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CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS (Continued) 



Sv" 8 ' By , F - F - Rockwell. It tells how to plant, fertilize, and cultivate; 

 for cut flower 1 S6£d ° f bulblets: how to ha"^ 9 * a * 1 cure ; how to handle 



in th<» v^T ^ tK *! t : Concise directions for cultivation* gourd-arrangement 

 trAiirrf „<° T ■ ln ^nibit. This book is based upon long experience in 

 prriri^.ill?? and is designed to aid the amateur who wishes to 

 experiment with gourds. Illustrated SO 



of ni,!^*^' American. By Prof. E. A. White. Contents Sources 

 prairvii PI ?? ts . Orchid Houses and Equipment, Propagation. Gen- 

 IndustrJ Ure VK b f ldization . Orchids for Beginners, The Orchid Growing 

 ffrnnHnV '!L • S - Many years of observation, wide travel, actual 

 h«-» J!5i e t per '5 nce and mucn association with orchid growers, both 

 ■Bustrati oad ' are back of "^ work - 27& Paees. 14 color Plates, 136 



C, d^ >b *-K S ? OBe «- By G. 4. Stevens. This book tells what climbers are. 

 uescnoes how they may best be grown anywhere in America and dis- 

 cusses suitable varieties for 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 N. Coon. Full information on growing and 

 marketing violets for profit .75 



VEGETABLE AND MARKET GARDENING 



A Manual of Home Vegetable Gardening. By Francis Coulter. In this 

 book each vegetable is individually discussed and complete information 

 is given on its soil and climatic requirements, recommended varieties, 

 specific culture, control of insects and diseases and the amount of space 

 necessary. In addition to this helpful information there are chapters on 

 plant breeding and the soilless growth of vegetables 1.00 



Vegetable Gardening in Color. By Daniel J. Foley. The only book on 

 vegetable gardening that shows all the important varieties in full color 

 plates — 150 of them. This picture-encyclopedia of vegetables gives expert 

 and practical directions for growing all the common vegetables, herbs 

 and berries. The plants are conveniently arranged in alphabetical 

 order. Here is the book you will use from the time you make up your 

 seed order until you harvest your last crop. 150 color plates; 50 photo- 

 graphs; 50 line drawings; 256 pages; 6H x 9 \i inches 2.50 



Victory Garden Manual. By James H. Burden. The official Victory 

 Garden Manual of the National Garden Bureau. What vegetables are 

 rich in vitamins? Does it cost more to grow vegetables than to buy 

 them? How shall you grow vegetables to fit the table needs? These and 

 many other vital questions are answered by the author. Spade the 

 soil. Feed it with the proper plant food fertilizer, and follow Mr. Bur- 

 dett 's instructions as to cultivation and harvesting, thinning, weeding, and 

 watering. Beware of the insects and diseases, know how to combat the 

 enemy. 128 pages, 57 illustrations in black and white, four in color. . . . 1.75 



Home Vegetable Gardening. By Charles H. Nissley. Clearly, concisely, 

 this volume will tell you how to grow more than sixty vegetables and 

 herbs. Other new and important features are chapters on the vitamin 

 content and nutritional value of vegetables and how these properties 

 may be put to work to insure health of each member of the family. . . 1.50 



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 2.50 



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, H. 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. Walts. 

 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 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES 



Asparagus Production. By H. C. Thompson. As no garden is complete 

 without an asparagus bed, so is no gardener's library complete without 

 this instructive book 1.25 



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 



Herbst 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. 1.25 



The Mushroom Handbook. By Louis C. C. Krieger. The most complete 

 handbook describing and identifying mushrooms illustrated with 32 

 color plates and more than 100 illustrations in black and white. There 

 are brief instructions for growing mushrooms, chapters on their life his- 

 tory, and notes on seasonal occurrence and temperature requirements. 

 158 illustrations; 512 pages; 5H x 7% inches 3.50 



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 



The Tomato. By P. Work. A practical^ook for every-day use. Plant 

 growing, soil management, field culture, enemies and marketing 1.25 



FRUIT CULTURE 



Commercial Apple Industry pf North America. By /. C. Folger and S. 

