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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1914 



Wouldn't Any of These Help You? 



Here are books on all kinds of subjects any of 

 which we will send on approval. The bill will fol- 

 low when you decide if the books are satisfactory. 

 Write your name on the margin 



Select the Volumes and send us the List 

 DOUBLED AY, PAGE & COMPANY, Garden City, New York 



Books of Fiction Worth Keeping 



The Caravaners, by the Author of Eliza- 

 beth and Her German Garden. The story of a 

 little tour in England and of a German Baron who 

 could not understand the English point of view. 

 Illustrated. Net $1.35. 

 The Spartan, by Caroline Dale Snedeker. 

 A fascinating story of the days of Thermopylae. It 

 gives one the feeling of having lived in the Golden 

 Age of Greece. Illustrated. Net $1.35. 



A Woman of Genius, by Mary Austin. 

 Shall a woman give up her career for the sake of 

 family scruples, is the theme of this very powerful 

 story. Net $1.35. 



Five Volumes by Joseph Conrad 



Youth. Three tales of the sea that are among 

 the finest short stories of the English language. 



Net $1.35. 

 Lord Jim. The story of a young seaman who 

 dreamed of the day when he should face an emer- 

 gency — and what happens when he does. Net $1.35. 

 Romance, with Ford Madox Hueffer. A 

 book of simon-pure adventure, which tells the 

 story of an English boy caught in the plots of a 

 Cuban pirate band, and his love for a beautiful 

 Spanish girl. Illustrated. Net $1.35. 



The Point of Honor. A humorous tale of 

 the Napoleonic wars. Illustrated. Net $1.20. 



Twixt Land and Sea. Three stories of the 

 sea and of the tropics — the two things about which 

 Mr. Conrad writes so superbly. Net $1.25. 



The Battle-Ground, by Ellen Glasgow. 

 "As a story of the Civil War — the 'Battle-Ground' 

 stands alone." — New York Times. Net $1.35. 



The Recording Angel, by Corra Harris. 

 A deliciously humorous story of life in a Georgia 

 mountain village. Illustrated. Net $1.25. 



In Search of a Husband, by Corra Harris. 

 The adventures of a girl who decides to marry for 

 money, but who in the end capitulates to the dic- 

 tates of her heart. Illustrated. Net $1.35. 

 Bob, Son of Battle, by Alfred Ollivant. 

 A romantic story of shepherds and shepherds' dogs 

 in the North of England; it stamps Mr. Ollivant as 

 an author of unusual force and originality. 



Illustrated. Net $1.35. Leather Net $1.60. 

 The Royal Road, by Alfred Ollivant. 

 The pathetic story of Ted Hankey, his struggle 

 in the grip of the Giant Industry and his 

 triumphant end. Net $1.25. 



The Southerner, by Walter H. Page. A 

 story of the South since the Civil War. It gives a 

 view of Southern life and progress hitherto ne- 

 glected in fiction — the buoyant, constructive suc- 

 cessful, hopeful struggle of the men since the war. 



Net $1.20. 

 An Affair of State, by J. C. Snaith. A 

 dramatic story of England in the clutch of a uni- 

 versal strike and the reins of power in the control of 

 an ex-haberdasher and a brilliant duchess. Net $1.25. 



Fenella, by Henry L. Stuart. "Here at 

 last we have a bit of genuine human experience. 

 Fenella is a story to be read and with very great 

 interest both as a story and as a picture or at 

 least one phase of modern society in the world's 

 capital." — Minneapolis Journal. Net $1.20. 



The Deliverance, by Ellen Glasgow. A 

 story of the Virginian tobacco fields. 



Illustrated. Net $1.35. 



Books for the Child's Library 



Alice in Wonderland, Illustrated by 

 Arthur Rackham. A most beautiful edition illus- 

 trated by one of the foremost artists of our time. 



Net $1.40. 

 Aesop's Fables. Illustrated by Arthur 

 Rackham. This is a volume of endless appeal for 

 every child — and for those lucky grown-ups who 

 have not lost the love for fairy tales. 

 Net $1.50. Leather, net $2.00. DeLuxe $10.00. 

 The Boys' Book of New Inventions, 

 by Harry E. Maule. The story of the greatest 

 inventions in the past ten years told for young 

 readers. Illustrated. Net $1.60. 



