NOVEMBER S47 



books about gardens, they are so numerous. Just to 

 complete my list I will mention several in my possession, 

 for, as the motto of one of them says, ' It is a natural 

 consequence that those who cannot taste the actual 

 fruition of a garden should take the greater delight in 

 reading about one.' 



' Voyage autour de mon Jardin,' by Alphonse Karr, is 

 charming, and has been translated into BngUsh. 



' The Praise of Gardens,' by Albert P. Sieveking, is a 

 collection of quotations of all that has been written about 

 gardens. The selection is very complete. Unfortunately 

 the book is out of print. 



I need hardly mention ' The Garden that I Love,' by 

 Alfred Austin, as it has been such a favourite with the 

 public. It is, of course, a book written less to instruct 

 about gardening than to show what a beautiful and 

 enchanting place a garden is for conversation, especially 

 when the right people come together. 



In the ' Edinburgh Eeview ' for July 1896, there is an 

 article called 'Gardens and Garden Craft,' with a long 

 heading of gardening books, which many people wiU find 

 interesting, as I did. 



In the November (1896) number of ' The Jomnal of 

 the Eoyal Horticultural Society ' is an excellent lecture by 

 Mr. F. W. Burbidge, the Curator of the Botanical Garden 

 in DubUn. In the ' Journal ' the lecture is divided into 

 three parts — called ' Garden Literature,' ' Eeference Books 

 on English Gardening Literature,' and ' Garden Libraries.' 

 It is interesting, besides other reasons, as being a some- 

 what new departure in the lectures delivered before the 

 Horticultural Society. I strongly recommend those who 

 care about the subject to read this lecture, as they wiU 

 get a great deal of most useful information in a very 

 condensed form. Mr. Burbidge strongly recommends 

 garden Ubraries, in which I entirely agree with him. N o 



