doubtedly be used for old yards as well as in connection with 
newly constructed houses. 
Plans will be judged from the point of view of suitability, sim- 
plicity, economy and ease of up-keep. 
Solutions must reach the Bulletin on or before February 20th, 1920. 
Only the winning plan will be illustrated in the Bulletin but the 
Farm Journal may wish to print several solutions. Contestants are 
urged to remember that their plans are designed to meet a practical 
need. The right plans will be of great value to a large and interested 
public. 
The November Contest 
The November Bulletin should have been issued on November 
I St but owing to strike conditions was in the hands of the printer for 
seven weeks. This left only ten days for a solution of the garden 
problem submitted by Miss Nichols. Plans may therefore be sent in 
at any time up to February' 15th, 1920. 
Book Reviews 
Reviewing Committee 
Mrs. William K. Walbridge, Cbairman. Mrs. T. H. B. McKnight 
Miss Jessie Frothingham Mrs. Henry A. Prince 
Mrs. S. Edson Gage Mrs. Charles H. Stout 
(All books marked (*), whether new or old, are among those con- 
sidered suitable for a permanent Ubrar^^) 
The Book of the Home Garden, by Edith Loring Fuller ton, D. 
Appleton & Co., 1919. Price, $2.50. 
There is probably no one better fitted than Mrs. Fullerton to 
write such a book as this. A woman, the larger part of whose life has 
been devoted to the study of gardening, a mother who understands 
the hearts of little children — it is no wonder that her chapters appeal 
not only to the little readers for whom they are intended, but to big 
ones too. 
It is a book unique, because the deepest fundamental knowledge is 
given in words so simple that any child can grasp it; and many grown- 
ups who have groped among technical expressions may suddenly see 
daylight. A primer, perhaps, a book to study carefully, and one so 
well edited that it may be taken from the shelf at any time to be used 
for reference. 
Dahlias, by George Gkjrdon, President National Dahlia Society of 
Great Britain. Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1919. Price, $0.50. 
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