. 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 as friends. Thathuman interest is one of the charms of the book. Thecareful, tender solicitude for the plants, so beautifullyand thoughtfully expressed, springs from an intima
. 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 as friends. 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 [OMARA, PeterHenderson s well-known Horticultural Expert. The idea upon which it is based is a very happy one,and the book is also technically sound.—DICK (in charge of children s garden ivork, AgriculturalDepartment, U. S. A.). 12mo, 261 pages, $ A tray design illustrating—Jirst, line harmonylsecond, radiation. 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: V. Leather WorkVI. BookbindingVII. Simple Pot-teryVIII. BasketryIX. Bead WorK I. DesignII. Thin Wood-working III. Pyrography IV. Sheet-Metal WorK And among a great many other things which theauthor tells how to make are : How to Make a Sun-Dial How to Make a Brass Candle-Shade How to Make an Embossed Leather Card-CaseHow to Make Copies of Simple Arizona Indian PotteryHow to Make a Fruit Basket of Cattail LeavesHow to Make a Bead Chain, etc., etc. Undoubtedly the best single reference
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