The Forbidden Garden is a science fiction novel by author John Taine (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell).

The novel concerns the search for soil from a remote part of Asia for the cultivation of weird flowers that can destroy humanity.

P. Schuyler Miller reviewed the novel favorably, writing "[Taine] is standing at your elbow, nudging you with evident relish when you come to passages that were fun to write.

"[1] Thrilling Wonder Stories also received the novel favorably, declaring that the author "proves his right to the semi-legendary eminence he holds for followers of the fantastic presented via plausible pseudo-science", but faulted Taine for weak characterization, saying "His cast of players comprise a collection of stock dramatic types and no more".

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