HOUSE AND GARDEN 
451 
June, 1913 
fall. The book concludes with a chapter 
of notes on garden design. 
Spices and How To Knoiv Them. By 
W. M. Gibbs. 
This book is devoted to a detailed de¬ 
scription of spices and how they grow. 
The chapter on Adulteration is very thor¬ 
ough, giving illustrations of adulterated 
and unadulterated spices as seen under 
the microscope, which should enable the 
dealer to detect adulteration. 
Numerous illustrations and colored 
plates, together with two maps, accompany 
the text. 
Be Prepared. By A. W. Dimock. Illus¬ 
trated. New York: Frederick A. 
Stokes Company. 
Any book that adds interest to the boy 
scout movement is a factor for good today, 
and Mr. Dimock’s book is excellent in 
many other respects also. His boys are 
unlike the brawny and invincible type that 
has become so common and wearisome — 
they are just true boys whose love of ad¬ 
venture leads them through some thrilling 
experiences in the Florida swamps, of 
which Mr. Dimock writes so easily. To 
be sure, they exhibit a remarkable amount 
of skill and information — they can kindle 
fires without matches, shoot game with 
the bow and arrow and find their way 
through the wilderness by a combination 
of sagacity and boy scout training, but 
what would a boy’s book be if it did not 
contain something for the youngsters to 
live up to ? Mr. Dimock has not carried 
his glorification too far, but has portrayed 
a couple of human boys with whom it 
would be a pleasure to go scouting — even 
in Florida swamps. 
How To Grow ioo Bushels of Corn 
per Acre on Worn Soil. By William 
C. Smith. 8 vo. Illustrated. 188 pp. 
Second edition. Cincinnati: Stewart & 
Kidd Co. $1.25 net. 
The subjects of soils, their weaknesses 
and their strengths are carefully treated 
in this excellent little book. Mistaken 
ideas in regard to fertilization, cultivation 
and harvesting are exposed and corrected 
in a manner at once concise and thorough. 
It will open the eves of the average 
farmer and home gardener to read Mr. 
Smith's experiences with various soil-cov¬ 
ering crops and other methods of increas¬ 
ing the productiveness of the land. While 
evidently intended primarily for the pro¬ 
fessional farmer, there is much informa¬ 
tion in the book which may be adapted to 
the needs of the owner of a small country 
place. 
BOOKS FOR THE HOME BUILDER 
Reclaiming the Old House 
By Chas. Edw. Hooper 
All through this country — especially the 
New England States — there are scores of 
rambling old houses which, abandoned by 
the unknowing, are merely waiting for you 
to come along and turn them into great 
cheerful homes; homes that hold some¬ 
thing of the atmosphere of other days. 
Mr. Hooper not only tells you how to find 
and choose your old house, but how to 
reclaim it and retain that age-old feeling 
of cheer and comfort. 
His suggestions are supported by an abundance of' splendid photo¬ 
graphs, plans and diagrams. It is a remarkable book, beautifully 
made and decorated by Mr. Hooper himself. 
Illustrated, $2.50 net; postage 20 cents. 
The Dutch Colonial House 
By Aymar Embury, II 
Mr. Embury has based most of his own 
well-known designs on the flexible style 
that was evolved by the old Dutch settlers 
through New Jersey, Long Island and the 
upper reaches of the Hudson. He contends 
that this Dutch Colonial — or gambrel roof 
—type of house is the most logical solution 
of the ancient problem of securing, at a 
minimum cost, an attractive house with a 
free sweep of air and light and plenty of 
room. 
As with the preceding volumes of The Country House Library, 
there are many illustrations from photographs and floor plans. 
Illustrated. $2.00 net; postage 20 cents. 
Standard Books 
for Home Makers 
Bungalows 
By Henry H. Saylor. Il¬ 
lustrated, $2.00 net; post¬ 
age 20 cents. 
The Half-timber House 
By Allen W. Jackson. Il¬ 
lustrated, $2.0o net; post¬ 
age, 20 cents. 
Concrete and Stucco Houses 
By Oswald C. Hering. Il¬ 
lustrated, $2.00 net; post¬ 
age 20 cents. 
