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ArT, ARTISTS AND LANDSCAPE PAINTING. 
By W. J. Laidlay. New York: Long- 
mans, Green & Co. 1911. Cloth, 8vo.; 
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Mr. Laidlay’s book deals not only with 
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AN ENCYCLOPEDIA 
Walter P. Wright. 
OF GARDENING. By 
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Dutton & Co. 1911. Cloth, 12mo._ II- 
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Thousands follow it as a pleasant pastime, 
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Tue PracticaAL Book oF ORIENTAL RUGS. 
By G. Griffin Lewis. Philadelphia: J. 
B. Lippincott Company. 1911. Cloth, 
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The aim of the present writer has been 
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