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Garden Making, by Prof. L. H Bailey, 

 The MacMillan Co., N.Y., 415 pages. Price, 

 $1.00. 



It is a satisfaction to the average reader to 

 find that the contents of a book are correctly 

 indicated by its title. Writers frequently in 

 straining after a striking title lose sight of 

 the subject matter of the volume it repre- 

 sents — for it must not be supposed that the 

 title of the book is fixed anterior to its con- 

 struction. " Garden Making " is filled with 

 suggestions for the utilizing of home grounds. 

 The various ways in which honie grounds 

 may be utilized are fully outlined and clearly 

 described, and how much there is in the 

 manner in which an operation or a method is 

 described. The volume is divided into six 

 sections as follows : I. General Advice. II. 

 The Plan of the Place. III. Planting the 

 Ornamental Grounds. IV. The Fruit Plan- 

 tation. V. The Vegetable Garden. VI. 

 Seasonable Reminders. One of the most 

 interesting chapters is that on the planting of 

 ornamental grounds. Here the suggestions 

 are particularly attractive, nature like effects, 

 instead of studied and symmetrical figures, 

 the idea that common plants may be used 

 with rich effect, that sometimes a healthy 

 burdock is as nsefid as a high priced exotic ; 

 these thoughts, with specific instructions for 

 the preparation and maintainance of the 

 lawn, make the chapter peculiarly interest- 

 ing and valuable. Prof. Bailey has been 

 assisted by Profs. Waugh, of Vermont, and 

 Taft, of Michigan, who contribute respec- 

 tively a chapter on vegetables and on fruit 

 plantations, both of which are valuable. 

 This volume is one that contains a large 



amount of useful information, and is, apart 

 from its interesting and readable style, a 

 book that will be appreciated by the.gardener 

 and fruit grower. — J. C, Ithaca, N.Y. 



The Horticultural Report of the West- 

 ern N. Y. Society is to hand, and fully keeps 

 up its excellent reputation. Probably no 

 other reports contains so much up-to-date 

 information on fruit culture. The Secretary 

 is Mr. John Hall, 409 Wilder Building, 

 Rochester, N.Y. 



Mr. F. Brunton, landscape gardener, who 

 advertised in our pages last season, has re- 

 moved to 136 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. 

 He has received several orders with cash, 

 from our readers, which he writes he will 

 return. Two of the letters did not give the 

 address of the senders. He has oy)ened out 

 business in Boston, as importer and grower of 

 plant seed , and bulb specialties, a business in 

 which he is an expert. 



The Pruning Book, a monograph of the 

 pruning and training of plants, as applied to 

 American conditions, by Prof. L. H. Bailey, 

 of Cornell University, McMillan Co., New 

 York, 1898. Price $1.50. 



This excellent book deals in the most intel- 

 ligent manner with the Philosophy of Prun- 

 ing, the Fruit Bud. the Healing of Wounds, 

 the Principles of Pruning, Root Pruning, 

 some Scientific Modes of Training, Grape 

 Training, etc. 



Mr. p. Brunton, of 136 Boylston Street, 

 Boston, has opened a Hardy Plant Club and 

 Exchange, in connection with his business. 



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