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purchased lot, in the nature of things, can- 
not work any great harm or damage to the 
plaintiff. As regards the severe nervous 
shock alleged by plaintiff to have been sus- 
tained by her, resulting from such re- 
moval, she simply testified : 'My health has 
Our illustration shows an interesting 
type of park comfort station of mod- 
erate cost. It is the first building of the 
kind to be erected in Sacramento, Cal., 
and is the gift of Mrs. Cornelia E. Fratt. 
It is built of reinforced concrete through- 
out, with the toilet rooms lined with 
marble to a height of six feet. It has 
terrazo floors and the best sanitary 
"Landscape Gardening as Applied to 
Home Decoration,” by Samuel T. May- 
nard, is an excellent little book contain- 
ing much practical information about 
trees, shrubs and plants, as well as the 
arrangement of grounds, large and small. 
The author, in writing this book, has 
had in view chiefly the problems that 
perplex the owners of small country 
places. In the new edition of this book 
a good portion of the text has been re- 
vised and rewritten, many of the old 
illustrations replaced and a good many 
new ones added. Consideration has been 
given to every detail in order to bring 
this book up to the latest practice, and 
to maintain the reputation which it has 
acquired — a practical, condensed work 
that shall enable the home-owner and 
builder, occupied with the daily cares of 
business, to make beautiful his surround- 
ings. The advice of many specialists has 
been obtained. Professor A. C. Beal, of 
the New York State College of Agricul- 
ture at Cornell University, has aided 
materially in this revision, laying stress 
been very bad. I have been very sick from 
it.’ This evidence is hardly sufficient upon 
which to base a judgment for actual dam- 
ages resulting from the alleged illegal acts 
of the defendant as set forth in the peti- 
tion.” 
plumbing. The bandstand or pergola has 
a floor of 42 feet by 15 feet 6 inches, 
and the toilet rooms are 8 by 10 feet, 
with a room of the same size between 
for the storage of tools and supplies. 
The total cost, including plumbing and 
connection with sewer, was about $2,400. 
It is in Fremont Park, one of the nu- 
merous small parks, a block in area, and 
in an exclusive residence neighborhood. 
on the chapter devoted to hardy herba- 
ceous plants, roses, sweet peas, etc. The 
table of contents is as follows: Land- 
scape Gardening and Home Ornamenta- 
tion: Ornamenting New Homes; Prep- 
aration of the Land; Trees — Their Plant- 
ing and Care; Shrubs, Hedges, and 
Hardy Climbers; Walks and Drives; 
Renovating and Improving Old Homes; 
Country Roads and Roadside Improve- 
ments; Parks, Public Squares, School 
Yards,, etc.; Description of Trees; Ever- 
green Trees; Ornamental Shrubs; Hardy 
Herbaceous Plants, Tender Bedding and 
Climbing Plants, etc.; Aquatic Plants, 
Hardy Ferns, and Ornamental Grasses; 
Insects Injurious to Ornamentals; The 
Home Fruit Garden. It is published by 
John Wiley & Sons, 432 Fourth avenue, 
New York, and sells for $1.50 net. 
“The Garden Handbook,” a Manual of 
the Perennial Garden, by Leicester B. 
Holland, with more than 200 illustra- 
tions and color chart for garden plant- 
ing, has just been received. The pub- 
lishers claim this to be the one com- 
plete book of reference containing all 
the practical, needed information about 
the two hundred hardy perennials. Its 
distinguishing feature is a color chart 
which shows at a glance the height, the 
time of blooming, the color of bloom, 
preference for sun or shade, wet or dry 
soil, fragrance, cutting qualities — in a 
word, the whole story of all the depend- 
able perennials. In addition to this chart 
there is a page given to each perennial, 
on which there is a photographic repro- 
duction of the plant, together with text 
setting forth its character, description, 
cultural directions and enemies, all care- 
fully enumerated. In a special blank 
form opposite each of these descriptions 
space is left for notes from the ama- 
teur’s own experience. With this book 
as a guide in planning a garden or hardy 
border it becomes an easy matter to se- 
cure as accurately' as one desires such 
generally troublesome effects as continuity 
of bloom throughout the season ; disposal 
of plants with reference to height, color, 
time of bloom, fragrance, sun or soil. 
The book is commended as being of un- 
usual value to the gardener or landscape 
architect who is concerned with the 
larger aspects of form and color in the 
garden in relation to the house or build- 
ing. The author, Leicester B. Holland, 
is an instructor in design in the School 
of Architecture in the University of 
Pennsylvania and worked out this ma- 
terial to fill a long-felt want in the co- 
relation of landscape and building archi- 
tecture. The book is published by 
Doubleday, Page & Co. and sells for 
$3.50 net. 
“Rural Improvement,” by Frank A. 
Waugh, aims to present the first rational 
and comprehensive study of the princi- 
ples on which are based the rural im- 
provements being promoted by granges, 
boards of agriculture, boards of trade, 
agricultural colleges and other agencies. 
For some years Professor Waugh has 
made a specialty of this subject in con- 
nection with his teaching, lecturing, and 
writing on general horticulture and land- 
scape gardening. He has also had in 
hand the practical management of many 
of these rural improvements, so that he 
knows the concrete conditions as well as 
the theoretical principles. The follow- 
ing table of chapters will show the scope 
of the work: Definitions and Principles; 
Means of Access; Roads and Streets; 
Street and Roadside Trees; Civic Cen- 
ters; Public Grounds in Rural Communi- 
ties; Home Gardens; Farm Planning and 
Development; Community Planning; Ru- 
ral Architecture; Incidental Problems; 
Improvement Programs; Organization 
and Finance. The book sells for $1.25 
and is published by Orange Judd & Co., 
315 Fourth avenue, New York. 
PARK COMFORT STATION OF MODERATE COST. 
CONCRETE COMFORT STATION, SACRAMENTO, CAL. 
NEW BOOKS ON LANDSCAPE WORK. 
