Nature's Garden. By Neltje Blanchan. (W. Heinemann. 12s. 6d. net.)—Thisbook
takes up the subject of plant life from a side differ- ent from that occupied by books about gardening. It is of wild flowers that- the author treats, and, by consequence, of their insect visitors. The truth is that we cannot treat flowers satis- factorily without taking insects into account. We can no more do this than treat of the world and ignore man. Mr. Blanchan's arrangement is not a little different from that usually followed. Colour is his principle of division. Chapters 1-5 are entitled " Blue to Purple Flowers," "Magenta to Pink," "White and Greenish," "Yellow and Orange," "Red and Indefinite." Then scent comes in as the distinguishing principle. The book refers in the first place to America, but English readers will find much in it to interest them.
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