A new volume in the series of " Handbooks of
Practical Gardening" (John Lane) is The Book of the Pansy, Viola, and Violet, by Howard H. Crane (2s. 6d. net). The book, which is amply illustrated, is of an eminently practical kind. The viola, it may be explained, is the tufted pansy. It has the recommenda- tions of being hardy, free flowering, singularly various in colour- ing, and blooming for a long time. The two methods of propaga- tion, by seed and by cuttings, are described at length, and directions are given for the soil to be used. In short, we have a good specimen of " practical gardening."-With this we may mention another volume, the work of a veteran expert in this branch of literature, Garden Rockery : How to Make, Plant, and Manage it, by F. G. Heath (G. Routledge and Sons, ls.) The rockery has the great merit of affording many opportunities in a small space. How these are to be made the best of will be found set forth in this volume.
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