7 NOVEMBER 1891, Page 37

The Art and Practice of Landscape-Gardening. By Henry Ernest (Simpkin,

Marshall, and Co.)—This is a handsome and well-illustrated volume, which persons fortunate—or it may be gunfortunate—enough to have house-building on their hands may study with advantage. Many things have to be thought of, some not at all obvious,—the site, the aspect of the house, the covering plantations, the significance of this and that feature in the garden and park. Mr. Milner deals with these and many other matters, and illustrates his opinion by effective pictures.