SUPPLEMENT TO HENDERSON'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE 1930 
Books on Gardening Subjects 
Delivered Transportation Paid 
in U. S. and Possessions 
Henderson's Handbook of Plants. By Peter Henderson. The 
standard American dictionary of plants, including vegetables and 
fruits; a complete work on cultivated plant life. 526 pages, profusely 
illustrated, price, $3. SO. 
Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. Was written to 
meet the want of those desiring information on gardening for private 
use. Its scope therefore embraces directions' for the culture and prop- 
agation of Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits. 464 pages, fully illus- 
trated, price, $2.00. 
Henderson's Bulb Culture. Gives up the up-to-date methods of 
treatment for all kinds of Hardy and Tender, Winter, Spring, Summer 
and Autumn Flowering Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, etc. 68 pages, pro- 
fusely illustrated, price, 75c. 
Henderson's Garden Guide and Record. By Peter Henderson & 
Co. It contains brief understandable articles on Vegetable Culture, 
Flowers from Seeds, Bulb Culture, Lawns, Preparing the Garden 
Ground, Fertilizers, Insecticides and Plant Diseases, Canning Vege- 
tables, and many other garden pointers. 
It is of convenient pocket size, 5 x 8 inches, containing 64 pages 
of text including index. Also 12 pages, one for each month for a diary. 
35c. 
Around the Year in the Garden. By Frederick F. Rockwell. 
This book tells the work to be done with flowers, fruits, vege- 
tables and lawn through each week of the year, and just how to 
get results. 
Arranged as a weekly calendar, the book suggests a definite 
gardening plan and indicates the best time and place for every 
operation and plant. It is readily adaptable to any season or 
locality $2.50 
Manual of Gardening. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. A practical 
guide to planning, making and caring for home grounds, 
growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, spraying, etc 3 . 00 
Home Flower-Growing. By Emit C. Vdlz, Professor of Floricul- 
ture, Iowa State College. This is a book for the person who would 
grow flowers and decorative plants at home for pleasure, 
indoors and out, and who wishes to understand the principles 
and practices necessary for success. 
The amateur gardener will find here all he needs to know 
about plant propagation and culture, how and where to grow 
flowers and plants for best results, in the open ground, as part 
of the home planting scheme, indoors in winter, in window 
boxes, hanging baskets, rock gardens, or water gardens; and 
how to arrange cut flowers for best effects 3 . 50 
Home Floriculture. By Eben Rexford. A practical guide to the 
treatment of flowering and other ornamental plants in the 
house and garden 1.75 
Gardening with Peatmoss. "Gardening with Peat Moss" is 
different from most books on this subject, in that it contains 
fundamental information which is the foundation of success 
in gardening, and which is unknown to, most writers of garden 
books. ... ... . + „ . 
Based on the science of soil condition it tells in a most 
interesting and easily understandable manner the exact treat- 
ment necessary for the most successful results with all kinds 
of vegetables, 'flowers, fruits and shrubs 1 . 00 
The Gardener. By L. H.Bailey. Simple directions for growing 
the common fruits, vegetables, and flowers in the garden and 
about the house. An accurate gardening guide, arranged 
alphabetically for handy reference. 260 pages 2 . 00 
Bailey's New Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Freshly 
writtein in the light of the most recent research and experience 
largely by experts in their various specialties, all edited by 
Prof. Li. H. Bailey. It is published in three large volumes, 
sold only in complete sets. Buyers paying transit 25 . 00 
The Farm and Garden Rule Book. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. 
Full of useful information for farmers, fruit growers, truck 
gardeners, florists and others 3 . 00 
Evergreens for the Small Place. By F, F, Rockwell. To ac- 
complish the right effect with evergreens requires knowledge of 
the principles of good design, care in selecting the proper sorts 
and proper attention after they are planted. All of this in- 
formation will be found in this book, clearly and plainly written 
by one who is himself a home owner and a garden maker of 
long experience 1 . 00 
The Culture of Perennials. By Dorothy M. P. Cloud. No 
flower lover should be without this work. It gives valuable 
information clearly, treating on the upkeep and making of 
perennial gardens, both old and new. Beautifully illustrated . . 2 . 50 
A Woman's Hardy Garden. By Mrs. H. R. Ely. Gives in a 
charming manner a woman's long and successful experience 
in handling a large garden of hardy plants, shrubs, bulbs, etc. . 2 . 00 
The Practical Flower Garden. By Mrs. H. R. Ely. A new 
book by the author of "A Woman's Hardy Garden" 2.50 
The Garden Month by Month. By M. C. Sedgwick. A book 
on hardy flowers grouped according to their month of bloom. 
