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Reviews 63includes an Appendix VI by Grace M. Webber, S.R.N., O.N.D.,on Accident Prevention and First Aid in which the modern tendencyto long hair styles is adverted to as a potential hazard inthe use of machinery.One of the outstanding features of this book is the illustrationsand the 86 explanatory photographic plates, the latter in particularmaking it an instructive joy to turn to as reference to the text.Another most useful feature is the Alphabetical List of Generaand their Specific Pruning Needs under which in 222 pages some450 genera 'a'I'e dea,lt with, some, such as Rosa, ~n con:siderahledetail. Few relevant genera can have been missed out and theinclusion of such marginal species as, Empel'rum nigrum emphasiseits range. However, the forester might wonder if the conifers gettheir faJir share in this section. Abies has thirteen Jines and Piceaseven, both genera which contain many ornamental species, whileQuercus gets more than Ithree pages, and Populus two. Howeverfrom the more general point of view this alphabetical list is amine of information on a great number of particular species.It is particularly valuable as a quick reference to the treatmentof most tree Or shrub species in use as single or grouped specimens,or as hedging plants. The difficult problem for most amateurs, thatis the time to prune, or to dip a hedge, is always dealt withthoroughly.As with most works on gardening and horticulture generallywritten for conditions in Britain the passages on climatic influences~hould be read with caution as our more tolerant climate in Irelandimposes less severe limits on growing many tender species. Dr.Brown's 'approach to such genera as Fuchsia, Eucalyptus, andsome others, emphasises this point.As might be expected the author's nomec1ature is immaculatelycorrect and up-to-date and he does not forget either the lesserbeings such as your reviewer, when he includes a glossary whichunravels the mysteries of such terms as bigeneric hybrid, chimaera,cultivar and so on.In these times when versatility is much in demand from forestersI feel that a book of this sort should be available to them in theirstudent days and to hand as a reference afterwards. To any of uswho are involved in arboretum and landscaping work of any kindthe book is essential for reading and permanent reference.In the wider field I am quite sure that it should be available toand studied by all horticulturalists, aboriculturalists and landscapeplanners working in the public service, and hopefully, it mightfind its way onto the tables of our more reputable building firms.
64 Irish ForestryIn reviewing one tends to look for points of legitimate criticlsn.and incidences of inaccuracy, but there are little if any groundsfor this sort of thing in this well constructed and knowledgeablebook which, the reviewer for one, has read with great pleasureand benefit.O. V. MOONEY.Conifers in the British IslesA Descriptive Handbookby A. F. MITCHELLBritish Forestry Commission Booklet No. 33H.M.S.O. £2.25In this year of an Olympiad one might readily liken this publicationto a reference book of records in the Olympiad of the Conifers.In fact tile booklet is a companion volume to the report of theproceedirigs of the third Conifer Conference convened in 1970 bythe Royal Horticultural Society, "Conifers in the British Isles", andalso published this year. The detailed tables, of which there are 130,give location, date of planting where known, together with recentand early measurements of height and girth, thus providing a mostconvenient reference to the record trees, being a selection of over18,000 measurements by the author on 580 estates in Britain andIreland, covering 270 species and a further 217 cultivars or varieties.Mr Mitchell is already well known for his energy and scholarshipin matters dendrological. This publication, adding further to hisreputation, takes its place in the sequence of memorable recordingsfrom the first Conifer Conference of 1891, when original trees sentby David Douglas were youngsters of sixty years or so, to theimmense work of Elwes and Henry, 1906 to 1913, and to the secondConifer Conference of 1931.With Ireland's favoured conditions for conifer growth, particularlyin the East as mentioned by the author, this booklet is of specialinterest to us. There are frequent references to arboreta and gardenswhich will be well known in forest circles here. The ready comparisonof species here and in Britain and particularly in Scotland is invaluable.Keys to species of the 43 genera described in the text are providedbut as is usual with keys they are more confirmatory than definitive
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Reviews 63includes an Appendix VI by Grace M. Webber, S.R.N., O.N.D.,on Accident Prevention and First Aid in which the modern tendencyto long hair styles is adverted to as a potential hazard inthe use <strong>of</strong> machinery.One <strong>of</strong> the outstanding features <strong>of</strong> this book is the illustrationsand the 86 explanatory photographic plates, the latter in particularmaking it an instructive joy to turn to as reference to the text.Another most useful feature is the Alphabetical List <strong>of</strong> Generaand their Specific Pruning Needs under which in 222 pages some450 genera 'a'I'e dea,lt with, some, such as Rosa, ~n con:siderahledetail. Few relevant genera can have been missed out and theinclusion <strong>of</strong> such marginal species as, Empel'rum nigrum emphasiseits range. However, the forester might wonder if the conifers gettheir faJir share in this section. Abies has thirteen Jines and Piceaseven, both genera which contain many ornamental species, whileQuercus gets more than Ithree pages, and Populus two. Howeverfrom the more general point <strong>of</strong> view this alphabetical list is amine <strong>of</strong> information on a great number <strong>of</strong> particular species.It is particularly valuable as a quick reference to the treatment<strong>of</strong> most tree Or shrub species in use as single or grouped specimens,or as hedging plants. <strong>The</strong> difficult problem for most amateurs, thatis the time to prune, or to dip a hedge, is always dealt withthoroughly.As with most works on gardening and horticulture generallywritten for conditions in Britain the passages on climatic influences~hould be read with caution as our more tolerant climate in Irelandimposes less severe limits on growing many tender species. Dr.Brown's 'approach to such genera as Fuchsia, Eucalyptus, andsome others, emphasises this point.As might be expected the author's nomec1ature is immaculatelycorrect and up-to-date and he does not forget either the lesserbeings such as your reviewer, when he includes a glossary whichunravels the mysteries <strong>of</strong> such terms as bigeneric hybrid, chimaera,cultivar and so on.In these times when versatility is much in demand from forestersI feel that a book <strong>of</strong> this sort should be available to them in theirstudent days and to hand as a reference afterwards. To any <strong>of</strong> uswho are involved in arboretum and landscaping work <strong>of</strong> any kindthe book is essential for reading and permanent reference.In the wider field I am quite sure that it should be available toand studied by all horticulturalists, aboriculturalists and landscapeplanners working in the public service, and hopefully, it mightfind its way onto the tables <strong>of</strong> our more reputable building firms.
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