29 JANUARY 1876, Page 24

Bandy-book of Ornamental Conifers. By Hugh Fraser. (Blackwood and Sons.)—Those

who take a pride in ornamental shrubberies, and wish to know the best method of growing, and the geographical habitats of the shrubs and trees in them, should peruse this valuable addition to our special botanical works. Larches, yew; cypresses, pines, are fully treated, and the rhododendrons form a special feattlre of the work.