PRACTICAL BOOKS 



Written for the Beginner As well 

 as the Experienced Gardener 



ARDEN GUIDE. The Amateur Gardener's Handbook. The 



most complete book of its kind ever written. Covers every step in 

 gardening from spading the ground to preserving the harvest — how 

 to prepare and fertilize the soil, how to construct hotbeds and 

 frames, how and wlien to sow, how to propagate and prune plants, 

 how to distinguish and get rid of insect pests. Treats of vegetables, 

 flowers and bulbs, ornamental and fruit trees, shrubs and vines, 

 lawns and water plants, with practical landscape layouts and plant- 

 ing plans. Chapters devoted to tools, garden furniture, garden 

 birds, canning and preserving, etc., with hundreds of helpful illus- 

 trations. Price, paper cover $1.00 (postpaid $1.10), cloth cover 

 $1.50 (postpaid $1.65). 



Onion Culture. Grenicr. Gives the latest ideas of growing this 

 crop. Price, 90 cts. 



Orchard Book. Biggie. A concise work. Gives all necessary details 

 for culture of apples, pears, etc. Price, 50 cts. 



Potato Culture. Fraser. The most reliable and authoritative book 

 on the potato published. Price, $1.00. 



Practical Landscape Gardening. Cridland. Of particular value 

 to the owner of the moderate sized suburban home, nicely illus- 

 trated. Price, $2.50. 



MILADY'S HOUSE PLANTS, by F. E. Palmer. Success with house 

 plants is made easy by this plainly written and profusely illustrated 

 manual, which treats of the care of palms, ferns, fuchias, bulbs, and 

 practically every plant which is suitable for growing in the house, 

 with advice as to the best varieties and notes on arrangement and 

 table decorations. Instructions to follow for potting, drainage, 

 watering, temperature, sunlight, air, etc. Price, paper c~ovcr 75 cts. 

 (postpaid 80 cts.), cloth cover $1.00 (postpaid $1.10). 



Poultry Book. Biggie. Most concise work on the subject. Price, 

 50 cts. 



Small Fruit Culturist. Fuller. This book covers the whole range 



of small fruits. Price, $1.60. 

 Soil*. Burkett. Their properties, improvements, management and 



the problems of crop growing and crop feeding. Price, $1.75. 

 Strawberry Culture. Fuller. Contains all information necessary 



to enable anyone to grow his own strawberries. Price, 40 cts. 

 The Pruning Manual. Bailey. Principles and practices of pruning 



and training as applied to American conditions. Price, $2.50. 

 Tomato Culture. Tracy. The most complete work on the subject. 



Price, 90 cts. 



Vegetable Gardening. Watts. A complete, concise and authentic 

 book covering every phase of the subject. Price, $2.50. 



