Books 



on Horticultural and Kindred Subjects 



ALL BOOKS SENT POSTPAID AT PRICES GIVEN 



A Woman's Hardy Garden (Mrs. Ely). One of the most pop- 

 ular and helpful books for the amateur, beautifully illus- 

 trated $1 75 



Amateur Aquarist. A splendid work on this most fascinating 



subject 1 00 



Amateur's Practical Garden-Book. Contains the simplest 

 directions for the growing of the commonest things about 

 the house and garden 1 00 



Asparagus. Its culture for home use and for market 50 



Bee Culture. A B C of. Latest and most complete work . . 1 25 



Berry Book i Biggie's* . All small fruits are treated in this 



complete little book 50 



Bulbs and Tuberous Rooted Plants (Allen). Full directions 



for their culture indoors and outdoors 1 50 



Cabbage, Cauliflower and Allied Vegetables (Allen). Tells 



all about them, from seedtime to harvest 50 



Chrysanthemum Manual (Revised Edition). A complete 



guide to the culture of this popular flower 40 



Celery Culture. Complete in every detail, from sowing the 



seeds for a few plants to handling carload lots 50 



Farm and Garden Rule Book. A manual of useful ready 



rules and reference 2 00 



Fertilizers (Gregory). Where to Get, How to Make and When 



to Use 40 



Flowers, How to Grow Them (Rexford). A splendid book 



for beginners 50 



Fruit Garden (Barry'si. Invaluable standard American work 150 



Fruit Growing, Principles of ( Bailey i. Presents the most 



approved methods of American growers 1 50 



Garden>making (Bailey). Suggestions for the utilizing of 



home grounds 1 50 



Gardening for Pleasure (Henderson). A guide to the ama- 

 teur in the fruit, flower and vegetable garden 1 50 



Gardening for Profit (Henderson). The standard work on 



market and family vegetable gardening 1 50 



Ginseng. Its cultivation, harvesting and marketing 50 



Grap" Culturist (Fulleri. Best work on the hardy grape . 150 



Grape Grower's Guide (Chorltom. A practical treatise on 



the cultivation of the grape indoors 75 



Greenhouse Management (Taft) The latest book on this 



important branch of horticulture $1 50 



Greenhouse Construction (Taft). Complete treatise on sub- 

 ject 1 50 



Guide to the Wild Flowers (Lounsberry). Unexcelled as a 



text-book for beginners 1 75 



Handbook of Plants (Henderson). A dictionary of plants 



with valuable cultural hints for important sorts 3 00 



Home Floriculture (Rexfordi. A practical guide on flower- 

 ing and ornamental plants for the amateur 1 00 



Horse Book (Biggie's). Care of the horse fully discussed . . 50 



House Plants and How to Succeed with Them. A splendid 



book for ladies who grow plants in the house 1 00 



How to Plan the Home Grounds (Parsons). Instructions for 



beautifying the home grounds, large or small 1 00 



Landscape Gardening (Maynard). Covers all subjects in con- 

 nection with the laying out of a garden 1 50 



Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. (Atkinson). The best 

 book on the subject for the amateur, student, physician 

 and all who wish to learn about mushrooms; finely illus- 

 trated 3 00 



Mushrooms, How to Grow (Falconer). The most practical 



work on the subject ever written 1 00 



Onion Culture, The New (Grenier). Gives the latest ideas of 



growing this crop 50 



Orchard Book (Biggie). A new and concise work, gives all 



necessary details for culture of apples, pears, etc 50 



Pigeon Raising. Tells how to raise squabs, etc 50 



Plant Culture (Oliver). A new and enlarged edition of this 

 splendid handbook of everyday practice for the florist and 

 gardener 1 50 



Potato Culture (Terry). How to grow the largest quantities 



and the finest qualities with the least expenditure ... 40 



Poultry Architecture (Fiske). Full of valuable information 



about poultry houses, etc 50 



Poultry Book (Biggie's). Most concise work on the subject . 50 



Practical Farming (Massey). A plain book intended to make 



the farmer's work both easier and more profitable .... 1 50 



Practical Floriculture (Henderson). A guide to the success- 

 ful cultivation of florist's flowers 1 50 



Practical Forestry (Fuller). Treats on all the native trees as 



well as the best exotic sorts 1 25 



Profits in Poultry. A valuable addition to poultry literature 1 00 



Rhubarb Culture. A complete guide to dark forcing and field 



culture 50 



Rose Culture (EUwanger). The standard American work on 



this subject 1 15 



Seasons in a Flower Garden (Shelton). The record of an 



enthusiastic amateur; full of valuable points 1 00 



Small Fruit Culturist (Fuller). This book covers the whole 



range of small fruits 1 00 



Soils (Burkett). Their properties, improvements, manage- 

 ment and the problems of crop growing and crop feeding 1 25 



Spraying of Plants (Lodeman). Principles and practice of 

 the application of liquids and powders to plants for de- 

 stroying insects and fungi 1 25 



Sweet Potato Culture. Full instructions from start to harvest 50 



Strawberry Culture (Fuller). Contains all information neces- 

 sary to enable anyone to grow thtir own strawberries 25 



The Forcing Book (Bailey). Describes the best forcing houses 

 and tells what crops may be grown and how to do the 

 work 1 25 



The Nursery Book (Bailey). A complete guide to the multi- 

 plication of plants 1 50 



The Pruning Book (Bailey). Principles and practices of 



pruning and training as applied to American conditions 1 50 



Tobacco Culture. Gives full practical details 25 



Tomato Culture 30 



Vegetable Gardening, The Principles of (Bailey). A highly 



instructive book 1 50 



Violet Culture (Galloway). The only comprehensive work 



on this important subject 1 50 



Water Gardening. A new book on this most fascinating 



branch of horticulture 2 50 



Dreer's Specials in Narcissus for 1912 



We illustrate on the cover of this catalogue five of the FINEST GIANT TRUMPET sorts and five of 

 the CHOICEST MEDIUM TRUMPET varieties, all of which are fully described and 



offered on pages 14 to 16 



