Some of us have "wild gardens" that we think more lovely than 
any other t)^e of garden, but is it fair to procure this pleasure at the 
expense of what has been given to the whole world to enjoy? 
There are seedsmen* who propagate by means of cuttings or seeds, 
and who thus increase the numbers of our wild flowers. Methods such 
as those described by Mr. Fuld, in his catalogue, however, mean the 
selfish enjoyment of the few while thousands who have neither the 
money nor the time to have gardens of their own, must wander 
through woods and fields made bare by the ruthless hand of com- 
mercialism. 
(Mrs. H. W. Hack) Joanna H. Hack, 
Short Hills, N. J. Short Hills Garden Club. 
Member of Wild Flower Preservation Committee. 
♦Addresses given on application to Mrs. Hack. 
Book Reviews 
Methods or Attracting Birds. Bird Friends. Houghton, 
Mifflin & Co. 
Gilbert H. Trafton, Supervisor of Nature Study in Passaic, N. J., 
wrote a year or two ago, a book which should be very welcome to the 
householder who is anxious to make friends with the wild birds. 
"Methods of Attracting Birds" is a small volume giving information 
on bird shelters, bird food, and protection of birds. Included in the 
text is a summary of the interesting experiments of Baron von 
Bulepsch. 
Mr. Traf ton's later book, "Bird Friends," will be very interesting 
to those who want to know about birds without becoming a special 
student. He tells about their habits, their economic value, gives in- 
formation as to state and federal laws and the teaching of bird 
protection in the schools. Both volumes are well illustrated. 
The National Association of Audubon Societies approves Mr. 
Trafton's works. Margaret Day Blake. 
Around the Year in the Garden. By Frederick Frye Rockwell. 
Macmillan & Co. (Price $1.75) 
This type of book has been attempted several times before, 
more or less successfully. 
It is a lesson book for the beginner, and a book of reference for the 
more experienced. Written by one who has most thorough scientific 
knowledge, it is worded in just plain English so that anyone can 
understand. 
It is a fund of information. Nothing seems to have been over- 
looked, and I venture to say that it will be the most thumbed volume 
on every garden lover's bookshelf before the summer is out. 
Henrietta M. Stout. 
