OUTIXG BOOKS FOR SPRTXG AND Si'.V.VEJ! 



ART OUT OF DOORS 



Hints on Good Taste in Gardening. By Mrs. ScHUYLER 

 Van Rensselaer. i2mo, §1.50. 



CONTEXTS: the art of gardening— aims and me.ans— 



HOME GROUNDS— close TO THE HOUSE — ROADS AND PATHS — PIAZZAS — 

 WINTER BEAUTY — A WORD FOR ARCHITECTURE — PATTERN BEDS — 

 FORMAL GARDENING— THE BEAUTV OF TREES — BOTANY AND BEAUT\' — 

 THE ARTIST — THE LOVE OF NATURE, ETC., ETC 



Landscape gardening as an art, in its practical appli- 

 cation to the beautifying of country places, is the subject 

 of a book by ^Irs. Van Rensselaer, -who writes with 

 thorough knowledge and with fresh enthusiasm. She 

 gives information and hints in abundance relating to the 

 treatment of grounds, roads and paths, piazzas, pattern 

 beds, trees and shrubs, etc., all animated by a fine artistic 

 taste and a very genuine love of nature. It is very prac- 

 tical and helpful, and is written in the same agreeable 

 manner that characterizes all of Tvlrs. Van Rensselaer's 

 writings. 



POEMS OF GUN AND ROD 



By Ernest McGaffey. With Illustrations by Herbert 

 E. Butler. Square Svo, 81.75. 



The pleasures of shooting and fishing, the delights of 

 outdoor life, and the varied phases of nature as they 

 appeal to the sportsman, are celebrated by Mr. "McGaffey 

 in graceful and spirited verse. His text is happily sup- 

 plemented by the handsome illustrations. 



" The beauties of forest and lake find rare expression in his con- 

 summate verse. One takes up this beautiful book^and knows not 

 -which to admire most, the poems or the illustrations." 



— Chicago Herald, 



"The sportsmen will delight in these lyrics. The illustrations 

 are spirited and artistic." — Philadelphia Record, 



