Henderson's Selected List of Garden and Farm Books 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS 



Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture. By Peter 

 Henderson. The standard American dictionary of plants, a complete 

 work on cultivated plant life. Everything is arranged alpliabetically and 

 very complete descriptions are given, with full cultural instructions for 

 everything of importance. There is sufficient matter given on all gar- 

 dening subjects to allow this book to be termed The American Gardener's 

 Dictionary. 526 pages, profusely illustrated $3.50 



America's Garden Book. By Louise and James Bush-Brown. Not only 

 does this book give detailed, workable information on the culture of 

 the desirable types and species of flowers, plants, shrubs, vines, vegetables, 

 and trees but it gives invaluable data on a host of plant material, such as 

 time of bloom, color, fragrance, soil and shade conditions, and practical 

 uses 3.50 



The Practical Encyclopedia of Gardening. (The Garden Dictionary.) 

 Edited by Norman Taylor. Complete descriptions and details on exactly 

 how to grow all the commonly culUvated plants in the country — flowers, 

 fruits, vegetables, shrubs, trees, and vines. Contains 502 text illustra- 

 tions, 20 full-color illustrations, 7,785 named species, 473 cultural and 

 special articles, 896 pages, &M by \0'A iu. Thumb-Inde.xed 4.00 



The Garden Encyclopedia. A complete garden encyclopedia. Answers 

 every question about your garden that you are likely to face, in simple, 

 non-technical language. In convenient alphabetical arrangement that 

 enables you to turn instantly to just the facts you want. Written for 

 the climate, soils, seasons and methods of all parts of the United States. 

 1 ,300 pages, 750 illustrations 3.00 



Bailey's New Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Freshly written 

 in the light of the most recent research and experience, largely by experts 

 in their various specialties, all edited by Prof. L. H.Bailey. It is published 

 in three large volumes, sold only in complete sets 15.00 



The Complete Book of Garden Magic. A beautiful loose leaf manual. 

 Complete instructions for the home garden. It solves every garden prob- 

 lem — in advance. Every question pertaining to the average garden is not 

 only answered and explained, but is also thoroughly illustrated by skill- 

 fully drawn instructions. All garden problems disappear as you glance 

 at the clear, concise answers. Hundreds of illustrations and actual photo- 

 graphs graphically imprint the "way to do it" upon your mind. No 

 tedious study. You simply remember what you see 3.00 



The Garden Notebook. By Alfred Putz. Illustrated handbook of home 

 gardening for each week of the year. Includes houseplants and every 

 operation of the small home garden — soils, insects, fertilizers, bulbs, 

 seedlings, cuttings, pruning, lawns, borders and rock gardens. 52 work- 

 ing drawingsshow just what todoand how. 212 pages 1.50 



Plants in the Home. By Frank K.Baltkis. Almost everyone is interested 

 in having plants in the house, and this latest book gives explicit directions 

 for growing those that will lend variety to your collection. There are lists 

 of plants for window gardens, bulb, fern and foliage arrangements, and 

 all of the basic principles are fully discussed. Beautifully illustrated, by 

 Tabea Hof man. 1 72 pages; 8x10 inches 2.50 



Henderson's Garden Guide and Record. It treats concisely about 

 vegetable and Hower gardening. It contains understandable articles 

 on all gardening topics. It is of convenient pocket size, 5 x 8J^ inches, 

 containing 64 pages of text, including index. .Also 12 pages, one for each 

 month, for a diary 35 



Commercial Floriculture. By Fritz Bahr. Full information and advice 

 on growing the various florist flowers, together with new subjects as 

 cloth houses, sash houses, electrical heating of hotbeds, sterilization 

 of soils, effects of gas on plants, artificial light in the greenhouse, tim- 

 ing greenhouse crops, common plant enemies and their control, etc. Part 

 I embraces The Retail Grower's Methods, while Part II consists of a 

 Cultural Manual for Retail Growers in which explicit cultural direc- 

 tions are given covering well over 500 plants of commercial value to 

 the grower. 646 pages, 308 illustrations 5.50 



Success With House Plants. By Jane Leslie Kift and Karin B.Heden- 

 berg. This book suggests desirable plants for any window exposure; it lists 

 many plants and flowering bulbs which will cheerfully decorate a home 

 and tells which plants are willing togrow with very little care. Illustrated. .75 



1001 Garden Questions Answered. By A. C. Hottes. The well arranged 

 index guides the seeker without delay to the direct answer to his ques- 

 tion, whether it be, "How deep shall I plant my Lilies?" — "Why do 

 Peonies often fail to bloom?" and so on and so forth. The clever drawings 

 in this book save hundreds of words. 386 pages 2.50 



The Window Garden. By Bessie Raymond Buxton. A practical manual on 

 soils, propagation, potting, watering and general care of house plants. 

