*Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect, Houghton Mifflin Co. 
Price, $5.00. 
Theodora Kimball says of this life of Charles Eliot: "If any one 
book were to be chosen as the introduction to the subject of landscape 
architecture, the writer feels that 'Charles Eliot' would be the hap- 
piest choice." 
In reserving Charles Eliot for its final retrospective review of the 
year, the Literary Committee has been moved by the feeling that no 
other book holds so much that is formative of good taste for the 
American gardener. 
In a letter to his father, Charles Eliot quotes Keats "Now Beauty 
is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, 
the shadow of reality to come." 
He was before all else a lover of beauty, and it is this quality which 
makes his letters such a delight and such an education. 
With his innate sense of beauty and fitness, with that wonderful 
conception of true values which his inheritance and training gave him, 
he is indeed a teacher whom we may all do well to study and strive to 
follow. G. S. W. 
Our Sentimental Garden by Agnes and Egerton Castle. J. B. 
Lippincott & Company. Price, $1.75. 
A charming story of a much loved garden. Incidentally dog lovers 
will find some of the dearest dog friends described with loving realism. 
The marginal illustrations by Charles Robinson add much to the 
charm of the book. 
There is a great deal of practical and helpful information, but the 
grace of style, the insight into the life of a deUghtful family, are the 
outstanding qualities of a book that will make happy reading for 
many a winter evening. G. S. W. 
The Small Place by Elsa Rehmann. F. P. Putnam's Sons. 
Price, $2. 50. 
Fifteen small places are presented as problems. Their development 
is described by the aid of plans and excellent photographs. Each place 
is the work of a different landscape architect. 
To quote the author: " These fifteen problems are of such diversity 
in design and planting that they exhibit many principles of landscape 
art as they are appHed to the small place. They emphasize the fact 
that while all problems are governed by the same laws, each demands 
an individual treatment." An invaluable book for anyone planning a 
new place. G. S. W. 
Landscape Architecture, a valuable quarterly. Published at Crescent 
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