Hoffmann, Julius. Amateur gardener’s rose book, tr. from the German by John Weathers, [*]$2.50. Longmans.
The book is written not so much for professional gardeners and nurserymen, as for garden lovers who devote special attention to the cultivation of the rose; the object being to enlarge their knowledge on the subject, and to reproduce a book that will serve as a practical and concise adviser.
“The point that makes this volume a necessity to the amateur beginning his collection of roses is the twenty beautifully colored plates.” Mabel Osgood Wright.
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 538. Ag. 19, ‘05. 340w. |
“Does not approach in usefulness Mr. Foster-Melliar’s ‘Book of the rose,’ and far less in delightful reading Dean Hole’s ‘Book about roses.’ However, the book is probably worth adding to a rosarian’s shelf.”
| + — | Sat. R. 100: 314. S. 2, ‘05. 1440w. | |
| * | + + | Spec. 95: 472. S. 30, ‘05. 60w. |
Hogg, Ethel. Quintin Hogg. $3. Dutton.
In this biography of her father, the author gives a complete and intimate account of his life and work in the London slums. A famous Eton foot-ball player, he often made his influence felt by sheer physical force, and this was perhaps the secret of his remarkable success. He founded the Ragged school, and the famous Polytechnic, and his life is a story of the most practical kind of philanthropic work. There is an introduction by the Duke of Argyll.
“The book is needlessly long, and is disfigured by numerous exclamation points.”
| + — | Nation. 80: 93. F. 2, ‘05. 180w. | |
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 53. Ja. 28, ‘05. 1350w. (Condensed biography.) | |
| + | Outlook. 79: 247. Ja. 28, ‘05. 180w. (Survey of Hogg’s life.) |