Chapter XIII 



A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE NURSERY 



THERE are many^ many books of value for the 

 business man to read^ and it is hard to make a 

 selection of the most useful. Certainly, I would 

 want to include a list of strictly ''business'' books, for 

 the most successful nurserymen are those who have the 

 ability to effectively merchandise their product. 



Next in importance to business books I Vv^ould place 

 the trade papers and a good generous supply of catalogs. 

 The trade papers supply information in easily digested 

 quantities which come before us at frequent intervals, so 

 the constant reader soon becomes a well-informed in- 

 dividual. 



Catalogs not only keep one up to date in the matter 

 of varieties of stock but often, in the case of those pub- 

 lished by leading firms, offer useful advice as to the 

 growing and planting of stock. 



For those who do not feel that they have large sums to 

 invest in books, there are numerous valuable bulletins 

 issued by state colleges and the Federal Department of 

 Agriculture at Washington. "The Home Grounds" — 

 Bulletin 361 of Cornell Universit)', Ithaca, N. Y., is a 

 good example of the former, and "Tree Surgery," by 

 |. l'\ Collins, and "Lawn Soils and Lawns," are speci- 

 mens of the latter, "i^jur Congressman will send you a 

 ccjmplete list of Government bulletins from which you 