Architectural Styles 
for Country Houses 
By Henry H. Saylor. Il¬ 
lustrated, $2.00 net; post¬ 
age 20 cents. 
Distinctive Homes 
of Moderate Cost 
Edited by Henry H. Saylor. 
Illustrated, $2.00 net; post¬ 
age 30 cents. 
A Book of House Plana 
By W. H. Butterfield and 
H. W. Tuttle. Illustrated, 
$2.00 net; postage 20 cents. 
Inexpensive Homes 
of Individuality 
Introduction by Frank 
Miles Day. Illustrated, 75 
cents net; postage 8 centa. 
Furnishing the Home of 
Good Taste 
By Lucy Abbot Throop. 
Illustrated, $2.00 net; post¬ 
age 20 cents. 
A Book of Distinctive 
Interiors 
Modern Farm Buildings B y Alfred Hopkins 
Mr. Hopkins is known throughout this country and abroad as an 
architect who has specialized in stables and farm buildings of all 
kinds. In his many years of active practice he has developed a 
knowledge of methods, materials and design that is unrivaled; and 
best of all, Mr. Hopkins has put most of this knowledge into a book. 
Photographs and diagrams illustrate practically every detail, and it 
is astonishing to find to what extent modem scientific methods have 
revolutionized the art of building the hay barn, stable, sheep fold, 
ice house, dairy, garage and all the rest. 
Illustrated. $3.00 net; postage 20 cents. 
Edited by William A. 
Vollmer. Illustrated, $1.00 
net; postage 14 cents. 
The Furniture Designs of 
Chippendale, Hepplewhite 
and Sheraton 
Illustrated. Royal 4to, 
$15.00 net; postage 50 
cents. 
Koyal Copenhagen 
Porcelain 
By Arthur Hayden. Illus¬ 
trated in color and half¬ 
tone,_ $15.00 net; express- 
age 50 cents. 
BOOKS FOR THE GARDEN ENTHUSIAST 
Flower Gardening 
By H. S. Adams 
The latest, the most complete, the 
most authoritative book on growing 
flowers. Covers the whole subject in an 
inspiring and practical manner. The 
vast fund of up-to-date and hitherto unpublished ma¬ 
terial increases the timely value of the book. Illus¬ 
trated. $1.25 net; postage 10c. 
Lilies 
By H. S. Adams 
The last word on the lily—showing its classifica¬ 
tion, the peculiarities of varieties, and its culture 
indoors and in the gaiden. Should be in the library 
of every amateur and professional gardener. Illus¬ 
trated. $1.00 net; postage 10c. 
The Gardener and the Cook 
By Lucy H. Yates 
Wishing to keep a constant supply of fresh vege¬ 
tables upon the table and to grow those that were 
the most tasty, the author of this book enlisted the 
co-operation of a clever cook and a capable gardener 
and gives the reader the fruit of her experience. The 
book tells what vegetables and fruits are profitable to 
grow, and tells how to transform them into delicious 
courses, tempting salads, preserves and jellies. Illus¬ 
trated. $1.25 net; postage 15c. 
Your bookseller can supply you 
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Old-fashioned Gardening 
By Grace Tabor 
The old gardens of Virginia, the prim 
New England dooryards, the Dutch 
housewives’ gardens of New Amster¬ 
dam, Spanish influences in the South¬ 
west — these are among the subjects treated. Besides, 
the book tells how to make gardens to-day that will 
be in keeping with the houses that have come down 
from the past. Illustrated. $2.00 net; postage 16c. 
The Book of Annuals 
By H. H. Saylor 
Fifty of the most dependable annual flowering 
plants are in full-page photographic reproductions, 
and opposite each are all the details a gardener wants 
to know about the plants and their culture. Illus¬ 
trated. $1.20 net; postage 10c. 
Let’s Make a Flower Garden 
By Hanna Rion 
Here is the most charming book on gardening ever 
written—a broad statement, but you will agree with 
it after you have read it. It makes your hands 
fairly itch for a, spade and packet of seeds. This 
book is beautifully rnad^ on tinted paper with illus¬ 
trations from nlipfograpus in sepia., and it is deco¬ 
rated by Frank ydrE’eFk. Iljuslrated. $1.35 net; 
postage,1^,^ \ C 
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