Page 



utilon 39 



hillea 39 



nitum 39 



:Iinium 39 



lumia 39 



onis 39 



ratum 39,40 



osttmma 40 



falfa 37 



Icghenv Vine 39 



ssum 39, 40 



aranthus 40 



mobium 49 



pclopsis 40 



chusa 'to 



nemonc 40 



Angel's Trumpet 47 



Antirrhinum 41 



Apios. 69 



Aquilegia 4t 



Arabis 40 



Arctotis 40 



Artichoke 4 



Asparagus, Garden 2, 4 



Asparagus, Florists' 41 



Aster 42,43 



Aster, Cornflower 61 



Aubrictia 41 



Baby's Breath 51 



Balloon Vine 43 



|sam 43 



im Apple and Pear. . .54 



ana, Abyssinian 54 



rley 35 



ans, Bush 4-6 



ns, Lima 8 



. Pole 7 



ans. Soy 36 



Garden 9 



't. Ornamental-leaved. .43 

 Spinach or Chard ... 30 

 t. Stock and Sugar. ... 10 



egonia 43 



illflower 44 



Hclinower, Chinese 58 



Hcllis 43 



lleta 43 



Bird-Houses and Feeders. .83 



Bird Seeds 36 



Uack-cyed Susan 64 



Banket Flower 50 



PIuc Lace Flower 43 



Borecole 20 



Brachycome 43 



Broccoli 10 



Brussels Sprouts 10 



Buckwheat 35 



Bulbs 6^»-69 



Burning Bush 52 



Butterfly Flower 60 



Cabbage..... 2,11,12 



Cabbage, Chinese 10 



Caladium 69 



Calceolaria 43 



Bjlendula 44 



ftlliopsis 44 



Ellliopsis, Perennial 47 



Campanula 44 



Canary Creeper 45 



^ndytuft 44 



Page 



Canna Seed 45 



Canna Bulbs 69 



Cardinal Climber 45 



Carnation 45 



Carrot 2, 12 



Castor-Oil Plant 60 



Catchfly Plant 61 



Cauliflower 13 



Celeriac 16 



Celery 3, 16 



Cclosia 45 



Ccntaurea. _ 45 



Cherry, Jerusalem 61 



Chicory 13 



Chives 13 



Chrysanthemum 46 



Cineraria. 46 



Cinnamon Vine 69 



Clarkia 46 



Cleomc. 46 



Clover.. ...37 



Cobca 47 



Cockscomb .45 



Colcus. . .'. 47 



Columbine 41 



Coreopsis 47 



Cordyline 49 



Corn, Field 35 



Corn, Kafir 36 



Corn, Ornamental 47 



Corn, Pop 35 



Corn, Sweei 2, 14, 15 



Cornflower 45 



Corn Salad 13 



Cosmos • 46 



Cress 13 



Cucumber 17 



Cultivators 74, 75 



Cup Flower 56 



Cyclamen. 47 



Cypress Vine 47 



Dahlia Seed 47 



Dahlia Roots 66,67 



Daisy, African Orange. . . .48 



Daisy, English 43 



Daisy, Michaelmas 43 



Daisy, Painted 46 



Daisy, Shasta. 46 



Daisy, Swan River 43 



Dandelion 20 



Datura 47 



Delphinium 47, 52 



Dianthus 48,63 



Didiscus '. i 43 



Digitalis 48 



Dill 34 



Dimorphotheca 48 



Dolichos 49 



Draccena 49 



Edelweiss 49 



Eggplant 20 



Elephant Eat 69 



Endive 20 



Endive, French. 13 



Eschscnoltzia 49 



Euphorbia 49 



Everlasting Flowers 49 



Farmogcrm Inoculants. . . .36 



Farm Seeds 35-37 



Fertilizers 70 



INDEX 



Page 



Feverfew 49 



Flower Pots 83 



Flower Seeds 39-65 



Forgct-me-not 54 



Four o'clock 49 



Foxglove ". . . .48 



Fungicides 7t 



GailTardia 50 



Geranium 49 



Gcrbera 50 



Geum 50 



Gilliflowcr 61 



Gladiolus Seed 50 



Gladiolus Bulbs 68,69 



Glazing Compounds. 81 



Gloxinia 50 



Godetia 50 



Gomphrena 49 



Gourds, Ornamental 50 



Grain 35 



Grass, Farm 37 



Grass, Lawn 84 



Grass, Ornamental 50 



Grass, Sudan 36 



Grevillea 51 



Gumbo 22 



Gypsophila 51 



Helianthus '. 51 



Hclichrysum 49 



Heliotrope 51 



Herbs 34 



Heuchera 51 



Hibiscus 51: 