 The author has really grown all the plants she has written about and 

 illustrated in this volume. 160 pages 1.50 



The Woman's Flower Garden — Indoor and Outdoor. By Jane Leslie 

 Kift. The person with only a plant or a vine or two, the one with a wee 

 garden attached to some window ledge far above the roar of city traffic, 

 or the owner of a suburban garden, have all been kept in mind by the 

 author. 160 pages. 15 illustrations 1.25 



Greenhouses — TheirConstruction and Equipment. By W.J. Wright. 

 An up-to-date treatise on the construction of greenhouses. The most 



complete work on the subject 2.00 



HARDY GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING 



Desijfn of Small Properties. By M.E.Bottomley. 265 pages. More than 

 SO examples of layouts for the general development of small city and 

 country liomes are presented. Gives descriptive lists of trees, shrubs, 

 vine^and flowers with cultural directions 2.50 



Landscaping the Small Home. By Edward W. Olt'er. For the owner of 

 the average city or suburban lot, ranging from 40 x 120 feet to 75 x 150 

 feet, teaching him hqw to plan and execute a planting economically and 

 correctly. 160 pagesl 53 illustrations 1.00 



The Lawn. By L. S. Dickinson. A very complete and practical treatise 

 containing latest and best knowledge on the making and upkeep of 

 lawns. The directions, if followed, will enable anyone to establish a 

 lawn on any kind of soil where grass can be made to grow 1.25 



Lawns. By F. F. Rockwell. Full of suggestions on laying out the lawn, 

 grading, fertiUzing, planting, care after planting, weed and pest control, 

 and remaking and repairing old lawns '. . . . 1.25 



Rock Gardens. By F.F. Rockwell. Where and how to make rock gardens. 

 It tells how to go about it to do the work yourself 1.25 



Roof Gardening. By Ida Mellen. The author of this book has been 

 giving expression to her interest in practical gardening for several years 

 by maintaining a permanent garden of annual and perennial flowering 

 plants on an extension roof, 15 ft. by 21 ft., and in 6-in.-deep beds ared 

 boxes, illustrated with numerous photographic reproductions of her own 

 roof garden. 116 pages 1.00 



SHRUBS, TREES AND FORESTRY 



Evergreens for the Small Place. By F. F. Rockwell. It tells the uses, 

 characteristics and types of small or dwarf evergreens, planting, trans- 

 planting and general care $1.25 



Hardy Shrubs. By Frank A. Waugh. Shrubs for everybody and every- 

 where. What shrubs to plant; where to plant them; when to plant 

 them; how to plant; how to prune and cultivate 1.25 



The Book of Shrubs. By Alfred Carl Hottes. It gives a complete descrip- 

 tion of each species and shows by ready means of identification, how and 

 wlien to prune and spray. It gives lists of shrubs with various character- 

 istics and for many uses. It develops a thorough exposition of propaga- 

 tion by seeds, cuttings, grafting and division. Over 190 illustrations. 



■ 448 pages 3.00 



The Book of Trees. By Alfred Carl Hottes. .\n all-around handbook for 

 the tree lover and tree planter. There are chapters on trees important in 

 -American history, on street trees, on roadside trees, on nut trees, etc. 

 Transplanting, pruning and propagation are covered and a variety of 

 helpful lists for various purposes are given. 448 pages. 200 halftones 

 and line cuts 3.50 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, ETC. 



A Guide to the Wild Flowers. By Norman Taylor. This book is for 

 those for whom it is difficult, or tedious, or perhaps impossible to find 

 wild flowers in technical works. Written by the Curator of the Brooklyn 

 Botanic Garden, a well known author and editor of botanical journals, 

 and carefully illustrated by more than 500 drawings made under his 

 supervision, the book is wholly authoritative 60 



Garden Flo"wers in Color. This is the only book which shows all the 

 commonly grown garden flowers in natural colors. 400 flower pictures 

 are here in full color. There is a picture on every page, and the brief 

 cultural directions are directly opposite the illustrated flower. 320 pages, 

 400 photographs in color, 6 x 9}4 inches 2.00 



Botany, Field, Forest and Garden. By Dr. Asa Gray. Revised by 

 Prof. L. H. Bailey. A simple guide for gardeners and amateurs to study 

 structures and names of commoner Eastern plants 2.00 



Flower Arrangement Manual. By Matilda Rogers. A practical book- 

 let, stripped to essentials, with easy lessons in the art of flower arrange- 

 ment it is especially helpful to beginners 25 



How to Arrange Flowers. By Dorothy Biddle. Tells the story of flower 

 arrangement in plain, direct language that any amateur can grasp. It 

 contains 14 photographs and 37 drawings especially made to show actual 

 arrangements made with flowers easily obtainable. 96 pages 75 



New Album of Floral Designs. By Robert Kift. 138 designs covering 

 W^reaths, Baskets, Bouquets, Casket Designs, Sprays, Pillows, Corsages. 

