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The "Frankfurter Zeitung," which
u.as the first democratic newspaper III
Germany, started its career OF active
and influential service as strictly
financial and commercial pup'c&tioii'
tho need Of which had long been reit III
ono - tho money centres of the world.
rts founder. Leopold Sonnemann' was
led 70 undertake the enterprise oy uie
refusal OF the city's then existihs pa
uers to publish the news or the Ioriiia
ton of a committee Of stockholders III
., italian railroad for the purpose Oh
,.rotect,np their rights. This road
after the prevalent habit OF uhoei IAN
inas of IT'S kind in the middle OF tue iaS'
century. had suppressed certain lacls III
its prospectus and then stopped paying
dividerds without notice and explahA-
tion Herr Sonnemann hadRreVious 10
this found great difficulty In securihs
nubljcity for his complaints Oh tle
abuses of the passport system theii III
yoeue in Germany. Thus it came 10
mass that the scope Of his daily fnancial
ard COfnInpTCldI lCpOAN
videned 20 that Of an aggressive No
oral modern newspaper, hghtlhg on 'ne
side of democracy against reaction III
all its forms.
History rejects much that the news
paper reports and comments upon do
part of it's making. Still, there Is mucH
of enduring interest in this materiai re-
iected in the drawing of the larger out
lines. and 1t is for this reason tnat
Popular edition of this History OF the
'Frankfurter Zeitung" will be welcomed
by n wider circle of readers. It's re
last fifteen years or so are no less wei
come as aids 10 the memory, and its re-
combinations are in every case up 10
date with their information. 1t Is need
less to add that the work is indeXed with
Teutonic thoroughness.
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untdy," will not be relished, perhaps, by
some clever American gardeners
notably Mrs Ely. who has had magnifi-
cent blue groups Of the flower in her
Northern New Jersey garden.
We have read with much interest MI.
Wrishts chapter on the hollyhock. the
fine old flower which used to be found
In so many American gardens, but
which has Of late years yielded here, as
abroad, to devastating disease 1t is
rarely he says, that we see perfectly
healthy hollyhocks nowadays; and he
does not forget TO tell us that thought
full florists were honest enough to con-
TESS that they may have weakened the
constitution Of the plant and thereby
predisposed Ii TO diseases by propagat-
ing the plants from cuttings or CRAFTS in
a nigh temperature" 1t was in 1873
that destructive fungus spread from
the wild mallows TO their garden sister,
the hollyhock, and that fair creature
mas never been free from 1t since.
Strange to say, the fungus originated in
South America, whence IL went over
seas with extraordinary speed. But
growers should remember that II Is still
possible to raise healthy plants in our
country In spite Of the many which
show disease. We must not fail to mem
ton with cordial admiration the more
Than beautiful. the wonderful photo-
graphs OF flowers which illustrate this
volume. The "Columbines" especially
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over. the overwhelming majority Of us
live removed from the ocean. and have
never seen battleship or even a ships
crew, except I'm pictures. These espe-
cially will find in these pages all that a
landsman can learn and needs 10 know
concerning the organization. administra-
ton, equipment, ornaments, personnel
and routine Of the L. S. ~, from the
commander in chief down TO the cadet
at the academy and the latest recruit In
course Of training.
The classes of ships are described;
there Is n picture Of the life and work on
board n man-Of- "in commission
there are explanations of grades and
ranks. and duties and responsibilities.
The designing and building of war YES
sells are explained. with the necessary
data concerning tonnage, measurements.
armOr. ordnance, projectiles and the like.
Modern high explosives. mines and tor
pedocs are not forgotten. and there is
even proper mention of the possibilities
Of the acroplane in naval warfare. The
authors official position as an Instructor
at Annapolis is sufficient guarantee of
the accuracy of his book. whose salient
quality ia perhaps best summed up In
the word efficiency" Tho brief history
of our navy that is preflxed Is capital
bit Of discerning selection and condensa-
ton. 1t may he added in conclusion that
there Is nothing in these pages that Will
stump" the alert American boy. 10
whom they are heartily recommended.
