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Our Seeds Represent 83 years of Experience 



Garden and Farm Books — Continued 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 

 Botany, Field, Forest and Garden. By Dr. Asa Gray. Revised by 



Prof. L. H. Bailey. A simple guide for gardeners and amateurs to 



study structures and names of commoner Eastern plants $2.00 



Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathews. 



Description: 200 illustrations, rendering identification easy by the aid 



of arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom 2.50 



How to Know Wild Flowers. By Mrs. Dana. A guide to haunts and 



habits; their identification easy for amateurs. Fully illustrated 3.00 



Messages of Flowers. By George H. O'Neill. Contains the complete 



flower language; mythological stories of the flowers, briefly told; re; 



plete with floral information; handsomely cloth bound. 144 pages .... 1.00 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING 



Plant Breeding. By Prof. L. H. Bailey - . The philosophy of crossing, 

 variation and improvement of plants 3.25 



Complete Guide to the Multiplication of Plants. (The Nursery 

 Manual.) By Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, 

 cuttings, grafting, etc 2.50 



Plant Propagation, Greenhouse and Nursery Practice. By M. G. 

 Kains, A standard work for nurserymen. Containing directions for 

 propagation of fruits, vegetables, plants, etc. Also chapters on germi- 

 nation, seed testing, grafting, budding, nursery management and the 

 laws affecting nursery stock 2.25 



Principles and Practice of Pruning. By M. G. Kains. Prepared to 

 meet the needs of practical and amateur growers. Lavishly illustrated 

 bv 300 actual photographs of specimens showing good and bad prac- 

 tice 2.50 



The Pruning Manual. By Prof. Bailey. Where, how and when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 2.50 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS 



Book of Bulbs. F. F. Rockwell. The beginner will find the book just 

 what he needs, while even the most expert grower will benefit from its 

 pages. Well written and easy to read 3.00 



Spring Flowering Bulbs. By C. L. Thayer. Covers time and methods 

 of planting, culture, uses and other details for making a satisfactory 

 bulb garden ' 1,25 



Bulbs That Bloom in the Spring. By T. A. Weston. Contains all the 

 home gardener requires, regarding bulbs planted in the Fall for Spring 

 display 2.00 



Chrysanthemum Culture. By Arthur Herrington. A successful 

 private grower. Everything is covered from cutting to exhibiting. . . . 1.10 



Dahlias. By F. F. Rockwell. Learn to know the different types of 

 dahlias and their uses in your garden, how to plant and grow them, what 

 fertilizers to use, how to control pests, how to harvest and store the 

 tubers, grow for exhibition, and how to propagate and hybridize. Brief 

 and practical. 65 illustrations. 80 pages 1.00 



Dahlia Culture, Little Book of Modern. By W. H. Waite. For the 

 person who wants to grow better dahlias, by a man who is doing it. . . . 1.50 



Garden Lilies. Bu I. Preston. The mission of this book is to teacg 

 the amateur the art of growing garden lilies \ 1.25 



Gladiolus, The. ByA. C.Beal. Prepared to meet the needs of practical 

 and amateur growers. The instructions if followed will enable anyone 

 to grow this plant successfully 1.25 



Gladiolus. By F. F. Rockwell. Recommended as "the best brief 

 guide on gladiolus growing." It tells how to plant, fertilize, and culti- 

 vate; how to grow from seed or bulblets; how to harvest and cure; how 

 to handle for cut flowers; and every other detail needed for success 

 with this popular flower. 45 illustrations, 79 pages 1.00 



Iris, The. By J. C. Wister. This book presents in a clear and con- 

 vincing manner the simple requirements of this flower. Complete 

 and practical 1.25 



Lilac Culture. By J. C. Wister. (New.) The subject is presented from 

 the point of view of the average gardener 1.75 



Irises. By F. F. Rockwell. A handy guide which will bring you success 

 with irises and show new uses and effects possible in your garden. De- 

 scribes the dwarf, early, German, Japanese, Siberian, water, crested, 

 Spanish, English, Dutcy 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 



American Orchid Culture. By Prof. E. A. White. Orchid Culture, 

 Sources of Orchid Plants. Orchid Houses and Their Equipment. Pro- 

 pagation, General Culture. Hybridization. Marketing, Orchids for 

 Beginners. The Orchid Growing Industry. 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 



Roses and Their Culture. By S. C. Hubbard. A new and practical 

 guide on the propagation, culture and history of the rose. No rose 

 grower, either experienced or beginner, can afford to be without it. .. . 1.25 



Rose Growing, Commercial. By Eber Holmes. Modern methods of 

 growing the rose for market purposes under glass and outdoors 2.00 



The Rose in America. By J. Horace; McFarland. 232 pages. Beau- 

 tifully illustrated in color and sepia, this new and enlarged edition will 

 have an important place on every rose fancier's book shelf 3.00 



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 I 1.75 



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. Hottes. 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 



VEGETABLE AND MARKET GARDENING 



The Home Vegetable Garden. By E. M. Freeman. A book which 



shows how to grow fresh, crisp vegetables in your own garden and cut 



down on the grocer's bills. Full of practical details for laying out the 



garden, planting, and growing vegetables successfully. 8 illustrations. 



