CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS (Continued) 
Dahlias. By F. F. Rockwell. Learn how to plant and grow them, what 
fertilizers to use. how to control pests, how to harvest and store the tubers, 
grow for exhibition, and how to propagate $1.25 
Dahlia Culture, Modern. By W. II. Waite. . For the person who wants 
to grow better dahlias, by a man who is doing it 1.50 
The Book of the Delphinium. By J. F. Leeming. This book is the 
result of many years' practical experience and experiment in the culti- 
vation of Delphiniums. 75 pages 1.25 
Garden Lilies. By /. Preston. The mission of this book is to teach the 
amateur the art of growing garden lilies 1.25 
Gladiolus. By F. F. Rockwell. It tells how to plant, fertilize, and culti- 
vate; how to grow from seed or bulblets: how to harvest and cure; how to 
handle for cut flowers 1.25 
First Gourd Book. Concise directions for cultivation, gourd-arrangement 
in the home and in exhibit. This book is based upon long experience in 
gourd-gardening and is designed to aid the amateur who wishes to 
experiment with gourds. Illustrated 50 
Irises. By F. F. Rockwell. Describes German, Japanese, Siberian, English, 
Dutch and other types; soils and fertilizers; how to plant, and what care 
is necessary. 54 illustrations. 80 pages 1.25 
Orchid Culture, American. By Prof. Ii.A. White. Contents Sources 
of Orchid Plants, Orchid Houses and Equipment, Propagation. Gen- 
eral Culture, Hybridization, Orchids for Beginners, The Orchid Growing 
Industry in the U. S. Many years of observation, wide travel, actual 
growing experience and much association with orchid growers, both 
here and abroad, are back of this work. 278 pages, 14 color plates, 136 
illustrations 5.00 
Roses and Their Culture. By 5. C. Hubbard. A new and practical guide 
on the propagation, culture and history of the rose. No rose grower, 
either experienced or beginner, can afford to be without it 1.25 
How to Grow Roses. By Robert Pyle. Every step in the successful growing 
of roses is made clear. It gives practical advice on how to use roses in 
the garden, how to locate the beds, prepare the ground, plant, care for in 
summer, fight pests, protect in winter, prune, and select types and varie- 
ties. 138 illustrations (45 in color). 211 pages 1.00 
Climbing Roses. By G. A . Stevens. This book tells what climbers are, 
describes how they may best be grown anywhere in America and dis- 
cusses suitable varieties foi all uses. It presents not only the varieties 
known to commerce but also the undeveloped strains in which develop- 
ment may be expected. 220 pages, 31 color plates, 32 half-tones 2.00 
Practical Violet Culture. By A 7 . Coon. Full information on growing and 
marketing violets for profit 75 
VEGETABLE AND MARKET GARDENING 
Grow Your Own Vegetables. By Paul W. Dempsey. Horticulturist of 
the Massachusetts State College. Tells you the best varieties of Vege- 
tables, Fruits and Herbs to plant; also information on storing and pre- 
serving. What Vegetables contain the important Vitamins. What fer- 
tilizers and insecticides to use. How to combine Vegetables and Flowers. 
Illustrated. 184 pages 2.00 
The Food Garden. By Lawrence and Edna Blair. The text gives full 
explanations of twenty double-page spreads of line drawings, cultural 
directions, insect control, harvesting, etc. Indispensable to every one plant- 
ing a vegetable garden, it includes 33 common vegetables, 8 salad greens, 
16 culinary herbs, 17 fruits and berries 2.00 
"The Vegetable Growing Business." By R.L. Watts and Gilbert S. Watts. 
