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before us. The author deals priucipally with outdoor gardening in all 

 its many phases, although frames and greenhouses are by no means 

 OYerlooked, and a first-rate calendar of opei'ations needed from Jamiary 

 to December is given. The printing and illustrations are all satis- 

 factory, and a capital index completes the book. 



" A Year's Gardening." By Basil Hargrave. Crown 8yo., 272 pp. 

 (Laurie, London, 1912.) 6s. net: 



This book is admirably got up, well illustrated, and excellently 

 printed. The calendar of operations for each day of the year is most 

 carefully arranged, and the various chapters on cultivation and other 

 information concerning the garden are all thoroughly practical and 

 worthy of careful perusal. The book will be equally valuable for the 

 amateur or professional gardener. 



"The Guild of the Garden Lovers." By Constance O'Prien. 

 Crown 8vo., 240 pp. (Eoutledge, London, 1912.) 3s. 6d. net. 



A very well- written book, boldly printed, with sixteen illustrations 

 and a good index. 



' My Garden Companion; a Handbook for Amateurs and Others." 

 By Donald McDonald. 8vo., 101 pp. (The Cable Publishing Co., 

 London, 1905.) Is. 



Thirty practical articles on gardening by this well-known writer 

 appeared originally in the Daily Telegraph and are now published in 

 book form. The usefulness of the book is increased by numerous 

 illustrations. It is an admirable little book. , 



" How to Grow Sweet Peas." By Thomas Stevenson and W. P. 

 May. 8vo.„ 64 pp. (The Cable Publishing Co., London. [1912].) 

 6d. net. 



Everyone is well acquainted, with. Mr. Stevenson's great success 

 as a grower and exhibitor of Sweet Peas, and his writings, on this 

 popular flower are very welcome. . - 



" The Canna and How to Grow it, with a Chapter on Sub-Tropical 

 Plants." By B. C. Eavenscroft. Svo., 93 pp. (The Cable Pubhshing 

 Co., London.) Is. 



So far as we know this is the. only, book published dealing, with this 

 beautiful plant. The information on its culture, storage, hybridizing, 

 &c., is excellent, and the. descriptions of varieties are all that one could 

 wish. 



"Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them." By Horace J. 

 Wright and W. P. Wright. Two volumes, 4to., 200 + 202 pp. 

 (Jack, London, 1909.) 31s. net. 



■ This work is admirably printed and most artistically got up, and con- 

 tains -one hundred coloured plates by such talented artists as Beatrice 



