THE WELL-CONSIDERED GARDEN 



ner. Bailey, too, is an absolutely American book, 

 published altogether for this country, with cul- 

 tural information for our varying climates of 

 North, South, and West, containing marvellously 

 fine articles by specialists. Professor Sargent 

 writes on the genus Abies; Mr. Groff, of Ontario, 

 on the gladiolus; Doctor Fernow on forestry; and 

 so on. 



Yes, in the matter of books necessary to garden 

 knowledge, Bailey is undoubtedly the keystone 

 of the garden arch. Every other book may go 

 this cannot. And, the arch thus firmly held to- 

 gether, let us proceed to decorate it appropriately 

 by mentioning as our second necessary book 

 Miss Jekyll's masterpiece, "Color in the Flower 

 Garden." Given these two publications, any in- 

 telligent man or woman with time, money, and 

 the wish need have nothing ugly in his or her 

 gardens. This is rather narrowing the matter 

 down, I admit, but I feel strongly that these are 

 the words of truth and soberness, and I believe 

 there are many who will concur in this opinion. 

 Bailey furnishes us the sound knowledge, the 

 structure for gardening. Miss Jekyll who bet- 

 ter? provides the structure with a more ex- 

 quisite and carefully considered garnishment than 