The most up to date, the most scientific, and at the same time the most 
practical book ever written for the market grower. Profusely illustrated; 
about 600 pages. 6x9 inches, postpaid 3.50 
Practical Vegetable Culture. By Albert E. Wilkinson. In its 308 pages 
all phases of vegetable culture are covered from sowing the seed to 
reaping the harvest; there are innumerable garden plans of all kinds and 
of all sizes; greenhouses, hotbeds, coldframes, home vegetable storage, 
control of pests and diseases, etc 2.00 
Starting Early Vegetables and Flowering Plants Under Glass. By 
C. H. Nissley. Including the details of construction and heating as well 
as the operation of small greenhouses, sash houses, hot beds and cold 
frames, etc. Profusely illustrated. For amateur and commercial grower. 3.25 
CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES 
Asparagus Culture. By H. C. Thompson. As no garden is complete with- 
out an asparagus bed, so is no gardener's library complete without this 
instructive book 1.2S 
Asparagus. By F. M. Hexamer. The best methods of raising, culti- 
vating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus 1.10 
Cauliflower and Broccoli Culture. By A. G. B. Boquet. Covers fully 
soil and climatic requirements, soil management, plant growing, pest 
control, marketing, yields, values, production costs, varieties, etc. 1.25 
Herbs: How to Grow Them and Use Them. By Helen Nodes Webster. 
Chapters include Early Periods and Designs of the Herb Garden, Colonial 
Gardens, A Garden of Native Herbs, A Few Important Herb Families 
and Their Genera, General Horticultural Directions for Herb Gardens, 
Drying and Curing Herbs, Uses of an Herb Garden, Cooking with Herbs. 1.2S 
Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. By Wm. Falconer. A practical work 
on growing for home use or for market 1.75 
Soybeans: Gold from the Soil. By Dies. Brought into a single volume 
for the first time is the exciting record — from the breeding of varieties, 
planting and harvesting, to the "growing of soys in the home garden. . . . 1.75 
Sweet Potato Production and Handling. By H. C. Thompson . This 
book contains lots of sound practical advice for the grower 1.25 
The Tomato. By P. Work. A practical book for every-day use. Plant 
growing, soil management, field culture, enemies and marketing 1.25 
Practical Tomato Culture. By Fran k C. Petlett and Mclvin A. Pellelt. 
The home and market gardener as well will find this book most informa- 
tive, covering every detail connected with the subject from planting 
the seed to picking, packing and selling the crop. Recipes for canning 
and converting this vegetable into catsup, chili sauce, etc 75 
FRUIT CULTURE 
Bush Fruit Production. By R. A. Van Meter. The fruits considered are 
raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, gooseberries, currants and blue- 
berries. Planting, pruning and training. Pests and their control, etc.. . .$1.25 
Successful Fruit Culture. By Prof. S. T. Maynard. The cultivation and 
propagation of fruit from the standpoint of profit. It covers the whole 
subject from the varieties to soil. Marketing, storage, etc 1.75 
Ornamental Dwarf Fruit Trees. By Ebcrnard Abjornson. A book where- 
by alluring dreams of picking delicious Apples and luscious Pears from 
one's own trees can be made to come true. How to Train and Grow 
Them in the Home Garden. Illustrated with 25 helpful drawings 1.00 
The American Apple Orchard. By F. A. Waugh. Every detail for 
the successful cultivation of apples is thoroughly explained. A book of 
reference for both the novice and the experienced 1.75 
Wine Makers Manual. By Peyton Boswell. A guide for the home wine 
maker and the small winery. (Illustrated) 1.50 
AGRICULTURE AND FARM CROPS 
The Farm Bookkeeper with Income Tax Guide. By Bert V. Tornborgh, 
C.P.A . The why and how of Farm Bookkeeping-specially designed sheets 
on which to do the Bookkeeping. A complete System. Simple complete 
instructions on how to prepare your Tax Schedule quickly and correctly. 
Sample forms and statements for many purposes 2.00 
The Tropical Crops. ByO. W. Barrett. Hundreds of fruits, tubers, grasses, 
and fibers that may be grown successfully in southern sections of the 
United States are described in this book. Its information is practical, reli- 
able, and absorbingly interesting. The chapters on citrus fruits, sugar 
cane, rubber, rice, and cotton are especially valuable. 34 illustrations. 