Hollyhock 39,51 



Hop, Japanese .52 



Horse-Radish 20 



Hose 75 



Humulus. 52 



Hunnemannia 52 



Hyacinthus 69 



Iberis 44 



Ice Plant 53 



Impatien.S'. 52 



Insecticides 71 



Ipomoea 45, 47, 54 



Ismene 69 



Ivy, Boston 40 



Ivy, Kenilworth 53 



Jerusalem Cross .53 



Kale. 20 



Kochia 52 



Kohlrabi 19 



Kudzu Vine : 52 



Lady's Slipperv". 43 



Lantana 52 



Larkspur 52 



Larkspur, Perennial 47 



Lathyrus 52 



Lavatera 52 



Lavender 34 



Lavender, Sea 61 



Lawn Mowers 76 



Lawn Rollers 75 



Lawn Seed 84 



Lawn Sprinklers 76 



Leek 19 



Lemon Verbcn.-i 53 



Lcptosiphon . .53 



Lettuce 18, 19 



Linaria 53 



Page 



Lobelia. ^. 53 



Love-in-a-Mist 56 



Lupinus 53 



Lychnis 53 



Madeira Vine 69 



Mallow 51 



Mallow, Annual 52 



Mangels. 10 



Marigold 53 



Marigold, Pot 44 



Martynia 22 



Marvel of Peru 49 



Melon, Musk 21 



Melon, Water 22 



Mesembryanthcmum 53 



Mignonette 54 



Millet 36 



Mimosa 54 



Mimulus ' .' 54 



Mina. 54 



Mirabilis 49 



Momordica 54 



Monkshood 39 



Moonflower 54 



Morning Glory 54 



Mourning Bride 61 



Musa 54 



Mushroom Spawn 22 



Muskmelon 21 



Musk Plant 54 



Mustard 3, 22 



Myosotis 54 



Myrsiphyllum .61 



Nasturtium ^ . .55 



Nemesia 56 



Nicotiana. 56 



Nicrcmbergia 56 



Nigella 56 



Oats 35 



CEnothera 56 



Okra 22 



Onion Seed 23,24 



Onion Sets 24 



Oxalis Bulbs 69 



Oxalis Seed 56 



Oyster Plant 30 



Painted Tongoc 60 



Pansy 57 



Pansy, Tufted. 64 



Parsley 24 



Parsnip 24 



Peas, Cow and Field 36 



Peas, Garden 3, 26, 27 



Peas, Perennial 52 



Peas, Sweet 62, 63 



Pcntstemon.- 56 



Pepper 3, 25 



Periwinkle 64 



Petunia < 56 



Phacelia 58 



Phlox.. 58 



Pincushion Flower 61 



Pinks 48 



Platycodon 58 



Poppy, Annual. 58 



Poppy, California .• -49 



Poppy, Giant'Yellow Tulip 52 



Poppy, Perennial 59 



Portulaca 59 



Potatoes 27 



Page 



Pottery 83 



Primrose. 59 



Primrose, Evening. ...... 56 



Primula 59 



Pumpkin 25 



Pyrethrum 60 



Radish 28,29 



Ragged Robin 53 



Rape 36 



Rhodanthc 49 



Rhubarb 30 



Ricinus 60 



Rutabaga 34 



Rye.... 35 



Sage, Garden 34 



Sage, Scarlet 60 



Salpiglossis 60 



Salsify 30 



Salvia 60 



Sanvitalia 60 



Scabiosa 61 



Schizanthus 60 



Seeders 74, 75 



Sensitive Plant 54 



Shamrock 61 



Silene 61 



Smilax 61 



Snapdragon 41 



Snow-on-thc-Mounlain. . . .49 



Solanum 61 



Sorghum 36 



Sorrel 34 



Sorrel, Wood 56 



Spider Plant 46 



Spinach 30 



Spray Pumps 72, 73 



Squash 3, 31 



Stakes 82 



Statice 61 



Stocks. 61 



Stokesia 61 



Straw Flowers 49 



Sunflower. 35, 51 



Supplies, Miscellaneous 81. 82 



Sweet Peas 62,63 



Sweet Rocket 63 



Sweet Williuni 63 



Swiss Chard 30 



Thunbergia. 64 



Tobacco, Flowering 56 



Tomato. 32, 33 



Tools, Miscellaneous. . .77-81 



Torenia 64 



Tuberose 69 



Tubs, Plant 83 



Turnip 34 



Tying Machine 76 



Verbena 64 



Verbena, Lemon 53 



Vetch 36 



Vinca 64 



Viola.. 64 



Viscaria 39 



Wallflower 64 



Watermelon 22 



Wax Plant 53 



Wheat 35 



Woolflower, Chinese 45 



Xeranthemum 49 



Zinnia 65 



J. Horace McFarland Company, Horticultural Printers, Harrisburc, Pa. 



