PITTSVILLE, MARYLAND 63 
HORTICULTURAL BOOKS AVAILABLE 
THROUGH US, POSTPAID 
SHRUBS AND VINES FOR AMERICAN GARDENS 
Donald Wyman. $8.00 
A brand new book and I find it the most informative and 
interesting one I have read in a long time. There is so much 
good in it I cannot begin to tell about it. If you want to 
send us $7.50 for one and if after getting it you are not 
fully satisfied send it back and we will return the $8.00. 
THE AFRICAN VIOLET. Helen Van Pelt Wilson. $3.50. 
A beautiful book covering every aspect of culture, listing 
175 varieties. Profusely illustrated. Highly recommended 
for Saintpaulia fans everywhere! 
HOW TO INCREASE PLANTS. Hottes. $3.50. 
Presents all the methods followed by the commercial 
propagator. Written especially so that the amateur can 
readily increase his own plants. 
BOOK OF SHRUBS. Hottes. $4.95 
A wealth of information in helping you make a success 
in growing and Selling shrubs. 448 pages. 
BOOK OF TREES. Hottes. $5.00. 
Propagating, transplanting, growing and pruning thor- 
oughly treated in this 448 page book. Invaluable to every 
nurseryman. 
THE NURSERY MANUAL, Bailey. $6.75. 
Indispensable to everyone who propagates plants! This 
manual contains an alphabetical list of plants with full 
directions under each telling how to propagate by seed, 
layering, cutting, budding, or grafting. Dr. Bailey includes 
an invaluable description of the main insects and diseases 
and their control. 240 illus.; 465 pages. 
HORTUS If. (Bailey) $13.50. 
Easy to use, accurate and non-technical, this great book 
comes closer than any other single volume to answering all 
your garden questions. It contains complete information on 
every kind of ornamental, fruit and vegetable plant grown 
today. 778 pages. 
MANUAL OF CULTIVATED TREES AND SHRUBS. 
Alfred Rehder. $13.95. 
This standard reference will be welcomed by all who are 
interested in the cultivated trees and shrubs hardy in North 
America. It presents a systematic and descriptive enumera- 
tion of 2,550 species and their many varieties. Identification 
is facilitated by analytical keys. An exact description of 
each tree is given together with brief notes on its economic 
and ornamental properties. A glossary, complete index of 
author’s names and a map showing zones of hardiness are 
also included. Map; 996 pages; 5% x 834 inches. 
HOLLIES. H. Harold Hume. $6.75. 
Nurserymen and gardeners (amateur and professional) all 
have been waiting eagerly for a book of this sort. This is 
the most complete book of Hollies ever published. 
In this book is the help and information as to varieties, 
propagation, planting, culture and orcharding of Hollies. 
The many varieties of American, English, Chinese and 
Japanese are fully described and discussed. Many black and 
color illustrations. Price $6.75. 
GROUND COVER PLANTS. Donald Wyman. $4.75. 
A guide to neat and decorative substitutes for grass. Here 
is the first book ever published dealing exclusively with 
ground covers, those low-growing plants which are used to 
carpet the ground in areas where grass is impractical. Full 
{information what, where, when and how. A lot of useful 
information not found elsewhere. 
SOIL STERILIZATION. Lawrence. $4.25. 
Covers the whole range of soil sterilization. Invaluable 
to nurserymen gardeners, students and teachers. 
LANDSCAPING YOUR OWN HOME. Dustan. $4.50. 
Clear instructions for every stage in designing and plant- 
ing. Photographs, drawings, plants lists and plans. Miss 
Dustan has written this common-sense, delightful, easy-to- 
use book to guide the home-owner in planning and planting 
his grounds. Step by step covers the points necessary to 
know in planting small properties. Equally as helpful to the 
landscape planter. 
WINTER-FLOWERING WITCH-HAZEL 
(Hamamelis vernalis) 
On mild January days the first flowers appear, yellow 
petals, reddish towards the base. This unusual shrub 
blooms over a period of three months, emitting the delightful 
spicy odor of almonds. 1 yr. seedlings at $10.00 per 100. 
