18 APRIL 1908, Page 26

Colour in the Flower - Garden. By Gertrude Jekyll. (Country Life and

George Newnes. 12s. 6d. net.)—This is a volume of the "Country Life Library." We may quote the first two paragraphs of the introduction, as explaining what the author aims at, and the principle which she follows:—" To plant and maintain a flower-border, with a good scheme of colour, is by no means the easy thing that is commonly supposed. I believe that the only way in which it can be made successful is to devote certain borders to certain times of year; each border or garden region• ought to be bright for from one to three months." Of course, it may be said that this is gardening in excelsis. Still, it supplies an ideal ; and we are the better for having an ideal, whether we can reach it or not.