Decidedly authoritative. also, is the list
Of authors on the title page OF ~ Brief
History Of the United States Navy
This. too, is shipshape. workmanlike'
efficient niece of work, the multiplicity
Of whose authorship Is not discernible
In the uniform quality OF its text. Its
contents were originally used in ten
tatlve form, I'm tho Naval Academy at
Annapolis. and thus found to be ser
viceable as the foundation Of a textbook
for general use. 1t aims throughout at
impartial accuracy, presents naval
events from the professional rather than
tho picturesque point OF view. cmphasiz-
ing, for instance. the manpuverlng and
tho gunnery rather than tho blood and
smoke" and gives. wherever possible,
the original sources, official reports and
the like. In addition, proper attention is
given to the services OF the navy and its
officers in time Of peace.
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ing their history. the origin and pro
nunciation Of their names. their position
in literature and folklore. their value as
modern garden plants. their culture and
the best varieties of them" All this he
does in most entertaining fashion his
gifts as an historical commentator being
as marked as his gardening skill HIS
chapter on carnations, picote@5 ana
pjnks-the Glove scented carna ton. he
remembers, is one of the Oldest plants
known TO botanical historians-is in part
an agreeable tribute 10 the delicious
qualities Of plant beloved for count
less centuries Why "carnation II
was coronation" once because it was
favorite flower for the garlands worn by
the ancients in their hours Of fcstivity
Mr.. Wright notes that the growers OF
$50 years ago developed so perfect a
carnation that the modern florist has
not been able % make improvements in
form, and apropos Of this he also notes
that some growers Of the old school
think that the art Is receding since the
admission Of the cut-edged American
section to favor As for larkspurs, his
condemnation Of the tall strain as
"straggiy," and apt 10 look 'eawky and
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almost n matter Of supereroSatiOn. He
is more than a lover of Nature behind
his love there Is an almost passionate
enthusiasm, which, communicated 70 the
reader by his gifted pen. evokes sym
pathy, understanding and a shared adj
miration. He visualizes in his descrip-
tons. perhaps even moro in this his
latest book than in any one of its prede-
cessors. Still though the note be lyric,
I'm his descriptions Of the grandeurs and
smiling beauties OF the park in storm
and sunshine. in all seasons of the year,
he Is fully as interesting in sober vein
as when he discusses the formation of
the valley by the glaciers. Tracing the
way of glaciers" he says. learning how
Nature sculptures mountain waves in
making scenery beauty. is glorious
work" And having made the state
, ment, he proves il by taking us with
him on his minute exploration. He
speaks Of trees and flowers, OF birds and
four-footed denizens OF his paradise,
takes In the Hetch- Hetchy valley I'm his
covery OF the region. Moreover, from
the fulness Of his knowledge. he lays out
TO best advantage a number OF excur-
sions Of various lengths. Supplementary
these itineraries with tables OF distances
and OF maximum rates OF transporta-
ton for saddle horses and carriages.
1t is perhaps in his descriptions Of the
Yosemite Valley in winter that Mr.
Muir is at his best. His experience OF a
ride on an avalanche will probably not
appeal to others; his enthusiasm has
carried him to many a periIous spot, but
his pictures Of Nature in the magic
garb of snow and fee. and OF her in
finite artistry with these immaculate
media of her making. are wondrously
impressive:
When the first heavy storms stopped work
on the high mountains. l made haste down
TO my Yosemite den. ! was out every
day, ana often at night. studying the So
called wonders and common things ever on
show. wading. climbing. sauntering among
the blessed storms and Gains. rejoicing in
almost everything alike that 7 could see
or hear; the glorious brightness OF frosty
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sistible loneliness. An illustration Of
her color planting is the grouping Of
the dark crimson snap dragon with a
tall variety Of ageratum, the bed being
edged with the dwarf ageratum. The
splendid mass OF blue and rich crimson
is, as she reminds us, unusual. Indeed,
the making Of flower pictures of this
kind is rare. Happy is the artist who
can reveal to appreciative eyes an UNI
expected vision. One guest among
others. an author of celebrity, came to
Mrs. Ely's country house 'on a rainy
May evening. Have you not garden
or something" he said to his hostess,
and being asked whether he cared for
gardening, he answered. mo; there IS
generally an angel in the pool and there
are always gravel walks and | hate to
walk upon gravel walks. and, besides, |
have a garden in my imagination where
there are only white flowers surrounded
with green setting" Mrs. Ely contin-
ues
In the early morning the robins were
Singing tnelr May song, sthe sunshine was
brilliant, and all without seemed to be a
new created world. I could scarcely walt
until the grass had dried off q little 10 in
vite my friend to come out with me 10 the
garden. Standing al the entrance we looked
down upon the hemlock hedges tipped with
fftsh green; upon all the evergreens clothed
IN their spring garments; the boX edging
was covered with new growth the turf was
thick and fine and surrounded by this green
setting; there were certainly two thousand
blossoms OF the German iris, Silver King
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26
THE COMING WILD FLOWERS.

