. St. Nicholas [serial] . Thebookis admirable, and I think it could hardly bebetter. All the children will want to know little Mary.^S. B. PARSONS, the Veteran Horticulturist. It is doubtful if a years work in the garden has everbeen more delightfully, interestingly, and instructivelytold than in Marys Garden and How It Grew. Theauthor is evidently on the best terms with the plantsof which she writes, and speaks of them asfriends. Thathuman interest is one of the charms of the book. Thecareful, tender solicitude for the plants, so beautifullyand thoughtfully expressed, springs from an intimate
. St. Nicholas [serial] . Thebookis admirable, and I think it could hardly bebetter. All the children will want to know little Mary.^S. B. PARSONS, the Veteran Horticulturist. It is doubtful if a years work in the garden has everbeen more delightfully, interestingly, and instructivelytold than in Marys Garden and How It Grew. Theauthor is evidently on the best terms with the plantsof which she writes, and speaks of them asfriends. Thathuman interest is one of the charms of the book. Thecareful, tender solicitude for the plants, so beautifullyand thoughtfully expressed, springs from an intimateknowledge of their needs.—PATRICK 10MARA, PeterHendersons tvell-knoivn Horticultural Expert. The idea upon which it is based is a very happy one, the book is also technically sound.—DICK {in charge of childrens garden work, AgriculturalDepartment, U. S. A.). 12mo, 261 pages, $ A tray dtsig THE ART CRAFTS for Beginners By FRANK G. SANFORD Director of Department Arts and Crafts, ChautauquaThe most up-to-date publication of its kind — asuggestive little manual for the teacher and a prac-tical guide for the amateur. The author describes in detail how to make overforty useful and ornamental articles in the variousmediums described, together with suggestions forendless other varieties of similar objects. The Contents includes : I. DesignII. Thin Wood-worKing III. Pyrography IV. Sheet-Metal WorK V. Leather WorKVI. BooKbindingVII. Simple Pot-teryVIII. BasKetryIX. Bead WorK And among a great many other things which theauthor tells how to make are : How to Matte a Sun-Dial How to Matte a Brass Candle-Shade How to Matte an Embossed Leather Card-CaseHow to Matte Copies of Simple Arizona Indian PotteryHow to Matte a Fruit BasKet of Cattail LeavesHow to Matte a Bead Chain, etc., etc. Undoubtedly the best single reference book yetpublished.— School Arts Book. Each cha
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