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THE BOOK OF ANNUALS 



By A. C. Hottes. Complete information on over 100 genera 

 of annual plants, everlastings and vines. Care, culture, 



diseases, etc. 180 pages, 122 illustrations. Cloth, $1.50, 

 postpaid. 



FLOWERS OF THE WILD 



By F. C. Pellett. Covers most of the common wild flowers 

 suited for naturalization in the Northeastern States and the 

 best of them from the West. 168 pages, 4 color plates and 

 104 halftones. Cloth, $1.00, postpaid. 



GARDEN GUIDE 



Each subject written by an expert in that line. Discusses 

 all phases of gardening pertaining to the owner of a mod- 

 erate-sized home. 676 pages, 300 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00, 

 postpaid. 



AROUND THE YEAR m THE GARDEN, by F. F. Rockwell. 

 Because the time when you do your garden work is so impor- 

 tant, you need a regular schedule. This book gives you 

 complete information on every garden problem, outlined week 

 by week, and written by a practical gardener. 88 illustra- 

 tions, 350 pages. $3.00 



THE STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE, edited 

 by L. H. Bailey. This is the one universal and invaluable 

 authority on every horticultural question. Makes a compact 

 but thorough presentation of the kinds, characteristics and 

 methods of cultivation of the plants grown in the United 

 States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit, and 

 for vegetables. Formerly in 6 volumes, but now in three. 

 4,000 illustrations, 3,637 pages, 3 volumes, fabrikoid binding. 



$20.00 



THE BOOK OF PERENNLALS 



By A. C. Hottes. Complete information on over 140 genera. 

 Discusses care, culture, propagation, fertilizers, diseases, etc. 

 Gives pronunciation under each genera. 280 pages, 117 

 illustrations, numerous tables. Cloth, $2.00, postpaid. 



THE BOOK OF SHRUBS 



By A. C. Hottes. Covers from description to complete care 

 and culture of all the common and some uncommon decid- 

 uous shrubs and broad-leaved evergreens. Exceptionally 

 complete. 448 pages, 184 illustrations. Cloth, $3.00, postpaid. 



WATER GARDENS AND GOLDFISH 



By R. V. Sawyer and E. H. Perkins. Two closely related 

 subjects presented under the same cover — for those wishing 

 a small tub-pool to the large formal pool. 292 pages, 126 

 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00, postpaid. 



HOME FLOWER GROWING, by E. C. Volz, A real flower 

 garden encyclopedia! It will teach you how to propagate and 

 cultivate your plants, how to care for, fertilize, and maintain 

 them. It tells how and when and where to grow flowers; 

 what different kinds look like; how to plan indoor, outdoor, 

 rock, and water gardens; how to prepare exhibits for a 

 flower show; how to organize a garden club. 151 illustra- 

 tions, 342 pages. $3.00 



GARDEN MAINTENANCE, by Ortloff and Raymore. How to 

 prune, fertilize, spray, and care for flowers, trees, shrubs, 

 and lawns. This is a book written for the home owner who 

 already has a lawn and garden space; it does not presuppose 

 a new garden or the complete rearrangement of existing 

 plantings. $2.50 



CITY AND SUBURBAN GARDENING by C. C. Sherlock $1.00 

 1001 GARDEN QUESTIONS ANSWERED by A. C. 



Hottes 2.50 



ORNAMENTAL DWARF FRUIT TREES by E. Abjornson 1.00 



PLANT PROPAGATION by A. C. Hottes 2.00 



PRACTICAL LAWN CARE by M. G. Merritt 75 



Gladiolus, by F. F. Rockwell $1.25 



Lawns, by F. F. Rockwell 1.25 



Perennial Gardens, by H. S. Ortloff 1.25 



The Book Of Bulbs, by F. F. Rockwell 3.00 



The Outdoor Living Room, by Ramsey & Lawrence 2.50 



THE GARDEN ENCYCLOPEDIA 



Completely revised and contains many new features. Three 

 hundred fifty thousand copies have been sold of the older edition. 



$4.00 



VEGETABLE ENCYCLOPEDIA AND GARDENER'S GUIDE. 307 pages. 



by Victor A. Tiedjens 69 



FLOWER ENCYCLOPEDIA AND GARDENER'S GUIDE. 525 pages, by 

 Albert E. Wilkinson 69 



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