HARPER'S GUIDE TO WILD FLOWERS.
by Mrs. Caroline 4. Creevey. Illustrat-
cd. Crown Svo. PIP. 80. Harper & Bros
In tho spring a womans fancy lightly
turns 10 thoughts of wild flowers. Long.
happy mornings under tho cloudy young
leaves Of the forest or along the moist
roadsides and ferny fence corners. or
beside the green messy borders Of Il
swamp stretch out before the eyes of
her mind and invite her soul. Then
what more delightful gift can she have
than n book from which without the
least trouble and with double enjoy
mont she NAV identify all the untamed
blossoms she encounters from the blood
root and marsh marIgold. the hrstlings
OF the season, 10 the goldenrod that in
upland meadows waves a farewell to
autumn Mrs Creevey's work covers Il
wide region; she has dealt with the
towering plants Of the Atlantic sea-
board of New England ana OF the Mid
die States and of some neighboring
parts of the Southern states Her claim
that within this circle any person
possessing no knowledge Of botany may
intelligenly make the acquaintance Of
It's fora is a just one; her book supplies
the simplest. plainest and fullest means
OF Identification.
Flowers arc here classified by color.
by habitat and by seasons. The CLASH
fiCation Is that Of the latest edition of
Gray's Manual" The familiar as well
as the botanical names of the flowers
are given and the description Of each
1owc" or plant is in most cases admir-
ably clcar and accurate. a glossary Of
botanical terms and a chapter on the
characteristics ~ some Of the more i'm
portant botanical families add much to
the comfort of the reader. The many
illustrations are uncommonly we'll made,
the portraits Of the flowers. whether in
color or in black and white, being OF
singular life-likeness.
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is exquisite in its daintiness and deli
p ROsARlAN'S CHRONICLE.

I OVERLOOKING ROSES FOR THE OUT
DOOR GARDEN OF THE AMAIEuk'
BY Georgia TUrrey brennan. lIustrdteu'
Emo, pp. go. Duffield & co.
Mrs. Drennan's handsomely illustrated
book is not only the chronicle of the eX-
periences Of happy rosarian; 1t Is as
we'll manual calculated 10 make ou'
Of the reader q rosarian as enthusiaSl'c'
| Her advice as TO the choice for cdlu-
walton of divers roses is as excellent as
her suggestions as Ia the treatment Oh
the vines and bushes. They are espe-
ciallv valuable for the rosarians OF inc
/ Southern States wherein out-ol-uoor
roses have been for generations mar
/ ,ollously beautiful and lavish OF dos
SONS. The three members of the behsai
Rose family. the York and Lancaster
the Aerippina and Queens Scarlet
were delightful old fashioned roses much
cultivated in Southern gardens from the
o.,.,,, mart Of the last century. Devoted
Garden friends were they. and beauties
Utmost impossible to Kill. The author
r.rnembers a Mississippi garden III
which. before the war, they bloomed III
rorfoct!on. The mansion was burned ana
oil IFS debris of hot brands, bricks ana
iron fell upon the flower garden Wha'
could survive such burial? years
nassed and another house was built ara
the garden reconstructed. 'Then the
three heroic old roses asserted thefn-
solves. York and Lancaster, AGripp'''''
and Queens Scarlet sprang vallan'iy
from the old burnt root Stalks N|ins
with each other in sturdy growth. They
hloomed nightly for twenty-five years
and more" The "reminiscences OF the
flower garden of the authors ehildhood'
ono Of the famous gardens or the 'iu
South. testify to the value OF persistent
cultivation and endless watering Water
she declares. is her hobby as an amateur
rose grower. but the watering she points
ont must he done wisely. The bhhd Io'-
lowing Of instructions can never h'aNe
q successful rosarlan. we know; 1t taxes
brains.
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A NEW CONSCIENCE AND AN AN
GENT EVIL. BY Jane Adams, Hull
House Chicago. Emo. PIP. Xl, 2l9 The
Macmillan Company.
Many are conversant with the problem
of the social evil and its consequences,
but still more remain in ignorance OF its
sinister meaning to the race and It's chill
dren's children unto the third genera
ton. The new conscience has but be-
gun to awaken from its lethargy; the
evil is old as the historic record OF man.
