10 NOVEMBER 1900, Page 22

A Chronicle of a Cornish Garden. By Harvey Roberts. (J.

Lane. 5s. net.)—All regions are not so responsive to the art and care of the gardener as Cornwall. Nevertheless Mr. Roberts's experiences will be found useful. Useful or no, they are pleasantly told. A brief preface tells us where and how he set to work, and then he takes us through the months from January, and shows us each " garlanded with her peculiar flower " or flowers. Some practical chapters follow, with hints on various kinds of plants for borders, rockeries, &c. And there is a list of " The Best Varieties of Hardy Fruits." Let him who plants never have any but the best. They cost a little more, but they repay it a hundredfold.