little intellectual excursions and a bubbling spirit of happiness 
pervades it from cover to cover. 
Nor is the human interest forgotten. Mr. Wright's account 
of his conversation with Frank Galsworthy anent "the proper 
planting of Narcissi is both droll and true to life. For Mr. 
Galsworthy does indeed take his method of planting seriously, 
and with good reason. 
One reads the book as one listens to a merry friend's dis- 
course, and closes it at the end with a pleased and pleasant smile. 
A. H. 
Book of Gardens. Conde Nast & Co., New York. 
The material in this book is republished from various num- 
bers of House and Garden. 
The book might be called a book of suggestions, particularly 
suggestions for beginners. It is filled with illustrations and 
charts which are helpful in varying degrees. 
Only the work of the landscape architects is signed. The 
horticultural articles accompanying the pictures are unsigned, 
which is regrettable for a number of reasons. 
The article on Peonies might well have been omitted by the 
editor. It is of small value and is poorly illustrated. The picture 
of a faded bloom of that inferior Peony Mary Agnes Kelway is 
not inspiring. The ambitious title, "Peonies for Beginner and 
Collector" is mis-leading. With much enthusiasm the author 
names but a few of the standard varieties, and recommends a 
number that are poor in quality. There is not a word of the 
rare and exquisite modern productions which crowd the gardens 
of collectors today. There can be none of them in the author's 
garden, for they could not fail to claim his attention. This sit- 
uation seems to be covered by this casual advice; "Or the 
gardener may easily procure the catalog of a specialist and 
choose his own varieties from those described therein." 
Such an article as this is the worst kind of a "pot-boiler." 
It is a detriment to either magazine or book. 
The best part of the volume is the section entitled ' ' Portfolio 
of Beautiful Gardens." Here is a collection of really helpful 
pictures of gardens designed by good architects. To one con- 
templating .the development of a garden, these views offer some 
attractive ideas. 
A. H. 
The Every-Year Calendar, for the Vegetable Garden. 
By Florence Taft Eaton. Atlantic Monthly Press. 
I have just run through Mrs. Eaton's calendar. It is inter- 
esting as well as useful. How much there is to remember ! And 
how fortunate that our garden memories are largely automatic ! 
But even so, they frequently need jogging, and that is what this 
calendar does so well. After a careful reading I register fresh 
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