The Garden that I Love. By Alfred Austin. (A. and
C. Black. 7s. 6d. and .21 le.)—This is an illustrated edition, the pictures being reproductions in colour of work by Mr. George S. Elgood, RI. These are sixteen in number, and are for the most part what we may call " flower landscapes." The frontispiece, for instance, shows the house almost hidden in a blaze of blossom, scarlet, blue, yellow, and white. No. 2 is "Apple Blossom," and No. 3 is "Orange Lily and ltfonskhood." "The Village Church" shows a wheat-field newly reaped in the foreground, and No. 5 is a study of an oak with flowers in the background. But what- ever their character, the pictures are most attractive. Mr. Elgood must be congratulated on a great success. The one illustration that does not satisfy ns is the last, "Apples." When we have an apple pictured we like to know the variety. Here we are at a loss, but we can see that the tree has been ill kept ; but perhaps this is too utilitarian a criticism.
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