214 pages 1.75 



Vegetable Gardening. By R. L. Watts. A complete, concise and au- 

 thentic book. It covers every phase of vegetable gardening 2.50 



VEGETABLE AND MARKET GARDENING— Continued 



Principles of Vegetable Gardening. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Soils; 

 their treatment; vegetables; management from seeds to marketing 

 and storing $4.00 



Productive Vegetable Growing. By J. W. Lloyd. The principles of 

 raising vegetables for profit ■ 3.00 



Vegetable Forcing. By R. L. Watts. Exceedingly valuable to all 

 practical growers whether producing for commercial purposes or for the 

 home table 3.00 



The Garden Book. By'V. H. Davis. Every crop of the garden is dis- 

 cussed and the "how" of raising it explained 1.25 



Subtropical Vegetable Gardening. By P. H. Rolfs. Information 

 for the commercial gardener in warm, semi-tropical regions. Covers 

 soils, fertilizers, rotations, seeding, planting, cultivating, pests, and 

 marketing. 38 illustrations, 327 pages 2.50 



Starting Early Vegetables and Flowering Plants Under Glass. By 

 C. H. Nissley. Including the details of construction and heating as 

 well as the operation of small greenhouses, sash houses, hot beds and 

 cold frames, etc. Profusely illustrated. For amateur and commercial 

 grower 3. 00 



Practical Vegetable Culture. By A. E. Wilkinson. A practical 

 treatise aimed particularly to help the home gardener 1.50 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES 



Asparagus Production. By Jones and Robbins. This book tells how 

 and why and wherefore briefly, yet completely in easy to understand 

 non-technical language 2.25 



Asparagus. By F. M. Hexamer. The best methods of raising, culti- 

 vating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus 1.10 



Bean Culture. By Glenn S. Sevey. The only complete, comprehensive 

 and authoritative book published on the subject 1.10 



Cauliflower and Broccoli Culture. By A. G. B. Boquet. Covers fully 

 soil and climatic requirements, soil management, plant growing, pest 

 control, marketing, yields, values, production costs, varieties and seed 

 growing ; 1.25 



Culinary Herbs. By M. G. Kaine. The only book devoted to the 

 flavoring plants of home and business gardens 1.10 



Melon Culture. By James Troop. A practical treatise for the amateur 

 as well as the large commercial grower 1.10 



Mushroom Culture. By B. M. Duggar. The whole subject is treated 

 in detail, minutely and plainly, by a practical man actively engaged in 

 growing mushrooms 2.00 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. By Wm. Falconer. A practical 

 work on growing for home use or for market 1.75 



Muskmelon Production. By J. W. Lloyd. Brings together the more 

 important facts regarding the culture and handling of muskmelons as 

 carried on commercially in the LTnited States at the present 

 time 1.25 



Onion Culture. By T. Greiner. For the home garden or market; new 

 and highly valuable methods are described 1.10 



The Potato. By Samuel Fraser, of Cornell Agricultural College. 

 Potato cultivation, spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc 1.25 



The Potato, Its Culture, Uses, History and Classification. By W. 

 Stuart. Discusses the basic principles underlying the production of 

 the potato 3.00 



Sweet Potato Production and Handling. By H. C. Thompson. 

 (New.) This book contains lots of sound practical advice for the 

 grower ._ 1 .25 



Tomato Production. By Paul Work. Facts and practices about the 

 Tomato are here rounded up for everyday use. Plant grown, soil 

 management, field culture, enemies, marketing, varieties, seed, etc 

 Very complete and practical 1.25 



Tomato Culture. By W. W. Tracy. Contains the latest and most 

 complete information on the subject 1.10 



GENERAL FRUIT AND NUT CULTURE 



American Fruits. By Samuel Fraser. This new book is a standard 

 work and an authoritative guide. It outlines what to do and tells why 

 and when. It is of equal value to the amateur as well as commercial 

 fruit grower. No other book covers the subject as thoroughly and 

 practically 



Bush Fruits. By L. E. Card. Practical pointers on berry crops written 

 by a grower 1 ells about planting, cultivating, harvesting, pest control, 

 and varieties of raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, currants, goose- 

 berries, blaeberries, buffaloberries. and others. 85 illustrations, 441 



pages 



Bush Fruit Production. By R. A. Van Meter (New). The fruits con- 

 sidered are raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, gooseberries currants 

 and blueberries. Planting, pruning and training. Pests and their 

 control, etc 



Productive Small Fruits. By F. C. Sears. A discussion of the growing, 

 harvesting and marketing of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, 

 currants, gooseberries and gTapes 



The Principle of Fruit Growing. By Prof. Bailey. One of the most 

 valuable on the subject, science and practice 



Ornamental Dwarf Fruit Trees. By Eberhard Abjor>json. ThisJs 

 essentially a book for the lover of the garden. A book whereby alluring 

 dreams of picking delicious Apples and lucsious Pears from one's own 

 trees, within one's own limited garden plot. car. be made to come true. 

 How to Train and Grow Them in the Home Garden. Illustrated with 

 twenty-five helpful drawings 



Successful Fruit Culture. By Prof. S. T. Maynard. The cultivation 

 and propagation of fruit from the standpoint of profit. It covers the 

 whole subject from the varieties to soil. Marketing, storage, etc 



American Fruit Culturist. By J. J. Thomas. 20th edition. A hand- 

 book of everything pertaining to fruit culture 



California Fruits and How to Grow Them. By E. J. Wickson. 

 Methods and experience of growers, varieties for certain districts, etc.. 



The Fruit Garden. By P. Barry. A standard work on fruit culture by 

 an experienced author and nurseryman 



Beginner's Guide to Fruit Growing. By F. A. Waugh. The ele- 

 mentary practices of propagation, planting, culture, etc 



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