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HORTICULTURAL BOOKS AVAILABLE 

 THROUGH US, POSTPAID 



SHRUBS AND VINES FOR AMERICAN GARDENS 



Donald Wyman. $7.50. 



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 $7.50. 



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. $4.00. 

 A wealth of information in helping you make a success 



in growing and selling shrubs. 448 pages. 



BOOK OF TREES. Hottes. $4.00. 



Propagating, transplanting, growing and pruning thor- 

 oughly treated in this 448 page book. Invaluable to every 

 nurseryman. 



LANDSCAPING THE HOME GROUNDS. Ramsey. $3.50. 

 Step-by-step, with photographs and plans to illustrate 

 each point, this book shows just how to develop your home 

 grounds for greatest beauty. Beginning with the develop- 

 ment of a plan, the author gives concrete suggestions for 

 landscaping the front lawn, creating a private "outdoor 

 living room" in the rear, providing a useful service area, 

 planting special purpose gardens, and constructing walks, 

 driveways, pools, terraces and other features. 



NEW DESIGNS OF SMALL PROPERTIES. 



M. E. Bottomley. $4.00. 



There are dozens of exciting plot designs to inspire the 

 home owner in this stimulating idea-book on landscape 

 design. Each type of design — formal, informal, modern, and 

 gardenesque — is treated separately and illustrated with 

 typical layout plans. 



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 II. (Bailey) $12.50. 



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. $12.50. 



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 8 3 4 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. 



