The Portland daily press., 1900-05-21

photographs s.ksn from the livins pIans.
which insurss~ them ready rsooznition.
Fifty-six faailisr fiswsrs have hssn
photographed IN oolors directly from
nssurs hy A. u DuxuorAss with many
ef the plates be haa had rssnarkahls sas-
essA thsugh soms 81 The green's and ysl-
lows are not e. true 10 nature 81 the
other ooiors. a number CT the red
piatss ere vsry noticeable for thsir
bsastifui ooisring. Among tksm are the
painted cup. the oardinal flower. the bee
balm and TIE red 90 weed Iiiv. the lasssr
being one OF the most artistic plates
among the coiursd flowers. The two
plates Of .thistlss and this blue flag among
the puEpis flowers are very attractivsi
also the mAyaowsr with others, In the
PINK oolleosion. Among the black and
white photographs which were nads BY
Henry Truth, the more dsiiosts flowers
are prssent tad with especial grace. othsrs
Of heavier texture ami boluer forms are
examples Of careful portraiture. Ths
illustrations, both black and white and
the coloreo ones. are very helpful In every
way excepting that OF slzs. The relative
proportions are not shown ON the plates,
nor IL the degrees Of reduction given,
which mistake or omission, whichever 10
may be, b misleading 70 enc NOT familiar
with the flowers shown. The text gives
the true dimensions IN each description,
but to one who 10 looking ct the plates
alone wrong impression will be given.
The text Of the book Ia very pleasant
reading. Technioalities have been aovid-
cd wherever possible. 30 that the bsgin-
ner will NOT be discouraged from taking
mp this enjoyable and eievating branch-of
study. The author qu,tes very happily
bit OF verse occasionally, CT line OF
pross which added to his own gractfui
paragraphs, makes the book fascinating
study. In his description Of our common
red honeysuckle. clover, etc., he writes
'Meadows bright with clever-heads
amcsg the grasses, daisies ana batter
GUYS, in june. rssound with tbs murmur
of unwesrying industry and rapturous
en1oyment." Under the lovely piass Of
the may flower Is this entioing sentence;
Gan words describe the fragrance or the
very breath OF sprins-that delicious com-
minRlipg Of the perfume Of arbutus, the
odor Of Lines and the snow soaked soil
Just warming into iifs." The manner
In which the flower attract bees, but
tertiies, humminG birds and whatever
insect is fitted for It's needs, and the war
In which the flower bestows fts
pollen upon the visitor. IL an interesting
and comprehensive part CT the work.
Like the iass Dr. HiD, Mr.. Biaaohan
warns paopls who gather wild flowers OF
the result Of greed; because 10 II well 10
remember there are others who are fond
OF flowers, and for fear tine rarer sorts
will be extsrminatsd. OF the cardinal
flower he writes, "Bsosuse its vivid
beauty cannot be hidden, and few with.
stand the temptation TO pick 1t, Its ex-
termination goes on as rapidly as Its
msnt Of the work follows that adopted
by tine International Botanical Congress,
WHOM has now superseded ali others.
The titles employed BY Gray. with which
older botanists are familiar, are also In
dicated where they differ feom the new
method, Natures Garden IL ons Of the
notable books Of the season.
10 will be sent postpaid to any address
on approval. TO bs paid for II sat,sfac-
tory, or to be returned 60 tbs publishers
II It 10 not wanted aftsr exanin alton.
(New York: Doubleday, MoClurs 81 Co.;
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