of South Carolina;—the historic gardens of Virginia; 
the cherry blossoms of stately Washington, the dog¬ 
wood in Pennsylvania. ... I touched the splendours 
of Long Island and Newport, the gardens of the 
North Shore and New England, corning to rest at 
last in the enchanted woods of Maine.” 
Laura's Garden 
By Count de Comminges $2.00 
223 pages; 4'/^ x 7% inches 
"A diary about a garden—and other things—that is 
pungent, colorful, piquant, and much given to the 
unexpected in its entries,” said 7 'he New York Times. 
In it, a Frenchwoman records her trials with her 
four children, with dogs, with imbecile and over- 
zealous gardeners, with the weather. "Read it when 
you have time for chuckles,” said The New York 
Herald Tribune. Real garden information is cleverly 
introduced. 
Adventures in a Suburban Garden 
By Louise Beebe Wilder $3.50 
19 illus.; 265 pages; 5% x 8% inches 
True to its title, this book is filled with exciting 
experiences. Friendly and simply written, it leads on 
from garden thrill to garden thrill while you sit back 
in enjoyment, absorbing valuable suggestions and 
making plans for improvements in your own garden. 
Whether you have a rock or wild garden, or just 
a plain "home” garden, Mrs. Wilder gives you a 
gold mine of information. Bulbs, roses, annuals, 
perennials, alpines, \vildlings, color schemes, and 
care of the garden are all included. 
Garden PaoSs: Large and SmaSS 
By L. W. Ramsey and C. H. Lawrence $2.50 
41 iI!us.; !22 pages; 5% x 8% inches 
Nothing else can add so much to your garden as a 
pool, even if it is only a transformed wash tub in the 
tiniest garden space. How to have one is fully ex¬ 
plained in this new book. Its text is so complete and 
