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The advice given by Her Royal Highness indicates clearly how all this unsight- 
liness can be avoided, and a delightful place made instead. Equally attractive 
is the chapter on water gardens. Some illustrations show admirably how they 
should be made, and how beautiful natural effects, very varied in character, can be 
obtained, and the finest effects secured by judicious planting, using the most 
adaptable plants in masses, thus getting bold results, which cannot be secured by 
dotting one or two plants of each, except, as shown in one of the illustrations, with 
Gunnera, which is too massive for large groups, unless in very large places. All 
the book is well done and clearly written, and we feel that this eminent lady's 
death is a great loss to landscape gardening, as well as to other walks of life. 
The book is well printed, admirably illustrated, and completed with a capital 
index. 
" The Calendar of Garden Operations." By the " Gardeners' Chronicle " 
Staff. 8vo. 119 pp. (" Gardeners' Chronicle," London, 1920.) Price 25. 
This is a new and enlarged edition of a well-known and popular work, com- 
prising a mass of exceedingly serviceable information well printed, and most 
useful to all having a garden. 
" Our Orchards." By the Rev. R. Abbay. 35 pp. (Ipswich, 1920.) Price is. 
This is a little booklet of letters written by Mr. Abbay, from 1 892-1 920, 
that were printed in the " East Anglian Daily Times," with notes. These letters 
are full of most instructive observations of a keen fruit-grower that will be of 
much interest to other growers. 
" Everybody's Book of Garden Annuals." By H. Greaves, F.L.S. 136 pp. 
(Hold en & Hardingham, London, 1920.) Price is. net. 
In these days when all are reducing garden expenses to the lowest limit, and 
trying to keep the garden gay at the lowest cost, this book will appeal, showing 
what to grow, and bringing annuals to the fore in a pleasing manner, and will, 
we hope, induce more to grow these beautiful and easily-grown flowers. It is a 
matter of regret that the book is not indexed. 
" Manual of American Grape Growing." By U. P. Hedrick, and edited 
by L. H. Bailey. Svo. 458 pp. (Macmillan, New York, 1919.) Price $2.50. 
The title of this excellent book shows that it is meant for American readers | 
at the same time the British grape-grower will find a great deal of information 
of service. The book is admirably got up, illustrated beautifully and instruc- 
tively, showing among other things the diseases which attack grapes. 
" Twentieth Century Potatos." By J. Eraser, F.L.S. Svo. 72 pp. (Cable 
Publ. Co., London [1920].) 3s. net. 
This list of potatos with descriptions will make a useful handbook for reference. 
Most of the very large number of names applied to potatos during the past 
few years are listed and the characters of plant and tuber described in more 
or less detail. We hope that an attempt will be made at classifying the varieties 
mentioned, so as to make the list even more valuable than it now is . 
" The Nursery Manual." By L. H. Bailey. Ed. 22. Svo. 456 pp. (Macmillan, 
New York. 1920.) 13s. net. 
This exceedingly valuable and instructive work has been reviewed so 
many times before in these pages that it is rather difficult to say anything 
fresh on its excellence and general usefulness. Like all Mr. Bailey's works, it is 
thoroughly up to date, and contains amass of sound information on the propagation 
and raising of nursery stock. As in the previous editions, the instructions are 
so clearly given that anyone may easily follow them. Nearly all the information 
is equally as suitable for this country as it is for American readers. Like the 
former editions, the book is well illustrated and well indexed. 
" The Planning and Planting of Little Gardens." By George Dillistone. Svo. 
134 pp. (CoMn/ry L«/^, London. 1920.) 65.net. 
There is one paragraph in this work which is very true and seldom 
remembered in planning out the residence of a person of small means, viz., " If 
there is one thing more than another necessary to make an Englishman's house 
his home it is a garden." The author has clearly indicated in this book how the 
garden can be developed, in almost all instances, at a comparatively small 
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