Peasblossom : the Story of a Pet Plant. By Caroline
Pridham. (J. Heywood.)—Miss Pridham quotes the advice of "a German poet-philosopher, who bids us thoroughly study the unwritten history of a single plant until we know it by heart, and through it learn to study other plants intelligently." It was a "mummy pea" which had been given her in the course of a summer holiday that she chose for her subject, planting it about the middle of January. In less than a fortnight the process of growth was evident; every step in this was carefully watched by the author, and is described and illustrated for the benefit of her readers. It will be understood that the pea is not the only subject of these chapters ; other plants are introduced for the sake of comparison and contrast. The result is a very instructive volume.
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