| + | R. of Rs. 30: 758. D. ‘04. 80w. |
Ely, Helena Rutherford. Another hardy garden book. $1.75. Macmillan.
A book which is not intended to be a treatise upon any of the subjects referred to, or to take the place of other books upon gardening. It is, the author states in the preface, “a brief statement of simple methods of conducting gardening operations, particularly in the small home garden,” and it contains the result of the author’s own experiences in raising vegetables, fruits and flowers. There are chapters on the vegetable garden, fruits, trees—deciduous and evergreen, perennials and other flowers, a garden of lilies and iris, autumn work in the flower garden, and the flower garden in spring. There are many half-tone illustrations from photographs of flowers, trees and gardens, taken at various seasons of the year.
“The new book is wider in its scope than its predecessor.”
| + | Country Calendar. 1: 9g. My. ‘05. 100w. | |
| + + | Critic. 46: 565. Je. ‘05. 120w. |
“Her books are far from being sentimental, but are infused with a very vigorous personality, and with occasional touches of humor that prove she is not taking herself too seriously.” Edith Granger.
| + | Dial. 38: 381. Je. 1, ‘05. 370w. |
“The charm of the book rests in the reader’s companionship with an intelligent, agreeable woman, who loves her garden.”
| + | Ind. 58: 1254. Je. 1, ‘05. 150w. |
“The author of this work places before us her quiet statements in an unobtrusive and instructive manner, and, here and there, gives touches to her sketch which makes the book more than usually readable.”