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little work deals not at all with pedagogics, but with the practical side of 

 gardening in those directions indicated by the title. The author appears 

 to look upon the school garden, not from the point of view of the school- 

 master who sees in it an instrument of immense educational value in the 

 hands of an efficient teacher, but as a training-ground for the future 

 allotment holder and cultivator of the cottage or suburban garden, and he 

 endeavours to give plain and straightforward directions for the carrying 

 out of all those cultural operations which are necessary in such gardens. 

 In this endeavour he has succeeded, and a reliable and thoroughly practical 

 guide he has produced. The culture of all kinds of plants suitable for 

 such gardens, both from an ornamental and an economic point of view, is 

 well and fully dealt with, and the very plain and useful diagrams with 

 which the book is illustrated materially assist the written instructions. 

 As a book upon the culture of the more commonly grown plants in small 

 gardens we are sure many will welcome it, both among amateur gardeners 

 and teachers in elementary schools, but the latter must not expect to find 

 in it hints upon methods of teaching. 



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