OUTING BOOKS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 
ART OUT OF DOORS 
Hints on Good Taste in Gardening. By Mrs. SCHUYLER 
Van Rensselaer. i2mo, $1.50. 
CONTENTS: the art of gardening— aims and means- 
home GROUNDS — CLOSE TO THE HOUSE — ROADS AND PATHS — PIAZZAS — 
WINTER BEAUTY — A WORD FOR ARCHITECTURE — PATTERN BEDS- 
FORMAL GARDENING— THE BEAUTY OF TREES — BOTANY AND BEAUTY — 
THE ARTIST — THE LOVE OF NATURE, ETC., ETC. 
Landscape gardening as an art, in its practical appli- 
cation to the beautifying of country places, is the subject 
of a book by Mrs. Van Rensselaer, who writes with 
thorough knowledge and with fresh enthusiasm. She 
gives information and hints in abundance relating to the 
treatment of grounds, roads and paths, piazzas, pattern 
beds, trees and shrubs, etc., all animated by a fine artistic 
taste and a very genuine love of nature. It is very prac- 
tical and helpful, and is written in the same agreeable 
manner that characterizes all of Mrs. Van Rensselaer’s 
writings. 
POEMS OF GUN AND ROD 
By Ernest McGaffey. With Illustrations by Herbert 
E. Butler. Square Svo, $1.75. 
The pleasures of shooting and fishing, the delights of 
outdoor life, and the varied phases of nature as they 
appeal to the sportsman, are celebrated by Mr. McGaffey 
in graceful and spirited verse. His text is happily sup- 
plemented by the handsome illustrations. 
“ The beauties of forest and lake find rare expression in his con- 
summate verse. One takes up this beautiful book and knows not 
which to admire most, the poems or the illustrations.” 
— Chicago Herald. 
“The sportsmen will delight in these lyrics. The illustrations 
are spirited and artistic.” — Philadelphia Record . 
