Best Books 



For the Florist 

 and Gardener 



Orcharding, Productive ^Jf c- ^''^'',v with 157 iuustrations and 



Si 316 pages. Volume 6x834 in.; handsome 



and durable cloth binding. Every owner of an orchard, whether a small family one 

 or the largest commercial orchard, needs this work and will find it valuable. The 

 author has devoted years to fruit growing on a large scale, and in this book lias 

 carefully sifted out and discarded orchard method.s which will not work and in- 

 cluded only those of known arid tried value. It is practical, complete, uptodate 

 and authoritative, covering every phase — from the buying of land, selection 

 of fruit, to grading, packing, marketing and advertising of fruits. <j» "I S(\ 

 Prospectus on application «]1)J..»?U 



Q|-q}||Js Jas. O'Brien. Present-day gardening series, with 8 colored plates. 

 ^ A useful, popular guide to orchids at the present day. The |i C/-« 

 cultural hints are based on experience in growing orchids in England. O »5 L.. 



P«»rknw 1\/laniia1 TKo C. S. Harrison. Third edition. Enlarged, im- 

 I-eony manual, l ne p^^^^j ^^^ up-to-date. Divided into ten 



chapters, embracing propagation, raising from seeds, diseases, preparing 

 the ground, planting, forcing, shipping, etc., with complete list of ^ CJ*-* 

 varieties ^iJ\^» 



PVilrt'v A Manual On XKo C. ,S. Harrison. Second Edition. Written 

 r niOX, J\ manual KJn l ne j^^ j^^. Harrison's interesting style and 



covering all there is to know about the cultivation of Phloxes. 'The closing 

 pages of t' " ' ... .. ... ,. , , . - — 



varieties . 



pages of the book are devoted to a list of tall , medium and dwarf O C /^ 



Plant I~'ii1fiir«> George W. Oliver, Propagator for the Bureau of Plant In- 

 f lain \„unurc j^stry, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Third 

 revised edition. Size 5 x t}^ in.; 312 pages; heavily illustrated. A working 

 handbook of everyday practice for the florist and gardener, and those who 

 intend to grow plants and flowers in the greenhouse or garden as a (Dj | Sf\ 

 means of obtaining a livelihood. Sample pages on application .. . «l|)J.»«-/vf 



P1a.nt Prona^ation Gleo. W. Oliver, {in preparation.) With the florist 

 lo-in 1 imjngni.mii ^^^ ^^^ gardener the very foundation of his work 

 consists in knowing just how to propagate the plants he expects to grow. A little 

 reliable information in this direction will often save much valuable time that 

 would otherwise be lost in experimenting, and result in making his work more 

 remunerative. This little book is written with this end in view, and it is thought 

 that the florist just starting in business will find here all the information he needs 

 to enable him to increase the thing he wishes to grow without the necessity of 

 consulting nore voluminous or expensive works. 



Pfunirttj Rook THe ^' ^' ^^i'^y- Explains the principles of each 



r I uiuilg ijwji^, 1 lie operation in every detail. Specific advice is given 



on the pruning of the various kinds of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs and 



hedges. Considerable space is devoted to the pruning and training <]? t ^C\ 



of grape vines. 537 pages, illustrated «]pX.OV/ 



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