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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 oh. 



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 to do it need have nothing ugly in their 

 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 



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