The Beginner's Book on Gardening. By Harry Roberts. (John _Lane.
2s. 6d. net.)—This is one of the well-known series of " Handbooks of Practical Gardening," and as likely to be of practical utility as any one of them. The nature of different soils ; different methods of propagation ; hints about what should be grown ; how to make a lawn or an Alpine garden; what can best be done with a small space ; what fruit trees to select—these, and other kindred matters, are dealt with by an expert With this may be mentioned as likely to be useful to some who have gardens, or mean to have them, The Feathered World Year Book, edited by Mrs. Comyns-Lewer, S. H. Lower, and S. C. C. Avis. (Feathered World Office. Is. net) Here may be learnt all about poultry, pigeene, &e.—hew to breed them, what are the beat kinds from maims pointr of vievr, ere. • • Want of space, compels ua to pas& oxer- sithout notice many meritorious school-books, but we may briefly mention A Rum/ Arithmetic, by Rupert Deakin, MA., and P. T. Iiemphreys, B.Sc. (Mills and Boon. /s.) The ordinary rules are given, the examples being drawn from rural matters. And there are some special additions on "Household Accounts," "Measurement of Length and Area," "Volume and Weight," "Value of Foods," Use of Manure." Arithmetical questions arising out of these are specially dealt with.
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