as  British.  The  present 
work  includes- descriptions  of  2,750  European  species,  of  which 
1,553  are  British,  a  number  considerably  in  excess  of  that  recorded 
for  the  species  of  any  other  European  country.” 
Garden  Cities  of  To-Morrow.+ 
This  book  is  written  to  explain  the  arrangement,  the  making, 
the  system  of  revenue  and  expenditure  and  general  administra¬ 
tion  of  the  proposed  Garden  City — a  model  city,  with  abundance 
of  open  avenues,  boulevards,  gardens,  and  parks;  the  manu¬ 
factories  all  placed  on  the  outer  fringe,  the  circular  railway  being 
confined  to  that  part  too,  and  only  a  very  few  buildings  in  the 
centre,  these  being  a  library,  town  hall,  hospital,  theatre, 
museum,  and  concert  hall.  The  scheme  has  gone  so  far,  that-  a 
syndicate  has  already  been  formed  with  a  considerable  subscribed 
capital  to  put  it  into  practice.  To  go  into  figures  would  necessi¬ 
tate  far  too  much  space,  but  the  book  is  within  the  reach  of 
everyone  who  has  the  least  interest  in  the  subject.  However 
desirable  it  may  be  to  have  garden  cities,  we  are  persuaded  that 
they  will  never  exist,  or  not  for  long,  on  the  plans  laid  down  in 
this  book.  In  every  great  centre  of  population  we  find  the  death- 
rate  decreasing  since  more  perfect  sanitary  measures  have  been 
in  vogue  during  the  last  tw’enty  or  thirty  years.  Also  in  every 
city  there  is  a  growing  desire  for  open  spaces  and  wider  streets, 
which  desire  is  largely  being  gratified  to  the  increasing  health¬ 
fulness  of  these  towns  and  their  inhabitants.  Excessive  rents 
have  long  ago  caused  certain  manufacturers  to  remove  their 
places  of  industry  from  city  to  country,  and  what  it  costs  them 
in  one  uray  is  recompensed  in  another.  With  speedy  electric  and 
motor  traction  in  full  realisation,  distance  is  now  discounted,  and 
having  even  the  promise  of  a  practicable  aerial  system  of  transit, 
the  town  and  country  cannot  be  longer  socially  disconnected,  but 
should  become  more  and  more  interdependent. 
*  “  European  Fungus  Flora:  Agaricaceae,”  by  Geo.  Massee,  V.M.  II. ,  F.L.S. 
London:  Duckworth  and  Co.,  3,  Henrietta  Street,  W.C.  1902.  Price6s.net. 
t  •' Garden ‘Cities  of  To-Morrow,’’  by  Ebenezer  Howar  I.  London:  Swan, 
Sonnensehein  &  Co.,  Ltd  ,  Paternoster  Square.  1902.  Price  Is.  net. 
