Books on Gardening Subjects 
Henderson’s Handbook of Plants. By Peter Henderson. 
The standard 
American dictionary of plants, including vegetables and fruits; a complete work 
on cultivated plant life. 526 pages, profusely illustrated, 
Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. \ 
of those desiring information on gardening for private use. 
Was written to meet the want 
Its scope therefore 
embraces directions for the culture and propagation of Flowers, Vegetables and 
Fruits. 
Henderson’s Bulb Culture. 
404 pages, fully illustrated.........................2...00.. 
Gives the up-to-date methods of treatment for 
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all kinds of Hardy and Tender, Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn Flowering 
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, etc. 68 Pages, profusely illustrated.......... 
Henderson’s Garden Guide and Record. By Peler Henderson. It 
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tains brief understandable articles on Vegetable Culture, Flowers from Seeds, 
Bulb Culture, Lawns, Preparing the Garden Ground, Fertilizers, Insecticides and 
Plant Diseases, Canning Vegetables, and many other garden pointers. 
It is of convenient pocket size, 5 x 814 inches, containing 64 pages of text 
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including index. Also 12 pages, one for each month fora diary.......... 
Around the Year in the Garden. By Frederick F. Rockwell. This book 
tells the work to be done with flowers, fruits, vegetables and lawn 
through each week of the year, and just how to get results. 
Arranged as a weekly calendar, the book suggests a definite garden- 
ing plan and indicates the best time and place for every operation 
and plant. It is readily adaptable to any season or locality.......... 
Commercial Floriculture. By Fritz Bahr. A practical manual for the 
retail grower. The topics discussed are: The retail grower and his 
business indoors and outdoors all the year ‘round; Equipment of the 
retail grower; Details of the growing end of the business; Profitable 
side lines for the retail grower; important flower days of the year; All 
kinds of plant materials. No book equals it. Authoritative and de- 
pendable. 616 pages, 296 half-tone illustrations. Cloth.. $ 
Manual of Gardening. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. A practical rattle ¢ to 
planning, making and caring for home grounds, growing vegetables, 
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Home Flower-Growing. By Emil C. Volz, Professor of Floriculture, lowa 
State College. This isa book for the person who would grow flowers and 
decorative plants at home for pleasure, indoors and out, and who 
wishes to understand the principles and practices necessary for success. 
The amateur gardener will find here all he needs to know about 
plant propagation and culture, how and where to grow flowers and 
Biante for best results, in the open ground, as part of the home planting 
scheme, indoors in winter, in window boxes, hanging baskets, rock 
gardens, or water gardens; and how to arrange cut flowers for best 
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Milady’s House Plants. By Ff. #H. Palmer. An instructive book on the 
successful culture of plants in the home...........0. 000.00 e ee eee 
New Flower Educator. By FE. C. Vick. A complete guide to flower 
growing. Tells how to know, plant and grow Annuals, Perennials, 
Vines and Shrubs. How to make good lawns and gardens. How to 
succeed with plants in house and greenhouse. 600 pages, fully illus- 
trated. Invaluable to every gardener......................005. 
Gardening with Peatmoss. ‘‘Gardening with Peat Moss’’ is different 
from most books on this subject in that it contains fundamental infor- 
mation which is the foundation of success in gardening and which is un- 
known to most writers of garden books. 
Based on the science of soil condition it tells in a most interesting and 
easily understandable manner the exact treatment necessary for the 
most successful results with all kinds of vegetables, flowers, fruits and 
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The Gardener. By L. H. Bailey. Simple directions for growing the 
common fruits, vegetables, and flowers in the garden and about the 
house. An accurate gardening guide, arranged alphabetically for 
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Bailey’s New Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Freshly written 
in the light of the most recent research and experience largely by ex- 
perts in their various specialties, all edited bv Prof. L. H. Bailey. It 
is published in three large volumes, sold only in complete sets. Buyers 
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Book of Gardening. By Leonard Barron. For the beginner with a 
small place. Tells how to prepare soil, plan the garden, budget costs, 
care for seeds, bulbs, plants, shrubs, trees, and lawns, and build rock 
gardens and pools. Cloth, 159 pages, illustrated.................. 
Evergreens for the Small Place. By F. F. Rockwell. To accomplish 
the right effect with evergreens requires knowledge of the principles 
of good design, care in selecting the proper sorts and proper attention 
after they are planted. All of this information will be found in this 
book, clearly and plainly written by one who is himself a home owner 
and a garden maker of long experience... .............00 0 cceeeece 
By Derothy M. P. Cloud. No flower lover 
should be without this work. It gives valuable information clearly, 
treating on the upkeep and making of perennial gardens, both old and 
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The Culture of Perennials. 
A Woman’s Hardy Garden. By Mrs. H. R. Ely. Gives in a charming 
manner a woman’s long and successful experience in handling a large 
garden’ of hardy plants? shrubs) bulbswiete, oo). see eee bee anne 
Rock Gardens. By S. Ff. Hamblin, (New.) 
making of rock gardens. Selection of plants 
Rock Gardens. By F. F. Rockwell. Where and how to make rock gar- 
dens. It tells how to go about it to do the work yourself 
A complete treatise on the 
, culture and propagation... 
