The Ideal Garden. By H. H. Thomas. (Cassell and Co.
6s. net.) —No one reaches his ideal, moral or material, but it is a good thing to aim at it. So Mr. Thomas's book will be found useful even to those who are hampered by narrow space, unfavourable con- ditions of atmosphere, and other evils. He tells us what plants to grow, as creepers or other, and how to grow them. He discusses such difficult problems as the bedding-out system. Generally he brings before our eyes, by pen and pencil, a fine procession of the "daughters of the year," "each garlanded with her peculiar flower." There is an ample furnishing of illustrations.—A Manual of Gardening, by L. H. Bailey (Macmillan and Co., Se. 6d. net), comes from the other side of the Atlantic. It is, the author tells TIE, a combination of two volumes previously published and,
received with favour, " Gardening " and "Practical Garden
Book," together with the experience of recent years. It is eminently practical. Fruit and vegetables aro treated in detail as well as flowers. Readers will note the place of origin. The fact enlarges the utility of the work, while modifying in some instances the practical application of its instructions.—The Illustrated Garden Guide, by Walter P. Wright (Headley Brothers, ls. 6d. net), is specially intended for beginners, though the more advanced may learn much from it.—Finally, we have 1,500 Gardening Questions Answered (Cable Printing and Publishing Company, Is. net).
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