The Spectator—"Mr Roberts' 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."
The Gentlewoman—"Dr Harry Roberts carries us to a particular corner of the kingdom in 'The Chronicle of a Cornish Garden,' a book penned with much charm by a genuine nature-lover."
The Daily Mail—"His book shows that he possesses not only extensive garden lore, but also a rarer quality, considerable literary style, and other books from his pen will be welcomed."
The Manchester Guardian—"Pleasantly written, and practical without being tedious.... The illustrations by Mr Griggs of an ideal garden are in good taste and suggest a quiet, old-world pleasance."
The Scotsman—"These papers are not only well founded in knowledge and observation, but also well written, and such as gardeners will take a pleasure in going over."
The Pilot—"Mr Roberts' knowledge of botany is another merit of his work. The interest arising from learning the secrets of the plants adds considerably to the pleasures of a garden. The book certainly should be included in the excellent list of garden literature which Mr Roberts gives at the end of his book."
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BOOKS ABOUT GARDENS
Seven Gardens and a Palace. By "E. V. B.," Author of "Days and Hours in a Garden." Illustrated by F. L. B. Griggs and Arthur Gordon. Crown 8vo. Price 5s. net. Third Edition.