PRACTICAL BOOKS 



Written for the Beginner as well 

 as the Experienced Gardener 



GARDEN 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 h.-xrvcst — how 

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

 frames, how and when 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. Ciiapters 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). 



Practical Landscape Gardening. Cridland. Of particular value 

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

 trated. Price, $2.50. 



The Rose in America. McFarland. A rose book of permanent 

 value — interesting, helpful and strictly up-to-date. Written by the 

 editor of The American Rose Annual. Price, $3.00. 



Fritz Bahr's Commercial Floriculture. A practical Manual for 

 the retail grower. Every cut-flower and plant grower should have 

 it. Price, postpaid, $5.00. 



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 foMow for potting, drainage, 

 watering, temperature, sunlight, air, etc. Price, paper cover 75 cts. 

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



Poultry Book. Biggie. Most concise work on the subject. Eighteen 

 color plates and numerous illustrations in black and white. 50 cts. 



Vegetable Gardening. Watts. A complete, concise and authentic 

 book covering every phase of the subject including soils, fertilizers, 

 irrigation, growing under glass, marketing, etc. Price, $2.50. 



A Little Book of Annuals. Hottes. A reliable gvi^de to the growing 

 of annual flowers. Price, $1.65. 



A Little Book of Perennials. Hottes. Unusually complete, with 

 helpful planting plans. Price, $1.65. 



Home Fruit Grower. Kains. Tried methods and the latest 

 scientific wrinkles in growing all kinds of fruit for family use. 

 Price, $1.65. 



Page 



Abutilon 39 



Achillea 39 



Aconituin 39 



Acroclinium 49 



Adiumia 39 



Adonis 39 



Ageratum 39, 40 



Agrostcmma 40 



Alfalfa 37 



Allegheny Vine 39 



Alyssum 40 



Amaranthus 40 



Ammobium 49 



Ampelopsis 40 



Anchusa 40 



Anemone 40 



Angel's Trumpet 47 



Antirrhinum 41 



Apios. 69 



Aquilegia 41 



Arabis. 40 



Arctotis 40 



Artichoke 4 



Asparagus, Garden 4 



Asparagus, Florists' 41 



Aster 42, 43 



Aster, Cornflower 61 



Aubrictia 41 



Baby's Breath 51 



Balloon Vine 43 



Balsam 43 



Balsam Apple and Pear. . .54 



Banana, Abyssinian 54 



Barley 35 



Beans, Bush 4—6 



Beans, Lima 8 



Beans, Pole 7 



Beans, Soy 36 



Beet, Garden 9 



Beet, Ornamental-Icaved . .43 

 Beet, Spinach or Chard. . .30 

 Beet, Stock and Sugar. ... 10 



Begonia 43 



Belinowcr 44 



BelKIower, Chinese 58 



Bellis 43 



Beta 43 



Bird-Mouses and Feeders. .87 



Bird Seeds 88 



Black-eyed Susan 64 



Blanket Flower 50 



Blue Lace Flo'.ver 43 



Borecole 20 



Hrachycomc 43 



Broccoli 10 



Brussels Sprouts 10 



Buckwheat 35 



Bulbs 66-71 



Burning Bush 52 



Butterfly Flower 60 



Cabbage 3, 11, 12 



Cabbage, Chinese 10 



Caladium 71 



Calceolaria 43 



Calendula 44 



Calliopsis 44 



Calliopsis, Perennial 47 



Campanula 44 



Canary Creeper 45 



Candytuft 44 



Page 



Canna Seed 45 



Canna Bulbs 66 



Cardinal Climber 45 



Carnation 45 



Carrot 3, 12 



Castor-Oil Plant 60 



Catchfly Plant 61 



Cauliflower ; 13 



Celeriac 16 



Celery 16. 



