The Larch : a Practical Treatise on its Culture and
General Manage- ment. By C. Y. Miohie. (W. Blackwood and Sons.)—This is a really valuable book, and an interesting one also. It is clearly the outcome of much practical experience in larch-planting and management. In twenty-six chapters, Mr. Michie gives 'the story of the introduction of the larch, descriptions of the soils and situations suited for its favourable growth, the rearing and management of the young trees, and the characteristics, value, and uses of larchwood. Nor does the author omit to say something about the picturesqueness and orna- mental character of the larch; he adds a few illustrations represent- ing famous trees, such as the Dunkeld larches and those at Monzie Castle. Some of these and other equally fine specimens have attained a height of over one hundred feet, and a girth of twelve to sixteen feet at three feet from the ground, while their ages range from one hundred and forty years and upwards.
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