Indian Boyhood, by Charles A. Eastman 

 (Ohiyesa). Stories of Indian life told by a full 

 blooded Sioux. Illustrated. Net $1.60. 



The Book of Woodcraft, by Ernest 

 Thompson Seton. A full account of nature study, 

 hunting, camping, athletics, Indian craft and out- 

 door life in general by this well known writer. 

 Illustrated. Net $1.75. 



Books Every Man Should Own 



Crowds, by Gerald Stanley Lee. A book 

 that gives you a new conception of the relations of 

 goodness and efficiency and good business. 



Net $1.35. 

 The New Freedom, by Woodrow Wilson. 

 A clear and forceful discussion of the great prob- 

 lems now confronting this country. Net $1.00. 

 Advertising as a Business Force, by 

 Paul Terry Chertngton. "Prof. Cherington's 

 book is incomparably the best and most authorita- 

 tive work on advertising that has yet been issued." 

 — John Irving Romer in Printer's Ink. Net $2.00. 

 Inspired Millionaires, by Gerald Stanley 

 Lee. A prophecy of "better business" of the fu- 

 ture and a healthy antidote to Socialism. Net $1.25. 

 Bunker Bean, by Harry Leon Wilson. A 

 laughable satire on "big business" and the rising 

 generation. Illustrated. Net $1.25. 

 The Best Stories of the World. Ed. by 

 Thos. L. Masson of "Life." Some 400 of the 

 world's best humorous stories. Net $1.00. 



Books of Practical Home Usefulness 



The Complete Housekeeper, by Emily 

 Holt. Suggestions for the care of the family; the 

 house; the gardens; the pets. Illustrated. $1.00. 



The Country House, by Chas. Edward 

 Hooper. Illustrated. $1.50. 



The Dog Book, by James Watson. 904 

 pages, 810 illustrations. Illustrated. $1.50. 



The Encyclopedia of Etiquette, by 

 Emily Holt. 500 pages. Illustrated. $1.00. 



The Furniture of Our Forefathers, by 

 Esther Singleton. 334 illustrations. $1.50. 

 The Poultry Book, by Harrison Weir. 

 The most exhaustive work on this subject. 600 

 illustrations, 1,299 pages. $1.50. 



Music Lovers' Cyclopedia, by Rupert 

 Hughes. Revised to date 191 2. Net $1.50. 



The International Cook Book, by Alex- 

 ander Filippini. $1.00. 

 Practical Cooking and Serving, by 

 Janet Mackenzie Hill. Popular edition of a 

 complete manual of food and how to prepare it. 



Illustrated. Net $1.50. 

 The New Housekeeping, by Christine 

 Frederick. "These efficiency studies in home 

 management if practised would reduce the servant 

 problem to the minimum and raise housework to 

 the dignity of a science." — Providence Journal. 



Illustrated. Net $1.00. 



Gardening Books Every Gardener 

 to Know 



Ought 



The American Flower Garden, by 



Neltje Blanchan. Covers adequately the needs 

 of the amateur whose garden is either extensive or 

 the reverse. Beautifully illustrated. Net $1.50. 

 What England Can Teach Us About 

 Gardening, by Wilhelm Miller. The best 

 English practice in gardening varied to suit 

 American conditions. Illustrated. Net $4.00 



The Garden Week by Week, by Walter 

 P. Wright. A handy guide to culture of flowers, 

 fruits and vegetables, outdoors and[in greenhouses. 

 Illustrated. Net $2.00. 

 Popular Garden Flowers, by Walter P. 

 Wright. A volume which shows the history uses 

 and adaptabilities of our most commonly grown 

 hardy garden flowers. Illustrated. Net $2.50. 



The New Gardening, by Walter P. 

 Wright. This work brings the most recent de- 

 velopments in gardening Vith cultural directions 

 into the scope of a single volume. Net $2.00. 



How to Make a Flower Garden, by 

 Many Experts. A charming and practical book 

 by experts on every branch of the subject. 



Illustrated. Net $1.60. 



Nature Books For Every Library 



Songs of Nature, by John Burroughs. An 

 anthology of outdoor poetry. Net. $1.35. 



Moths of the Limberlost, by Gene Strat- 

 ton-Porter. A most beautiful nature book with 

 rare illustrations in colors from living moths. 



Illustrated. Net $2.50 



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