+ + −Ath. 1907, 1: 158. F. 9. 760w.

“A few important points are somewhat slurred, as, for instance, the matter of the Hohenzollern candidacy; the index is poor, and there are more slips and misprints than is usual in this series, but on the whole the book may be warmly recommended.”

+ −Nation. 85: 254. S. 19, ’07. 140w.

“The weakest part of the book appears to be the last pages, in which the author deals with the loss of the colonies in the war with the United States.”

+ −Sat. R. 103: 81. Ja. 19, ’07. 1200w.

“The present volume is a work of undoubted authority, and exhibits a complete mastery of the subject in all its details. It is a book written as it were from within, from a personal knowledge of the country and the people.”

+ + −Spec. 98: 91. Ja. 19, ’07. 410w.

Clarke, Maud W. Nature’s own garden. Il. **$6. Dutton.

“The author tells pleasantly, but with somewhat prolix sentiment, the story of her researches in English fields and woods for the flowers she has painted.” (Ind.) The volume is handsomely illustrated with numerous engravings and fifty colored plates of plants in their native haunts.