Concise descriptions, situations and culture. Lavishly illus- 
trated 8 50 
Greenhouses — Their Construction and Equipment. Bv 
W. J. Wright. An up-to-date treatise on the construction of 
greenhouses. The most complete work on the subject 2 00 
Plant Culture. By G. W. Oliver. Propagator of the U. S. Dept. 
of Agriculture. A working hand-book for all who grow flower- 
ing and ornamental plants in the garden or greenhouse 3 . 50 
Gardening for Beginners. ByiJ. T. Cook. An exhaustive Eng- 
lish work, describing garden and greenhouse plants, bulbs, 
shrubs, etc., giving proper situations and treatment. It also 
gives directions for growing vegetables, fruits, etc., in garden 
and forcing-house 6 . 00 
Milady's House Plants. By F. E. Palmer. An instructive book 
on the successful culture of plants in the home 1 . 00 
1001 Garden Questions Answered. By A. C. Hottes. Its 
purpose is to solve your garden perplexities. When in trouble 
consult "1001" 2 .00 
Greenhouse Management. By L. R. Taft. Forcing roses, 
carnations and other florists' flowers, vegetables and fruits 
under glass; propagation, disease and insects 2 .25 
Greenhouse Construction. By L. R. Taft. Various styles of 
greenhouse and plant house structures, also heating, venti- 
lating, etc 2.25 
A Little Book of Annuals. By A. C. Hottes. A reliable guide 
through the season of annual bloom 1 . 50 
A Little Book of Perennials. By A. C. Holies. For the amateur 
and professional ; 1 50 
A Little Book of Climbing Plants. By A. C. Hottes. The 
only book obtainable combining all climbing plants 1 . 75 
CULTURE OF SPECIAL PLANTS 
The Book of Bulbs. By F. F. Rockwell. Graphically and author- 
itatively the chapters deal one by one with the planning and 
making of bulb gardens, bulbs for winter bloom, the naturaliza 
tion of bulbs, their propagation, and protection from insects and 
diseases. As the pages progress, they fulfill this fascinating 
prospect of the all-year diversity and novelty attainable in 
bulb-raising. Illustrated . 3.00 
Bulbs That Bloom in the Spring. By T. A. Weston. Con- 
tains all the home gardener requires, regarding bulbs planted 
in the Fall for Spring display ■ ■ - 2 .00 
Spring Flowering Bulbs. By C. L. Thayer. A new and complete 
treatise on Spring flowering bulbs for use in gardens, borders 
and beds. A book for every home gardener 1 25 
Chrysanthemum Culture. By Arthur Herrington. A suc- 
cessful private grower. Everything is covered from cuttings to 
exhibiting 1 - 00 
Dahlia Culture, Little Book of. By W. H. Waite. For the 
person who wants to grow better dahlias, by a man who is 
doing it ^ ■ ^ 
Gladiolus, The. By A. C. Beat. Prepared to meet the needs 
of practical and amateur growers. The instructions if fol- 
lowed will enable anyone to grow this plant successfully 1.25 
Irises. By F.F. Rockwell. A handy guide which will bring you suc- 
cess with irises and show new uses and effects possible in your 
garden Describes the dwarf, early, German, Japanese. Siberian, 
water, crested, Spanish, English, Dutch and other types; tells 
the best soils; what fertilizers to use: how to plant; and what 
care is necessary. Tells how to propagate stock for your own 
use. 54 illustrations, 80 pages 1 00 
Iris, The. By J. C. Wister. This book presents in a clear and 
convincing manner the simple requirements of this flower. 
Complete and practical ........ - ■ ■ ■ 1.25 
Garden Lilies. By J. Preston. The mission of this book is to 
teach the amateur the art of growing garden lilies 1 . 25- 
Lilies, How to Grow in the Garden (Garden Cinderellas). 
By Helen M. Fox. Foreword by E. H. Wilson, keeper of the 
Arnold Arboretum. This is the only complete and practical 
book on Lily growing for the amateur gardener. Mrs. Fox has 
grown these beautiful flowers in her own garden for 14 years; 
she knows every detail of their culture from experience, from 
careful study, and from collaboration with other growers. 269 
pages; 4 color plates, 29 halftones, 18 line drawings 5 . 00 
American Orchid Culture. By Prof. E. A. White. Orchid Cul- 
ture, Sources of Orchid Plants, Orchid Houses and Their 
Equipment, Propagation, General Culture, Hybridization, 
Marketing, Orchids for Beginners, The Orchid Growing In- 
dustry, Development of the United States, Some American 
Establishments, The Orchid and its Species. 227 pages, 66 
* halftones, 8 full page color plates and 7 sketches 4 . 50 
Peony Manual. By Harrison. Cultivation and propagation ... .50 
The Rose in America. By J. Horace McFarland. 232 pages. 
Beautifully illustrated in color and sepia, this new and en- 
larged edition will have an important place on every rose 
fancier's book shelf 3 . 00 
Roses and Their Culture. By S. C. Hubbard. A new and 
practical guide on the propagation, culture and history of the 
rose " 1-25; 
Rose Growing, Commercial. By Eber Holmes. Modern 
methods of growing the rose for market purposes under glass 
and outdoors 2 . 00 
"Shrubs. By F. F. Rockwell. The home owner will find in this 
book brief but complete and usable information on how to 
enhance the beauty and value of his place with shrubs 1 . 00 
Violets, How to Make Money Growing. By G. Saltford. A 
popular treatise giving helpful suggestions on violet growing . . .30 
Practical Violet Culture. By N. Coon. A new book on growing 
and marketing violets for profit . , 1 . 75 
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