MILADY'S House Plants 



By F. J'>. I'ALSIER 



The care of liouso ])lants is .sinii)lc and with tlie aid ol 

 this book, success is assmcd. 

 The book tells: 



How to caie for Pahns, Ferns, Rubber Plants, Fuchsias, 

 Jerusalem Cherries and scoi-es of other popular house plants, 

 together with advice about the best plants to grow indoors. 



W hat instructions to follow for potting, drainage, water- 

 ing, temperature, sunlight, air, antl other details. 



Of a notable diagram of the ideal sun i)ar!or as worked 

 out by the author through years of experience. 



What flowers and jilants are adapted for hanging baskets 

 and window boxes; liow to arrange effective table center- 

 pieces and other indoor floral decorations. How to grow 

 bulbs in bowls; full directions on how to piopagate the vari- 

 ous house plants. 



Profusely illustrated with about 100 instructive pictures, 

 the majority of them taken exclusively for this book. 



Cover in four colors. Price, paper, 75c.; postpaid, 80c.; 

 cloth, $1.00; postpaid, $1.10. 



• A Little Book of Annuals 



lUl Ai.MxKi) V. I lorries 



This Little Book of Annuals has been written for the in- 

 creasmg throng of amateurs wlu) grow flowers for the love 

 of them, it is a reliable guide through the sea.'^on of an- 

 nual bloom. A handsome, carefully wiitton, tlioroughly 

 edited, freely illustrated, accurately indexed book of 128 

 Iiagcs. 



Paper cover, $1.00, postpaid, .$1.10; cloth binding, $1.25; 

 postpaid, $1.35. 



A LITTLE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 



companion book to above, now in preparation. 



Plant Culture 



lUj (iiiORGE W. Oliver and Alfrkd C. IIottes 

 Covers jjractically all the known plants cultivated in the garden and lionK- grounds, together 



with tho.se of the greenhouse and conservatory, and with 

 those grown for everyday coumiercial purposes. Many lesser 

 known plants worthy of wider ac(iuaintance are also in- 

 cluded. The treatment includes a thorough elucidation of 

 all the main points having to do with i)laut cidture, s\ich 

 as budding, gialting, ]>(]tting. soils, watering, seeding, hy- 

 bridization and cultivation. Insect pests and plant diseases 

 are taken care of in a special chapter. The contents is 

 wiitten in language easilj' understood and to the point. 



Amf)ng the chapters covered are Conservatory Plants, An-- 

 nuals and Bedding Plants, Vase and Basket Plants, Hardy 

 and Tender Vines, Bulbous Plant.s, Ornamental Gras.ses, 

 Water Plants, Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Lycopods, Hardy 

 Shrubs, etc. 



Copiously illustrated and handily indexed and arranged 

 so that it may be used as a ready reference. 



The book will be foimd the most concise and authentic 

 one on plants for the lawn, garden or greenhouse, and will 

 serve as a pocket cyclopedia of plants. 



still more thoroughnesa 



^ANT ... 

 fULTURE 



444 pages, bound in cloth. Price, $3.50; postpaid, $3.65. 