Greenhouses—Their Construction and Equipment. By JW. J. 
Wright. An up-to-date treatise on the construction of greenhouses. 
The most complete work on the subject................00002c0ereee 
Plant Culture. By G. W. Oliver, Propagator of the U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture. A working handbook for all who grow flowering and 
ornamental plants in the garden or greenhouse...................--. 
Gardening in the South. By Geo. R. Briggs. For the Upper and 
Middle South. It discusses in a practical way the planting of Shrubs 
and Roses, lawns used in the South; landscape designing; the flower 
and vegetable garden; the propagation of plants; shade trees; the con- 
trol of insects and diseases; the orchard; and a monthly garden calendar. 
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1001 Garden Questions Answered. By A.C. Holtes. 
to solve your garden perplexities. When in trouble consult ‘‘1001’’.. . 
The Book of Annuals. By A.C. Hottes. A reliable guide through the 
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The Book of Perennials. By A.C. Hotties. 
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A Little Book of Climbing Plants. By A.C. Holles. The only book 
obtainable combining all climbing plants .................-.-0000- 
CULTURE OF SPECIAL PLANTS 
The Book of Bulbs. By 7. F. Rockwell. Graphically and authorita- 
tively the chapters deal one by one with the planning and making of 
bulb gardens, bulbs for winter bloom, the naturalization of bulbs, their 
propagation, and protection from insects and diseases. As the pages 
progress, they fulfill this fascinating prospect of the all-year diversity 
and novelty attainable in bulb-raising. Illustrated................. 
All About Flowering Bulbs. By T.A. Weston. Contains all the home 
$2.00 
gardener requires, regarding bulbs planted in the Fall for Spring display 2.00 
Spring Flowering Bulbs. By C. L. Thayer. A new and complete 
treatise on Spring flowering bulbs for use in gardens, borders and beds. 
A book for every home gardener.............00020 cece cece cer eeee 
The Cactus Book. By A. D. Houghton. This book tells how to grow 
and bring them into flower under different conditions indoors and out- 
doors—in bowls, window boxes, miniature landscapes, rock gardens, 
etc. It tells how to raise plants from seed, hybridize, and propagate 
by cuttings and grafts. It settles the problem of supplying the proper 
amount of water. 1,040 kinds are listed in the order of their botanical 
classification, with tabulated information on their use. 145 pages; 18 
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Chrysanthemum Culture. By Arthur Herrington. A successful pri- 
vate grower. Everything is covered from cuttings to exhibiting...... 
Dahlia Culture, Little Book of Modern. By W. H. Waite. For the 
person who wants to grow better dahlias, by a man who is doing it.... 
Gladiolus, The. By A.C. Beal. Prepared to meet the needs of prac- 
tical and amateur growers. The instructions if followed will enable 
anyone to grow this plant successfully................0.0-00e0e0ee 
Irises. By F. F. Rockwell. A handy guide which will bring you success 
with irises and show new uses and effects possible in your garden. De- 
scribes the dwarf, early, German, Japanese, Siberian, water, crested, 
Spanish, English, Dutch and other types; tells the best soils; what fer- 
tilizers to use; how to plant; and what care is necessary. Tells how to 
propagate stock for your own use. 54 illustrations, 80 pages.......... 
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lris, The. By J. C. Wister. f 
vincing manner the simple requirements of this flower. 
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This book presents in a clear and con- 
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Garden Lilies. By /. Preston. The mission of this book is to teach the 
amateur the art of growing garden lilies................2..0000000. 
American Orchid Culture. By Prof. E. A. White. Orchid Culture, 
Sources of Orchid Flants, Orchid Houses and Their Equipment, Propa- 
gation, General Culture, Hybridization, Marketing, Orchids for Be- 
ginners. The Orchid Growing Industry, Development in the United 
States. Some American Establishments, The Orchid and its Species. 
227 pages, 66 halftones, 8 full-page color plates and 7 sketches........ 
Peony Manual. By Harrison. Cultivation and propagation.......... 
The Rose in America. By J. Horace McFarland. 232 pages. Beau- 
tifully illustrated in color and sepia, this new and enlarged edition will 
have an important place on every rose fancier’s book shelf........... 
Roses and Their Culture. By S.C. Hubbard. A new and practical 
guide on the propagation, culture and history of the rose............ 
Rose Growing, Commercial. By Eber Holmes. Modern methods of 
growing the rose for market purposes under glass and outdoors....... 
Shrubs. By F.F. Rockwell. The home owner wil! find in this book 
brief but complete and usable information on how to enhance the 
beauty and value of his place with shrubs................. : ie 
Violets, How to Make Money Growing. By G 
lar treatise giving helpful suggestions on violet growing 
Practical Violet Culture. By N.Coon. A new book on 
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