Excerpt from House and Garden, Vol. 20: July, 1911 There is a far better and shorter road to a successful flower garden for the novice than that which lies directly through the seedsman's catalogue. It is a road leading through that same novice's own notebook. The time to get acquainted with the future inhabitants Of that ideal garden of his is during the whole flowering season. If you yourself must acknowledge your novitiate in gardening, try this scheme Of making the personal acquaintance Of the month's flowering plants and shrubs. Surely in your own neighborhood there are gardens containing treasures with which you might easily become acquainted. Visit them with open eyes and an inquiring mind, and start your notebook now. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.