Sweet Peas Pansies, Violas, and Violets Die Hiede Niedere Pflanzen Das Holz Der Pflanzengarten, seine Anlage und seine Verwerkung

Abstract

THE dictum as to the endless making of books -L may be applied with particular force to works relating to gardening and nature study at the present day. To such an extent has the gardening fashion seized the country that every class of plants must now have its own special treatise. The, two books first on the list are the opening volumes of a series entitled “Present-day Gardening,” produced under the editorship of the editor of the Gardener's Chronicle, and they appear to be excellent alike in their coloured illustrations and in the letterpress. The illustrations are remarkably good examples of colour printing, and it is only in the case of some of the lilac shades that some criticism might be made. The text is both interesting and practically useful, and the plan followed is similar in both volumes, opening with some historical notes, general culture, the value of the plants for decoration, an account of standard varieties, If forthcoming volumes maintain the level of those before us, the series should find high favour with the gardening public.

Sweet Peas.

By H. J. Wright. Pp. xi + 116. Price 1s. 6d.

Pansies, Violas, and Violets.

By Wm. Cuthbertson J. P. R. Hooper Pearson. Pp. xi + 116. Present-Day Gardening, edited by R. Hooper Pearson. (London and Edinburgh: T. C. and E. C. Jack, n.d.) Price 1s. 6d.

Die Hiede.

By W. Wagner. Pp. 200. (Leipzig: Quelle and Meyer, n.d.) Price 1.80 marks

Niedere Pflanzen.

By Dr. R. Timm. Pp. 194. (Naturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek für Jugend und Volk.) (Leipzig: Quelle and Meyer, n.d.) Price 1.80 marks.

Das Holz.

By H. Kottmeier F. Uhlmann. Pp. iv + 143. (Leipzig: Quelle and Meyer, 1910.) Price 1.25 marks.

Der Pflanzengarten, seine Anlage und seine Verwerkung.

By Prof. F. Pfuhl. Pp. 152. (Leipzig: Quelle and Meyer, 1910.) Price 2.50 marks.