Many are the pens that have been COM
batting 1t In the modern spirit during the
last decade; STILL this book by woman
whose influence Is nationwide. whose
courage and sincerity are matched by
her knowledge and understanding. cam
not fail TO find its way to heads and
hearts that others have failed to reach.
Nothing in the evolution OF the modern
woman has been so incomprehensble as
the long persistence OF her indifference
to and avoidance OF the one problem
that touches her and her children more
closely than all the others for which she
has fought and is still fighting. But she
has cast off the false modesty Of tradl-
ton and faced the situation with n
higher courage.
Miss Adams deals chiefly with con-
crete instances OF the international
white slave traffic, as she has studied 1t
in Chicago. She proves once more what,
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charming. The present monuihei'I''
,o,io contains interesting text anu II -
characteristically French IN us "e"i','
of beautiful illustrations. These WHICH
,orc,auca some photographs but are
x,ore often based upon old engraNiies'
nominations and tapestries give Us -
wonderfully vivid impression OF the sun
.sot The engravings particularly al
,,a,,,a inasmuch as they interpret 10
.soo,,on the formal qualities WINCH
orc Of the bottom OF the best OF the HIS
tor,c gardens Of France.
As NJ Fouquier quantity remarks '"o
wars of the feudal period scarcely en-
Outraged any great extension Oh any
gardan The chateau perpetuaiiy sun
Iect to attack, necessarily anoroeu OU'
a limited scope to the gardener having
sou, above cabbages. But even 'he
noedieval nobleman learned to EMO!
taking his ease out Of doors. plucK>ng Il
flower from some convenient parterre'
and it was not very long before Iahc
ca favorable TO the growth OF deiicat9
plants was dotted here and there win
exou,site pleasure gardens. We need
NOT follow in detail the developments
eliminating in the works or certain
seventeenth century masters. IL Is
enough TO say that in that era trench
landscape gardening got itsen estap-
ushed along lines not unworthy OF the
Italian precedents by which it was pro-
f,,ndly influenced. Then cameLe Notre
and his prodigious achievements at YER
sailles and elsewhere, achievements leaV'
ing a stamp which is to this day inef-
feceable.
NJ. Fouquier's magnificent plates en-
able us to observe the work of his mas
ters in detail, but they direct attention
more especially to one or two funda-
mental principles. The typical French
garden Of the old regime was rooted in a
seometrical idea. and demanded heroic
scale for its adequate exploitation IN
these matters it was faithful to Italian
tradition, but departed from the latter
in one important respect. largely deter
mined by the question Of site. Italian
gardens. especially those Of the classical
villas around Florence and Rome, are
built upon uneven ground. Hence that
profusion Of terraces staircases, ramps,
and so on. which makes the Italian gar
den a sequence of delights, each one of
which possesses certain independent
and intimate charm. The vast gardens
of France being more often laid out upon
one level and having equal breadth and
depth, present q more open effect. They
are all for courtly grandeur and their
Journalism is dryer, more mathematical
than that Of either the Italian or the
English garden There is in it less Of
nature. perhaps. and less Of poetry. but,
on the other hand, a 20 d deal more Of
academic art.
The French garden, in short, is one Of
the most sophisticated things in the
world You do not go TO it for the
siIeRsi0 rcTdc Of Carducci. but for the
mundane pomp and glitter of lie Roi
Solen. 1t offers MS to-day not so much
a model for imitation as a standard Of
taste. 1t enforces the laws Of proper
ton. expressing the French instinct for
order. balance, measure. It's lessons are
those of elegance and grace in detail.
Where more conclusively than in q
French garden can YOU apprehend the
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storm nights: the clouds In whose depths
the frall snow-fowers grow; the behavior
and many voices of the storms, trees, birds.
waterfalls. and snow-avalsnches In the
ever-changing weather.
There are many capital reproductions
Of photographs in the volume. but they
derive their true illustrative value from
Mr.. Muir's glowing text.