 Specials such as St. Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Memorial Day, 

 Thanksgiving, Christmas. Designs are numbered. A list of flowers in 

 season is given. Accompanying each Album is a pamphlet giving descrip- 

 tions of the designs and their price range. 148 pages, 7)4 x 9 J^ 1.00 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING 



Propagation of Plants. By M. G. Kains and L. M. McQuesten. .\ com- 

 plete guide for Professional and Amateur growers of plants by seeds, 

 layers, grafting and budding, with chapters on nursery and greenhouse 

 management 3.50 



Complete Guide to the Multiplication of Plants. (The Nursery 

 Manual.) By Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, cutting, 

 grafting, etc 3.00 



Plant Propagation for the Garden. By Dr. David C. Fairburn. The 

 various methods of propagation — cutting, grafting, budding, layering, 

 dividing, etc., are very thoroughly handled, and include directions for 

 trees, shrubs, annuals, herbaceous perennials, vines and houseplants. 

 Illustrated with a halftone frontispiece and many line drawings. 115 pages. 1.00 



Pruning of Trees and Shrubs. By Ephraim Porter Fell. D. S. C. The aim 

 of this book is to give in concise form and non-technical language the 

 important matters relating to the pruning of ornamental, fruit and nut 

 trees also vines and shrubs. Profusely illustrated. 256 pages. . . .-. 2.00 



The Pruning Manual. By L. H. Bailey. How and when to prune trees, 

 shrubs, and vines. Explains the physical structure of plants, their habits 

 of growth, methods of flower and fruit bearing and how pruning can be 

 fitted intelligently to these. 381 illustrations. 400 pages 3.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS 



Henderson's Bulb Culture. Gives up-to-date methods of treatment for 

 all kinds of Hardy and Tender, Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn 

 Flowering Bulbs, Tubers, Corns, etc. — Bulbs for Gardens and Lawns — 

 Soils and Preparation — Time and Depth to Plant — Treatment after 

 Flowering — Bulbs in the House and Greenhouse — Forcing — Flowering 

 Bulbs in Glasses of Water, etc. Revised and enlarged edition, 68 pages, 

 profusely illustrated 75 



The Culture of Water Lilies and Aquatics. By Peter Henderson. 

 Gives the latest methods of growing Water Lilies and other Ornamental 

 plants, both in natural and artificial ponds, pools, tanks, etc. Profusely 

 illustrated 60 



Book of Bulbs. By F . F . Rockwell . The beginner will find the book just 

 what he needs, while even the most expert grower will benefit from 

 its pages. Well written and easy to read 2.50 



Book of Annuals. ByA.C. Hottes. A reliable guide through the season 

 of annual bloom. Full details of care and culture. 200 pages 1.50 



Book of Climbing Plants. By Alfred C. Holies. .An unusually complete 

 book on climbers, ground covers and creepers. Some of its features are the 

 numerous lists of different plants for different purposes, the chapter on 

 trellises, pergolas, fences and woodworK. 250 pages; 80 illustrations. . 2.00 



Book of Perennials. By A. C. Hottes. For the amateur and profes- 

 sional. Full details of care and culture. 280 pages 2.00 



Begonias Tuberous-Rooted. By George Olten. The culture, pro- 

 pagation, hybridization and treatment of an easy to grow and attrac- 

 tive plant of many uses 1.25 



Practical Carnation Culture. By T, A. Weston. Contents: The Green- 

 house Carnation, Greenhouses, Propagation, Summer Treatment, Out- 

 doors and Indoors, Soil Preparation, Planting and .After Culture, Cut- 

 ting, Packing and Shipping, Carnations in Pots, E.xhibition, Insects and 

 Diseases. Written especially for the commercial grower. 220 pages; 

 54 illustrations 2.00 



Chrysanthemum and Its Culture. By £. A. While. -A practical 

 treatise on the successful culture both in the home garden and in green- 

 houses. Plainly put and adequately illustrated 2.00 



Chrysanthemum Culture. By Arthur Herrington. -A successful private 

 grower. Everything is covered from planting to exhibiting I.IQ. 



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