The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-16
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Last Weeks Average Daily Issue
334 Volumes.

The number of volumes issued during the
week ending Aug. l3 is 1908, daily average
of 33t.
Among the additions Of the past week are n
volume of great interest on the recent Greco.
Turkish war, entitled with the Turkish Army
in Thessaly," by an English wrtor. Give
Bigham, 2O8 ia: The New Africa" descrip-
tion Of the Okovanga region in southwestern
Africa, by A. Schulz and A. Hummar, 4O369
Modern Mythology" By Andrew Lang.
sO23. 80; "Navahoe Legends" by Washington
Matthew'S, si233.5; and Greenhouse Man
agement for Amateurs" by W. J. May,
70l 0.6l.
Mr.. Mays book is full of seryiceable sug
gestions, although the fact that il Ia by an
English writer renders certain notifications
necessary in adapting its directions to Ameri-
can conditions. IL comprises Instructions
for building greenhouses and frames, par
ticulars of the various methods of heating,
and illustrated descriptions of the most suit
able plants, the latter being alphabetically
arranged, and extending from page az to page
BAT. much smaller volume, which has the
advantage of being prepared with reference
TO American conditions, ia r. l.. Taft's
.'Greenhouse Construction" 70l050. This
volume is based on experience at the Michigan
agricultural experiment station, and de-
scribes 1.-THE building, heating, ventilsting
and arrangement OF greenhouses and the con-
struction of hotbeds frames and plant pits. "
Other references which may be of interest in
connection with the meeting in this city dur.
ing the coming week of the Society OF Ameri'
can Florists are as follows: On methods OF
propagation, see A. s. Fuller's 1.-THE Propaga
tion of Plants" 70l0 33; and also Professor
l.. H. Bailey's two volumes, PLANT Breed
ing" 7OiO56; and "Tho Nursery Book,
70lO.5s. Sir John Lubbocks two volumes on
"seodlings" are also Of interest in this CON
nection ON the rose, the library has the
treatise by Parsons, IOlOl5; also that by Ell.
wangcr, 70lO.9O Buists Rose Manual, 4"
7o10 a.: Dean Holes "A Book About Roses, Z"
7olo le: and tho very attractive volume, pub.
ushed in 1894, "The Book of the Rose" by A.
Foster. Melliar with 90 full.page illustrations
70I059. one OF the most beautiful books in
tho library is the three-volume work pub
nshed nc Paris, Lies Roses" by c. A. Thory
with about 100 full-page coloied plates, by r.
J. Redoutc, 70l0le. Among other treatiscs
nre Il. =. Rand, Jr.'s on "The Rhododen-
dron. 7Oio. 40; Frederick Boyle's About Or.
chids." GO6q3; and 'orchids, Their Culture
and Management" by Watson and Boan Of
the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, with 20
pilates, 70ip.i2. The library has one English
work on ferns, Shirley Hibberd's The Fern
Garden" qO9l.l3; and several trcatises by
American writer's including Ferns In Their
Homes and Ours" by John Robinson, eOoi.l
"our Native Ferns and Their Allies" b. l..
M. Underwood 0O6s7; Raynal Dodgo's The
Ferns and Fern Allies Of: New England"
coo. .il0: X. Knobel's Ferns and Evergreons Of
New England" Ood ic5; The Fern Collectors
Handbook and Hcrbarium." by Sadie +.
Price. 6i6.o: and Professor ID. G. Eaton's great
tre,,isc on The Ferns OF North America"
oOs.s. Zee also X. J. loves Beautiful
I,oaved Plants" 0u6sa. The library has about
ten volumes ON window Gardcning,H about
as many moro on the application Of art to
out of. door treatment, landscape gardening.
etc.. and two attractive periodicals, "Aueri.