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my friend was able to see with his eyes the
garden of his imagination. Such inonen'
ineects and hugs with the rust that de-
s,royeth in the noonday and with the burn
tng drouth
How to conquer such enemies, how to
grow successfully. az The author has
herself grown them, multitude Oh
shrubs. vines plants and bulbs the
reader may learn from these pages. An
excellent chapter dwells on terraces ana
their treatment, and another contains a
fascinating description Of Wild garden
in Connecticut
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mornings: the sunbeams pouring over tho
white dOmes and crags into the groves and
waterfalls, kindling marvellous iris fires IN
the hoarfrost and spray: the great Forests
and mountains In their deep noon sleep; tho
goodnight alpenglow; the stars; the solemn
gazing moon, drawing the huge domes am
headands one by one glowing white out OF
the shadows hushed and breathless like an
audience In awful enthusiasm, while tho
meadows at their feet sparkle with frost.
stars like the sky the sublime darkness OK
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The Artist and the Home Maker
in the Garden.
FRENCH FORMAL GARDENS.

DE LART DIES JARDINS Do I'VE AZ
we 9TECTE Par Marcel FouGuieT
Iiiustre Folio, PIP. X, 25i. Paris; Emile
Paul.
Most of the sumptuous garden books
published in the last five or ten years
have had to do with English or Italian
gardens. The authors of these books
have. OF course, paid their compliments
TO lie Notre, but it has been left to NJ.
Fouauier to prepare volume really 40
ing Justice TO that great designer and to
those of his countrymen who have Tor
centuries shown that in this as In so
many other spheres Of artistic activity
the French genius is creative ana
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BEAUTY AROUND TIE HOME


AMATEUR GARDENCRAFT. \ look I Rv
r. Home Maker and Garden LoHei. DS
~ L. pcvford Illustrated. Emo pP.
E"e'' prI',iiti,o,j,h a: The j. r. Lippineot'
Company
,,o,,. ebou the owner OF n country
,,oco ro,ke it's surroundings truly ped"-
tifpI with flowers and vines ana trees
How shall he make a lawn? HOW sha''
be select and grow flowers giving "
maximum Of pleasure throughout me
summer? \ host Of practical rulcs are
cot forth in this volume rules the result
or personal experience and rich in com
mon sense. Particularly usetuI Is inc
chapter on the choice and planting OF
shr-uhs-it IS golden In its in1uncuons as
TO what TO do and what to avoid. MT.
Royford IS tudicious in his insistence on
the preservation Of natural beauty IN
shrllhs-"never prune SHRUB unless j
really needs IT," he SAYS. He has an m
tercsting chapter on the transierrence to
the garden ~ such native trees ana
plants as may lie charmirgly developed
therein. one OF his wild Captives was
n goldenrod transplanted from a fence
corner Of n pasture. In the garden II
grew luxuriautly. and soon became a
great plant that sent up scores Of stalks
each season az high as mans head,
every one of them crowned with plume
Of brilliant yellow flowers. The effect
was simply magnificent" We commend
this chapter 10 the suburbanite who has
woods and fields at hand
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IN AN ENGLISH CHURCH.

From Notes and Queries.
When visiting Stockton Church In this
county short time ago / observed the
following notice respecting dogs dis
played in n conspicuous position: 1t IS
not wrong to have mans best compan-
ion In place Of worship"
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Literary News and Criticism

mont Of design considered with the same
seriousness. and we may add the same
Felicity. that one expects in a work OF
French architecture The Italians
showed them how to do it, but they had
gifts Of their own, and their gardens
possess an unmistakable individuality
Al the back of his book VI. Fouquler Ii
Illustrates some Of the finer gardens OF
other countries. 1t is good to have these
additional plate but the special Vaiue
Of the work lies in its purely French
material That. 20 many amateurs VIII
prove one Of the most inspiring contrlou-
lions made In recent years TO the lliera-
ture Of gardens.
THE PICTURE GARDEN
TUE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN.
Nv Helena Rutherford Ely. Illustrated.
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THE YOSEMITE
John Muir's Book of It's Great
Beauty.

THE YOSEMITE. BY John Muir. Illus
trated. $40, PIP. X 2Si The Century
Company.
The name of John Muir is so closely
associated with our wonderlands of the
West that praise of his work becomes
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oLc.FAsHioNED FLOWERS TO-DAY

POPULAR GARDEN FLOWERS. by wal Val
ter T. Wright. illustrated; Cro"h o'o'
pn. 876 Doubleday Page X CO.
Tho author of The Perfect Garden
and 'The Garden Week by Week has
in this third volume Of his trilogy dealt
with the most important plants show
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Just and fitting touch TO be given to Il
balustrade or a trellis. to an urn for it's
own sake and TO its placing as a decora-
tive object? A grotto. fountain, or a
Gfaans IN the French garden is an ele-