463 pages 4.00 
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants. By A. R. Harding. Valuable 
information for growers of ginseng and golden seal, as well as collectors 
of medicinal roots, barks, leaves, etc 1.25 
FERTILIZERS, SOILS AND MANURES 
Fertilizers for Greenhouse and Garden Crops. By Alex Laurie and 
J. B. Edmond. Deals with the fundamental factors of plant growth 
and their relation to the application of various materials to stimulate 
the growth and development of various cut flowers, pot plants and 
vegetables. 156 pages, illustrated, cloth 2.00 
Fertilizers and Crop Production. By L. L. Van Slyke. A timely presen- 
tation of facts, giving practical methods for using Fertilizers in crop 
growing 4.00 
Handbook of Fertilizers. By A . F. Guslafson. Their source, make-up, 
effects and use. (Illustrated) .' 1.75 
Farming with Green Manures. By Dr. C. Harlan. The book shows 
the source, make-up, effect and use of fertilizers. A good book for 
vegetable and truck farmers, florists, etc 1.25 
Gardening with Peatmoss. Based on the science of soil condition, it tells 
in a most interesting and easily understandable manner the exact treat- 
ment necessary for the most successful results with all kinds of vegetables, 
flowers, fruits and shrubs 1.50 
INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES, WEEDS 
Spraying Crops. By Clarence W. Weed. For the guidance of users of 
spraying machinery, telling when and how garden and field crops, fruit 
and shade trees, also vegetables, ornamental plants and flowers should 
be sprayed for their various insects and fungous enemies 1.10 
Spraying, Dusting and Fumigating of Plants. By A.F. Mason. An 
invaluable handbook and reference for fruit growers, vegetable gar- 
deners, nurserymen and home gardeners. Tells what pests to expect 
and how to identify and control them, how to choose the right spray 
materials, how to select spraying and dusting machinery, and every 
other detail for the successful pest control of fruits, vegetables and 
dooryard garden plants. 237 illustrations. 570 pages 3.00 
Weeds. By W. C. Muenscher. Offers this information on the noxious 
weeds described: Common and botanical names (cross-referenced) ; source 
and dissemination; type, perennial, annual, or biennial; whether poison- 
ous or mechanically harmful to stock; how propagated (by spores, seeds, 
root stocks, etc.); time of flowering — of seed maturity; geographic 
range, location, and soil preferred; full description and illustration of 
whole plant and detail of root, seeds, branch, flower and fruit; specific 
directions for control 4.50 
AUDELS GARDENERS AND GROWERS GUIDES 
Soil Management, Guide No. 1 — Working, Fertilizing, Irrigating, 
Draining the Soil. Origin of the soil, object of tilling, soil life, structure, 
soil moisture, plant food in soil, chemistry of soil, drainage, benefits of 
irrigation, overhead irrigation, fertilizers, tables, green crop manures, bac- 
terias'work 1.50 
Good Vegetables, Guide No. 2 — Good Vegetables and Market Garden- 
ing. Gardening for profit, preparation of soil, seed selection, succession, 
double cropping, transplanting, insects and diseases, greenhouses, hot- 
beds and coldframes, storing vegetables, planting and seed tables, cul- 
tural directions for soil preparation, propagation, planting, cultivating 
and harvesting each and every vegetable 1.50 
Fine Fruit, Guide No. 3 — Fine Fruit Culture, Cash Crops. Propaga- 
tion of plants, type of cuttings, cutting and planting season, grafting, 
budding, transplanting, pruning methods, treatment of insects and 
diseases, tree surgery, cultural directions for growing fruit 1.50 
Beautiful Flowers, Guide No. 4 — Beautiful Flowers, Successful Cul- 
tivation, Propagation. Preparing soil for flowers, sowing seed, hot- 
beds, coldframes. treatment of insects and diseases, transplanting 
directions for growing all annuals and perennials, roses, climbers, 
dahlias, gladiolus, shrubs and hedges 1.50 
COOK BOOKS 
Vegetable Cookery and Meat Substitutes. By Mrs. Rarer. The latest 
book by this celebrated writer and teacher of cooking 1.50 
Canning and Preserving. By Mrs. Rorer. How to can fruits and vege- 
tables, make preserves, marmalades, fruit butter, etc 1.00 
150 
All books are delivered transportation paid in the U. S. A. and Possessions. 