Celosia .45 



Centaurea 45 



Cherry, Jerusalem 61 



Chicory 13 



Chives 13 



Chrysanthemum 46 



Cineraria. 46 



Cinnamon Vine 71 



Clarkia 46 



Cleome 46 



Clover 37 



Cobaea 47 



Cockscomb 45 



Coleus 47 



Columbine 41 



Coreopsis .47 



Cordyline . .49 



Corn, Field 35 



Corn, Kafir .36 



Corn, Ornamental 47 



Corn, Pop 35 



Corn, Sweet 3, 14, 15 



Cornflower 45 



Corn Salad 13 



Cosmos 46 



Cress 13 



Cucumber 17 



Cultivators 76, 77 



Cup Flower 56 



Cyclamen 47 



Cypress Vine 47 



Dahlia Seed 47 



Dahlia Roots . .67-69 



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 M, 32 



Dianthus... 45,48, 63 



Didiscus 43 



Digitalis 48 



Dill 34 



Dimorphotheca 48 



Dog Supplies .88 



Dolichos 49 



Draccena 49 



Edelweiss 49 



Eggplant 20 



Elephant Ear 71 



Endive 20 



Endive, French 13 



Eschscnoltzia 49 



Euphorbia 49 



Everlasting Flowers 49 



Farm Seeds 35-37 



Fertilizers 72 



INDEX 



Page 



Feverfew 49 



Flower Pots 87 



Flower Seeds 38—65 



Forget-me-not 54 



Four o'Glock 49 



Foxglove 48 



Fungicides 73 



GailTardia 50 



Geranium. ^ . . .49 



Gcrbcra 50 



Geum 50 



Gillidower 61 



Gladiolus Seed 50 



Gladiolus Bulbs 70,71 



Gloxinia 50 



Godctia 50 



Gomphrena 49 



Gourds, Ornamental 50 



Grain 35 



Grass, Farm 37 



Grass, Lawn 2 



Grass, Ornamental 50 



Grass, Sudan 36 



Grevillea 51 



Gumbo 22 



Gypsophila. . . . .' 51 



Hclianthus 51 



Hclichrysum v 49 



Heliotrope .-. . . .51 



Herbs 34 



Heuchera 51 



Hibiscus 51 



Hollyhock 51 



Hop, Japanese 52 



Horse-Radish 20 



Hose 78 



Humulus. 52 



Hunnemannia 52 



Hyacinthus 71 



Iberis , 44 



Ice Plant 53 



Impatiens .52 



Inoculant, Farmogerm. . . .36 



Insecticides 73 



Ipomoea 45,47, 54 



Ismene 71 



Ivy, Boston 40 



Ivy, Kenilworth 53 



Jerusalem Cross ^53 



Kale... .20 



Kochia 52 



Kohlrabi 19 



Kudzu Vine 52 



Lady's Slipper 43 



Lantana 52 



Larkspur 52 



Larkspur, Perennial 47 



Lathyrua 52 



Lavatera 52 



Lavender 34 



Lavender, Sea 61 



Lawn Mowers 78 



Law n Rollers .78 



Lawn Seed 2 



Lawn Sprinklers 78 



leek 19 



Lemon Verbena 53 



Leptosiphon 53 



Lettuce 18, 19 



Linaria 53 



Page 



Lobelia 53 



Love-in-a-Mist 56 



Lupinus. 53 



Lychnis 53 



Madeira Vine 71 



Mallow 51 



Mallow, Annu.il 52 



Mangcl-Wurzels 10 



Marigold. 53 



Marigold, Pot 44 



Marty nia 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 



Mornirig Glory 54 



Mourning Bride 61 



Musa 54 



Mushroom Spawn 22 



Muskmelon 21 



Musk Plant 54 



Mustard 22 



Myosotis 54 



Myrsiphyllum 61 



Nasturtium .55 



Ncnicsia 56 



Nicotiana .56 



Nierembergia 56 



NIgclla 56 



Oats 35 



CEnothera 56 



Okra 22 



Onion Seed. 23, 24 



Onion Sets. ." 24 



Oxalis Bulbs. . .-. 71 



Oxalis Seed 56 



Oyster Plant 30 



Painted Tongue : . . .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 



Pentstemon 56 



Pepper ■; 25 



-Periwinkle ■ 64 



Petunia. .39, 56 



Phacelia. .'. 58 



PUox. . 58 



Pincushion Flower 61 



Pinks 48 



Platycodon 58 



Poppy, Annual 58 



Poppy, California .• 



Poppy, Giant Yellow Tulip 52 



Poppy, Perennial 59 



Portulaca 59 



Potatoes 27 



Page 



Pottery 87 



Primrose 59 



Primrose, Evening 56 



Primula 59 



Pumpkin 25 



Pyrethrum 60 



Radish 28,29 



Ragged Robin 53 



Rape 36 



Rhodanthe 49 



Rhubarb 30 



Ricinus 60 



Rutabaga 34 



Rye 35 



Sage, Garden 34 



Sage, Scarlet 60 



Salpiglossis 60 



Salsify 30 



Salvia 39,60 



Sanvitalia 60 



Scabiosa 61 



Schizanthu;, 60 



Seeders 76, 77 



Sensitive Plant 54 



Shamrock 61 



Silene 61 



Smilax 61 



Snapdragon 41 



Snow-on-thc-Mountain. . . .49 



Solanum 61 



Sorghum 36 



Sorrel 34 



Sorrel, Wood 56 



Spider Plant 46 



Spinach 30 



Spray Pumps 74,75 



Squash 3, 31 



Stakes V.6 



Statice 61 



Stocks 61 



Stokesia 61 



Straw Flowers 49 



Sunflower 35, 51 



Supplies, Miscellaneous 85, 86 



Sweet Peas 39,62,63 



Sweet Rocket 63 



Sweet William 63 



Swiss Chard 30 



Thunbergia 64 



Tobacco, Flowering 56 



Tomato. 32, 33 



Tools, Miscellaneous. . .79-84 



Torenia 64 



Tuberose 71 



Tubs, Plant 87 



Turnip 34 



Tying Machine 77 



Verbena 64 



Verbena, Lemon 53 



Vetch 36 



Vinca 64 



Viola. 64 



Viscaria 64 



Wallflower 64 



Watermelon 22 



Wax Plant 53 



Wheat 35 



Woolflower, Chinese 45 



Xeranthemum 49 



Zinnia 65 



J. Horace McFari.and 



Company, Horticultural Pbii 



INTERS, HaRRISBURC, Pa. 