 M. Thomson. A comprehensive treatment is given of all phases of apple 

 growing from planting an orchard to the marketing of the fruit illus- 

 trated 3.75 



Fruits for the Home Garden. By W. P. Hedrick. Whether one's garden 

 is North, South, East or West this book is equally practical, it treats on 

 soil, climate, grafting, pruning, spraying, fertilizing and controlling or- 

 chard pests, varieties to plant, how to pick and store. Illustrated with 

 16 full pages of halftones, 171 pages 3.00 



FRUIT CULTURE (Continued) 



Strawberry in North America. By S. W. Fletcher. Since strawberries are 

 an important crop in North America this book on their origin, history, 

 botany and breeding will be of special interest to gardeners and breeders. 

 Illustrated $1.75 



Wine Makers Manual. By Peyton Boswell. A guide for the home wine 

 maker and the small winery. (Illustrated) 1.50 



CANNING AND PRESERVING 

 Home Canning For Victory. Pickling, Preserving, Dehydrating. By 



Anne Pierce. The modern guide to efficient, time-saving home canning by 

 Government approved methods. How to preserve fruits and vegetables, 

 make conserves and marmalades, jams and fruit butters, jellies, pickles, 

 relishes. Clear instructions on storaging, packaging, equipment. All 



recipes give rules for sugar conservation. 106 pages 1.50 



Easy Preserving for Victory. By Demelria M. Taylor. Complete infor- 

 mation regarding equipment and methods for canning fruits, vegetables, 

 meats, fish, poultry, jellies, jams, pickles, etc.: also contains 68 beautiful 

 colored labels. 25 



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 



Modern Farmer's Cyclopedia of Agriculture. By Early Vernon Wilcox. 

 A compendium of farm science and practice on field, garden, fruit and 

 orchard crops, and the care, breeding, feeding aud diseases of farm 

 animals. A modern presentation of the whole subject of agriculture in 

 its broadest sense. Designed for the use of people who desire up to date 

 reliable information on all matters pertaining to crops and live stock, but 

 more particularly for the actual and prospective farmer. The volume 

 is profusely illustrated. 700 pages 4.50 



Five Acres and Independence. By M. G. Rains. A practical suide to 

 the selection and management of the small farm. Chapters treating on 

 location, water supply, live stock, poultry, bees, greenhouses and hot 

 beds, soils, fertilizers, pruning and grafting fruits, vegetables, storage, 

 insecticides, etc 2.50 



Farming. By Gustave E. Larson and Walter Magnes Teller. Hundreds of 

 helpful and informative topics that bring you, in interesting and highly 

 readable form, the essential facts about farm life in America. How to choose 

 the type of farming most suited to your needs. The essentails of truck gar- 

 dening, fruit raising, livestock, poultry and other types of farming. Un- 

 usual kinds of farming— flowers, herbs, oil plants, rabbits, game and other 

 fascinating subjects 2.95 



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 



Artificial Manures. By A. B. Beaumont. Particular attention is given to 

 the preparation and use of artificial manures including cover crops and 

 green manures 1.50 



Handbook of Fertilizers. By A.F. Gustafson. (Revised.) Presents the sub- 

 ject in as simple a form as possible. Treats source, character, and composi- 

 tion of fertilizers. Also their application for different crops I.75 



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 



Pest Control in the Home Garden. By Louis Pyenson. There's an enor- 

 mous amount of information against plant pests in ways to identify and 

 control them. Includes the latest and most effective methods of con- 

 trolling pests of tree fruits, small fruits and vegetables. Equipment, its use 

 and care, chapter on sprays and powders. There is also a discussion of 

 animal pests, general garden pests, and the beneficial animals and insects. 

 1 1 1 illustrations; 190 pages 2.00 



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 tfe.es, 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 .4. 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 4.50 



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 



All books are delivered transportation paid in the U. S. A. and Possessions. 



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