20 OCTOBER 1900, Page 21

The "1900" Supplement to the Dictionary of Gardening, Vol. I.,

A—F. By Geo. Nicholson. (L. Upeott Gill. 7s. 6d.)—It is a remarkable proof of the wonderful activity with which the art of gardening is pursued that this supplement, mainly devoted to new things, imports, naturalisations, and discoveries, will occupy eight hundred pages, the half now before us ("A" to "F") running to three hundred and seventy-three. A certain space is given to new methods and the like. But, on the whole, it is the activity of the horticulturist that demands this appreciation.