New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-25

in the genial heat When at iast Lo te' q, Yellow
straw very small and light and in II put ia 1u ae
q r soft GG S warm TS0 u nee ey ss"
but he moved his head slowly from Soe 70 III and
SUM sun ha 1o r the garden the basket out into
the corner where the heavenly n,ue a., hIossor,jn,,
hnhird Tho snow Wilderness OF the tull olossonnns
inies '' and among the spikes hung the pretty
cradle where the sunbnams lay notes. o % haimw and
mild rocked the tall gepy' s sne reyiS
ket waed with them ana hT nT prescny opened
his eyes and quietly looked about him AZ mar my
heart rejoiced 1t delightful TO watch his SLOW
return 70 his old self | still went on with my
work looking continually toward him TO see ,r NOW
life through him: suddenly he rose an emetan
spark into the air ana qnyerS red bossom for
his breakfast Of honey.
This Is not the ideal garden book-who coud
write that save Richard BlackmoreF-bnt i
agreeable and ought TO be an inspiring ana sus-
cesttve con,panon 10 women OF leisure who have
hankerings for gardens OF their own Mr.. 'hlide
IIassam's Ilustratio disappointment 1heE
are little more than ''impressionist' patches OF
color and have nower-fecling whatever.
The garden which the poet. Alfred Austin loves
,s the quaint and beautiful pot about an old Eng
Ish manor-housc Among It's bed and borders he
wonders tending IT'S habltants and filing the sum
NOR air with dlScourse-lscoursH sometimes OF these
pctted darlings but oftener Of life and literature
large coverings Of lt:le buds Of sentiment ana
PHILOSOPHY evoked by the sunshiny beauty OF inc
oil
book and engaging bits OF poetic Imagination. and
= delicate rrnnemen. Of style What It lacks Is
humor that dainty quality which should STIR IN the
text Of a garden book the south wind stirs among
the lilies and the mgnonettc. This lack apart MI
Austins book Is charming. and Will win readers Tor
his prose among those who nave never wv" ""'
to care for his poetry.
Mrs Dana takes by the hand ms II were anu
leads us through woods and fields, along me pahk'
OF streams. across meadows and marshes. taking
famillarly by the way. and pointing out the oeiu-
Ties of the "overhanging cliff jewelled with the
vivid flowers OF the coumblne.' or the CORY oil
the mountain laurel tho rocky hillsides As the
title indicates this is book for the many Tor All
those who have appreciation for beauty ana
desire TO be in closer touch with the marf'iS oi
Nature There IS nothing technical within lis GOV
crs The different chapters have already been pup
nshcd in The Tribune. and are now gathered to-
rether in permanent form both for those who have
and those who have not enjoyed reading them be-
fore Eight chapters take ne In gradual steps
through the season Of flowers. Month 10y month We
are told OF the fair legion OF blossoms as h'y I'M
fold their beauty In the order which Nature has
assigned 10 them In the brilliant procession. As
May is the month OF flowers. 50 June is the month
OF foliage. and the great green food sweeps silently
across the land. while the meadows are color"d by
the homely and thcky scattered clover. daisies ana
buttercups which look like millions Of stars shining
from out the grass Midsummer brings tho meadow
lly be-like and trcmulous. and In the awamps the
fragrant white honeysucklc And thus We are led on
through August when the cardinal flower throws a
reflection OF intense color IN the wafer OF the cool
brooks and the waier-'!es f'at piaciiy on th"
surface OF the lakes: until the hills are veed In tho
silvery mist Of n late september morning. and the
roadsdes are lined with the burning bushes Of the
sumach We part rcgrctfully with Mrs. Dana and
! her adopted children. the flowers OF tho neif and
! woods and advise those who have not had the
pleasure OF n country stroll with her TO purify the
air OF the dusty city 10y spending a few half hours
| in her company
! Miss Mrs or Mr. Iiarilnsc has contributed 70
| wild-nower literature valuable AMI Interesting
! little work. Much quaint and oui-of-th"-vay
| knowledge r. gathered into It's pages and commur-
Gated with friendly simplicity. odd facts IN the his
tory Of plants explained In such winsofn" way
that II is until the reader closes 20" book that
he realizes how much scientific Information has
been administered 20 him. The author would al-
mos; 10 invest the Wild flower With charact"r.
reflection ard intention yet there IL nothing ~ the
fantastic In this Iantore. All show forth the rca-
| sonable and harmonious operations % nature How
| many people realize that certain plants and vines
| actually sleep some Of them having regular hour
| for retiring? This and many other entertaining
reminders OF field md forest may be found IN this
| delightful little volume.
Mr. Mathews is an artist with a keen npprecla-
| ton 81 the picturesque element IN flowers. and he
makes an urgent appeal In his preface FOR the sim.
plest and most natural methods for the display OF
| garden flowers. lie believes that less attention
| should DE given to the symmetry Of beds and Dor
ders and more 70 colors AMI plant forms Hi'
hints choice Of Howcrs tn ARRANGEMENT OF c1lors
and tho position AM grouping Of plants are with
few exceptions excellent. We DO not agree with
him IN recommending makcshlft garden ornaments
OF wood. do much beauty IN n japanese
dragon of yellow nasturtums err Wing over a
grassy terrace His plea Tor the soferlno ana ma
genta colors cannot but think someW hat
strained. would that flowers Of those shades and
especially the pale purple-rcd roscs which florists
and nurserymcn persis in calling pink might be
kept FOR the gardens Of the few people who really
Ike them Some admirable illustrations cnllycn Mr.
Mathcws's text and some cultural Notes" added
by a well-known authority. Mr A. II Fcwkes in
crease the value OF the volume. We glad Il
say that IT has a good index.
The volume OF Garden and Forest" causes
the reader 10 wonder anew how the owners OF
country places, the student OF landscape garden
ing the nurseryman. the forester and the lovers oil
nature in general managed their work before II
was born. IT Is infinitely rich In suggestion fol
these members OF society. and maintains the high
est artistic standards. 1t keeps abreast OF all new
developments the volume being a treasury OF In
subjects with which II deals. The makeup OF III,
paper is refined and workmanlike. Its process re-
productions OF photographs OF landscapes and plants
being uncommonly good.
Nrm 1ublirntInue