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TREES. SHRUBS, VINES AND HERRA.
CEoUs PERENNIALs BY John Kirke.
gard, assisted by DR., II, T, Fernald and
Prof e. A. White. Boston, Williams
Bookstores Company. Williams Building
Price $3.50.
In the preparation OF this volume,
the purpose continually in the mind
OF the author has been to afford a
simple and convenient reference book
OF the ornamental trees and shrubs
and plants hardy in this climate; sim.
pie, yet concise, a guide valuable not
only to a amateur, but to the busy
architect, gardener or plantsman as
well. Its form has been suggested
by the needs encountered during a
long period of private and commercial
association with plants, when the ma
terial here set forth would at times
have been most useful. The author
has earnestly endeavored to include
whatever information the average
householder needs to enable him to
make selection of such trees and
plants as are best adapted to his pur-
poses, and TO aid him in properly
caring for the grounds about his
home. ,..
SHAKESPEARE AND PRECIOUS STONES.
BY George Frederick Kunz Philadelphia.
J. B. Lippincott Company. N26.
The known references OF precious
stones in Shakespeare's works with
comments as to the origin Of his ma
terial, the knowledge Of the poet con-
corning precious stones and references
as to where the precious stones OF his
time came from. AS no. writer has
made a more beautiful and telling use
of precious stones in his verse than
did Shakespeare the author believed
that if these references could be gath
cred together for comparison and for
quotation and if this were done from
authentic and early editions of the
great dramatist-poet's works, 1t would
give the literary and historical student
better understanding as to what
gems were used in Shakespeare's time
and in what terms he referred to them
This>has been done here and eompari.
sons are made with precious stones OF
the present time, showing what mines
were known and gems were worn in
Shakespeare's day, and also some
thing of those that were not known
then, but are known at this time.
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