The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17

Ar l@1n<o aGSoaa 3A4 nc0nda<4aa
M into o4i1eo9z1a IN q pa1senger
w Soach oDe catches 1Fe1usnt
E1tmpssa OF beautiful country
Aomes SnsossmSd tn grounds az bow
sE11g Gzesns w9z4nh, ShroaSA the tnAsr-
s<3Oas OF the trseu seem 70 be waving
1Agz Of an nAt1one n 9s4snd1y welcome
- tha passing train On closer in
V0GaeM41cu ehAsa 0Mgs 0f Weloona may
prove - BE bot GprsAAtnG. noatiAG
maEoN q lS~aly koom. planted with
an sys 20 tha NEST advantageous spot
a06 cAssfu1fy oaaesssA IN their growth
hV ehs al1U e Al Gmetant 9A~danss.
Esowosu indigenous - Ga staaa. aa wei
aa Ghess which have been esAzaplanksd
from fosetgn OoznfrAaa e G1ew and
h1oGaem n eensroGa pro4oEtoa tn thatF
hsw Snvavo1meut. may Be seen. amonG
them che hg1zIi&n& seA<3s4 e4 the vtz-
E1ntA GEoeDoE. ths grange eoAaesd hles-
sens 0f Ghs trumpet VIVA tia wttes
purity Of che fragrant claEnak4a, tha ex-
gnisits t1n1s of tia charming Ewest
pea and the subtle and fsaGrAnt beauty
OF the familiar ho0eysuelEis with tts
charming natural e1toota a. the flowers
tw1oa ArO1nA thS stems and carpet
ths Rre1nd underneath
10 produce these deAGhtfuI landscape
ELECTS q thoroGGh knew1edgs OF tha
climatic oon1ltaSna Of CAiifornia, the
SOL and oe ths typa OF tree and shrub
best adAptsd g the particular locality
sn absolutely neoonsary. Many auaatsux
GARDENERS striving for soentc and noraI
beauty make the mistake OF consider
Ing eastern and western conditions
somewhat similar. and are disappointed
when. after all their careful planting,
watering end fsrentxinE. their beds Of
Covers. plats Of shrrbbery or branch
ing trees (Which were 20 be) prove
large failures Dossns OF textbooks
dealing with garden lore have bean
written and published. but none has
ever been proved quite Aatisfsctory as
stating the exact laws 20 be followed
regarding the planting and cultivation
az grounds. whether large or smAIl. In
caltfozniA or fts envtrons. a. no au-
thor seams q have taken the main
points OF the subject a. applied TO this
state int conatdsrAtien. But aow q
book presenting this important szh3sct
1n al sts aspects has bean written
by John McIaren. superintendent ef
Golden Gate pe<k tar &c years. q man
apleodtd1y verBsd In arboEi1uiturs and
a~-f--.4a.--. - -H&-kA. -. - -
care and slrill 80 displayed In the thou
sand reclaimed aoras forming the
largest park IN the world, and to whom
So conceded the right to speak soberly
and authorttativeay on the subject to
which his life has been mainly de-
Roted
The book. published by A M. Robert
son. is called -0ardeuing In California:
Landscape and Flower" ana contains
about 500 pages. divided into 22 chap
ters. Beginning with the selection Of
3 site for the house and garden grounds.
the hrst few chapters give q most prac-
tical and complete consideration OF the
plans for these grounds. the prepara-
ton Of the soils the construction Of
roads and walks. planting and trans
planting and the making OF lawns. Sue
ceeding chapters treat In detail Of the
various kinds OF trees. shrubs and how-
erA All OF which are classified under
their respective headings. while still
other chapters give a succinct though
comprehensive description OF the ma
tures best method OF handling and gen.
eral results OF eeyeral varieties OF
palms ferns. bamboos and grasses. with
e lengthy chapter devoted to herba-
ceous and bedding plants. Parlor and
window gardening is also dissected mi
nuteiy and the back OF the volume con-
tains several pages given over TO the
ezplanatton OF technical gardening