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NEW BOOKS ON GARDENS 
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Formal Gardens in England and Scotland 
Their Planning and Arrangement, Architectural and Ornamental Features. A Series of Illustrations mainly from Old Examples, with 
an Introduction and Descriptive Accounts by H. Inigo Triggs, A. R. I. B. A. To be completed in three parts, folio, $25.00, net. 
Containing 120 plates (size 17 in. by 13 in.), of which 50 are reproductions in photogravure of photographs of the most beautiful Formal Gardens; 
being views of Entrances, Gates, Terraces, Balustrades, Steps, Garden Rooms, Summer Houses, Bridges, Columbaries, Sun-Dials, Fountains, Ponds, 
Topyiary Work, etc., etc. 
Wall and Water Gardens 
Their Making and Planting. By Miss Gertrude Jekyll, author of 41 Wood and Garden." With over 130 full-page illustrations. 8vo, $3.75 net. 
A fascinating volume by this most popular writer on gardening. The book treats of wall, water, and rock gardens; of the many and beautiful 
plants which thrive in such situations, and of their proper cultivation, massing and grouping. 
Lilies for English Gardens 
A Guide for Amateurs by Gertrude Jekyll. Compiled from infor¬ 
mation published lately in ‘ ,l The Garden ’’ with the addition of some 
original chapters. Beautifully illustrated. 8vo, $2.50 net. 
Gardening for Beginners 
A Handbook to the Garden. By E. T. Cook, editor of 44 The Cen¬ 
tury Book of Gardening." 
This book tells all about gardening in untechnical language, and describes 
garden methods and practice, with a careful attention to detail. The 
illustrations comprise nearly 100 diagrams and 80 full-page illustra¬ 
tions. 8vo, $T75 net * 
The English Flower Garden 
And Home Grounds. Design and arrangement shown by existing 
examples of Gardens in Great Britain and Ireland, followed by a 
Description of the Plants, Shrubs and Trees for the open air Garden 
and their Culture. By W. Robinson. Eighth edition. Profusely 
illustrated. 8vo, $6.00 net. 
Gardens Old and New 
The Country House and Its Garden Environment. With 450 
superb illustrations. 
This book depicts the many-sided character of old and modern gardenage, 
and reveals the glorious possibilities that lie beforethe possessors of gar¬ 
dens,andthose who would create gardenstotheir minds. Folio, $15.00. 
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