ing. The Chinese developed a very beautiful and in¬ 
dividual treatment of nature and their gardens show 
the accumulated experience of hundreds of genera¬ 
tions. 
Designing the Home Grounds 
Landscaping the Home Grounds 
By L. W. Ramsey $2.00 
175 illus.; 170 pages; 5 ( /2 x 8'/j inches 
Step by step, with photographs and plans to illus¬ 
trate each point, this book tells clearly and concisely 
just how to plant home grounds. It tells how to de¬ 
velop the plan, plant in good taste, arrange walks and 
drives, lay out the lawn, build rock, perennial and 
other special gardens, gives practical advice on grad¬ 
ing, drainage, lawns and sodding, tells how to build 
pools, pergolas and other garden structures, how to 
select plants. 
The Design of Small Properties 
By M. E. Bo+tomley $3.00 
64 illus.; 233 pages; 5% x 9|/4 inches 
This book presents many plans for the artistic and 
convenient development of city and suburban resi¬ 
dence lots and farmsteads, together with explanations 
of the pictorial points to be established by the use 
of the various plans. It has a chapter on the acces¬ 
sories and garden architecture, one on planting and 
maintenance in connection with design, and also an¬ 
notated lists of woody plants and herbs that may be 
employed for the producing of artistic effects. The 
book will be useful to those who wish to obtain the 
most satisfactory results at reasonable cost in the 
planning of home grounds of the usual dimensions, 
for which clear advice may not always be available. 
The Outdoor Living Room 
By L. W. Ramsey and C. iH. Lawrence $2.50 
101 illus.; (in color, halftone and line); 139 
pages; 5% x 8 3 4 inches 
Every step in planning, planting and development 
of an attractive, private, and livable room out of 
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