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Grace Tabor and Gardne*^ "feall sa}- in tlie preface to their 

 interesting' little "Garden Primer" that it is designed to set 

 forth in the most direct forni. bnt withont technicalities the 

 fundamental princi])les of amateur gardening in America." 

 A look at tlie book shows that they have done even more; for 

 they ha\-e set forth the facts in most charming form and made 

 a book that will interest anyone beginning to garden. So 

 far as we ha\e discerned nothing of importance has been 

 omitted that the gardener needs to know. A chapter is de- 

 voted to each phrase of the sul)iect and there are planting 

 tables, spraying tables and a gardener's kalendar wherein one 

 finds hints regarding the work necessary each month. The 

 book is illustrated by photographs and is published by Mc- 

 Bride, Winston & Co., at $1.00. 



\Adiat Prof. L. H. Bailev has to say regarding matters 

 horticultural is always of interest to a wide circle of readers 

 both amateur and professional. For years "Garden Making" 

 and the "Practical Garden P^ook" have serx'ed as standards for 

 tillers of the soil, and now we have "A Manual of Gardening" 

 which seems to be a combination of the two earlier works de- 

 signed "as a practical guide ro the making of home grounds 

 and the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables for home 

 use." The 1)()ok has a certain familiar appearance about it due 

 to the use of illustrations from the other books, and to a simi- 

 larity of treatment in the text. As would be expected the 

 author adxocates the "natural" manner of planting the home 

 grounds, and l)elieves in the use of our own wild plants for 

 decorations, though attention is also given to carpet bedding 

 and other formal planting. I'he latter half of the book is de- 

 voted to useful information regarding the growing of the 

 plants in lawn garden and the house. The sensible and re- 

 freshing way in which the author discusses each subject 

 makes the reading attractive while the information conveyed 



