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The I'lin'tu-al HiK)k ol (Jarden 

 Arcliiteclure. Uy Phoebe VVestcott 

 Humphreys. 



The subject ot Garden Architecture 

 is one which the lover of nature is 

 pretty siiire to approach with some 

 mis.^iving. if not actual prtjudicc. 

 Architecture as a principle in garden 

 making is respon.sible for some awful 

 crimes perpetrated in the name of art 

 and the horticulturist can hardly be 

 blamed if he. at Hrst. is dis|X)sed to 

 loolv aslcance at the title of the vol- 

 ume we are here reviewing. He will 

 not have gone far into its contents, 

 however, before he comes to realize 

 that he is in ver>- congenial company. 

 It is as i)leasing as it is unusual to 

 hnd the author of such a work going 

 to a tlorisfs home for an example of 

 good taste in garden ornamentation, 

 as this author has done in using a 

 beautiful picture in colors of a wall 

 fountain on H. H. Battles' estate in 

 Newtown. Pa., as the frontispiece for 

 this volume. 



The book is most entertainingly 

 written. The author is plainly an ex- 

 ponent of natural simplicity rather 

 than the ostentatious in masonry. Too 

 much 'making' and artificial treat- 

 ment are repugnant to her and quaint 

 ness and romantic beauty are a dom- 

 inant note throughout. She is evi- 

 dently more at home in the chapters 

 on woods gardens, waterfalls and 

 water scenery than that on French fur- 

 niture for formal gardens. Pergolas 

 without use or meaning and other ar- 

 chitectural absurdities are unreserved- 

 ly condemned and from first to lasi 

 the difficult subject of garden archi- 

 tecture is treated from tne standpoint 

 of the artist and not from that of the 

 artisan. It is refreshing to hnd a 

 book of this kind which does not rail 

 against florists' plants or variegated 

 foliage and in which stone, brick and 

 mortar are held subordinate to the 

 plants and vine draperies which grow- 

 on and about them. 



As evidence of the practical good 

 sense which consistently runs through 

 the various chapters we quote as fol- 

 lows : 



■The carileii tliat is lived in and loved, 

 wliusi- arclutectnral tre.itmfnt lias devel 

 npt'ii iiattirally in response to lite growinic: 

 ileniaiiil for art out of doors and in bar- 



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 with precision. Sample sent postpaid 

 for .■{ two-cent stamps. Booklet on re- 

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uion.v with tlie Ijuum- and Us Mirrnnii.lln;;s. 

 will iiildivc far ^realer KUccesH than tin' 

 •show Karden' In which the architect bus 

 slavishly followed sonic prescrllii'd innon 

 of formal or nnlnrallsllc treatment." 



••I'crcolas and similar fealures Hint have 

 lieeii e.\lcnslvcly overdone In many locali- 

 ties. The caution Ik especially einpliallc 

 aiialnsl iisIik; llieni where they do not he- 

 loiik-. and only where there is some rea- 

 sons for llielr cvlslence." 



The prospectus of the publiBhers 

 tells us that this volume has been 

 prepared from the standpoint of cmi 

 nent practicability, the best taste and 

 general usefulness, it is all this, and 

 anyone interested in garden beautify- 

 ing can gain much inspiration and 

 plenty of practical Instruction from Its 

 pages. There are one hundred and 

 twenty-five illustrations from actual 

 examples of garden architecture and 

 house surroundings. 'I'he book is pub- 

 lished by J. B. Lippincott Company, 

 I'hiladelphia. It can be supplied from 

 the ortice of Hoktrl-ltl-he at the pub- 

 lisher's price, |5 net 



Annual Report of the Bureau of 

 i'arks. Portland, Oregon, for the year 

 191.'?. A progressive document by 

 i-:. T. Mische, superintendent. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 Peacock Dahlia Farms, Berlin, N. J. 

 — 1;»15 wholesale price list of "The 

 World's Best Dahlias." 



.\. E. Kindred. Goshen. Ind. — Price 

 List of New Ruffled Gladioli. Kun- 

 derdi type. Illustrated. 



.lohn H. Umpleby, Lake View, N. Y. 

 — Wholesale Price List of Derby 

 Gardens Gladioli. For the trade. 



S. .M. Isbell & Co., .Tackson. Mich.— 

 Seed Annual for 1915. Strong on agri- 

 ctiltural seeds. Covers in colors, 

 showing specialities in vegetables and 

 asters. 



Kennedy & Hunter. New York City. 

 .Annual catalogue of Vegetable and 

 Flower Seeds, Plants, etc., for 191.5. A 

 very neat publication in coffee colored 

 binding. 



Watkins & Simpson, Ltd., London. 

 England. — \\niolesale Trade Catalogue 

 for 191.5. Devoted to flower seeds 

 mainly, which are listed in extensive 

 variety. This is a superb wholesale 

 catalogue. 108 pages, heavy coated 

 paper and finely illustrated. There 

 are 20 pages of Interesting novelties. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York. 

 — "Everything for the Garden." This 

 is the 1915 edition of the annual cata- 

 logue of this old and eminent, house. 

 It is well named and one would have 

 difTiculty in naming any garden essen- 

 tial which is not offered therein. It 

 is elaborately gotten up, with eight 

 color plates in the body of the work 

 and with gold embossed white covers. 



witli beautiful medallong showing; 

 garden scenes in natural colors. 



Sutton & Sons, Reading, England.— 

 Tho 191.5 Catalogue and Amateur's 

 Guide of this well-known firm Is fully 

 up to the quality of its predecessors 

 in typographical work, binding, etc., 

 and in the beauty of its illustrations 

 which is not equalled by anything 

 we do in flower portraiture In this 

 country. It is a delight for any 

 flower lover to peruse such a book. 

 There are several peas in natural 

 colors in the vegetable se<tion and a 

 grand plate of antirrhlnunus in the 

 flower department. 



FIRES. 

 Buffalo, N. \. Beyer's Flower Shop 

 was damaged by smoke and water 

 from a fire in the building in which 

 they are located, last week. 



Robert Leedley of Chicago had the 

 misfortune to lose his storehouse con- 

 taining 50,000 bushels of onion sets 

 just before Christmas. It was located 

 on Harlem Ave., near 22nd St., and 

 caught fire from the heating system. 

 The stock was insured. 



The classification and value of horti- 

 cultural goods imported into New York 

 for the week ending December 26, 

 1914, were as follows: Nitrate of Soda, 

 184,684; Fertilizer, |2,978; Clover 

 Seed, $2,757; Grass Seed, $4,507; 

 Sugar Beet Seed, $8,779; Trees and 

 Plants, $2,363. 



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