Book Reviews. 
Landscape Gardening. By 0. C. Simonds. 
The Macmillan Co. Price $6.00. 
Another good book on landscape gardening has been added to 
the lengthening list. That we need such books sadly is evident 
to the least observant traveller throughout the length and 
breadth of this country. 
Mr. Simonds has given us a book that is clear, simple, direct, 
and not too long. It has pictures that illustrate the text most 
helpfully, not just pictures qua pictures. It is interesting, with- 
in the comprehension of untrained minds, and inspires one to 
go out and see what can be done to improve the landscape near 
at hand. 
Last, but not least, this book is one of Professor Bailey's 
Rural Science Series, which reach the apex of brief and thorough 
practicality. 
Sturtevant's Beady Reference Cards. $1.00 per set. 
Robert Sturtevant, Wellesley Farms,. Mass. 
Mr. Sturtevant has prepared three sets of small cards, most 
convenient in size and plan. A set contains twenty cards tied 
together. On one side of each card is arranged a simple form 
to be filled in with a personal record of one's planting. The 
other side is packed with valuable information. The proper 
treatment of various shrubs and plants is given clearly and 
concisely. 
A few extra cards at the end present excellent lists, 
suggestions, and an amazing amount of general assistance. 
The sets are as follows: 
1. Planting for the Small Place. 
2. Hardy Garden Flowers. 
3. The Vegetable Garden. 
For the owner of a small place, for beginners, and for those 
who, though loving their plants, never seem able to remember 
the first thing about them or their care, these cards are a wonder- 
ful help. 
Magnolias. By P. C. M. Veitch, V. M. H. 
Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, May, 1921. 
Mr. Veitch has written a most delightful and instructive 
article upon the Magnolia in the British Isles. In the mild 
climate of our Southern states many of these varieties succeed 
and flourish exceedingly. After reading these eight pages of 
clear description and comments on the special uses to which 
these Magnolias are adapted, I feel almost ready to buy a garden 
in the south, or to purchase a few acres in England and start in 
collecting these exquisite trees as yet another hobby! Picture 
an evergreen Magnolia grandiflora as a wall plant ! 
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