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Garden and Farm Books — Continued 



DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION 



Engineering for Land Drainage. By C. G. Elliott. A manual for 

 laying out and constructing drains for improving agricultural lands$2.50 



Irrigation and Drainage. By Prof. F. H. King. The relationship 

 between the handling of soil water and soil culture, and the important 

 effect, with methods securing most favorable physical conditions of soil 

 for most profitable results 3.00 



Draining for Health and Profit. By Geo. E. Waring. Plain direc- 

 tions, farm drainage; also sanitary district drainage 1.75 



Irrigation Farming. By Lute Wilcox. The application of water in the 

 production of crops; appliances, principles, and advantages 2.50 



PESTS— INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES 



Fumigation Methods. By W. G. Johnson. Simple and effective 

 means of exterminating insects and vermin in field, orchard, nursery, 

 greenhouse, mill, granary, car, etc., etc 2.00 



Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard. By Prof. E. D. Sander- 

 son. A new complete and up-to-date work on this subject. 4.50 



Spraying Crops. By Clarence W. Weed. For the guidance of users 

 of spraying machinery, telling when and how garden and field crops, 

 fruit and shade trees, also vegetables, ornamental plants and flowers 

 should be sprayed for their various insects and fungous enemies 1.10 



Injurious Insects and Useful Birds. By F. L. Washburn. A reference 

 book for farmers, orchardists, vegetable growers, housekeepers, etc. for 

 guidance against injurious insects and four footed pests 3.00 



Spraying, Dusting, and Fumigating of Plants. By A. F. Mason. 

 An invaluable handbook and reference for fruit growers, vegetable 

 gardeners, nurserymen, and home gardeners. Tells what pests to ex- 

 pect and how to identify and control them, how to choose the right 

 spray materials, how to select spraying and dusting machinery, and 

 every other detail for the successful pest control of fruits, vegetables, 

 and dooryard garden plants. 237 illustrations, 570 pages 5.00 



WEEDS 

 Weeds of the Farm and Garden. By L. H. Pammel. This book con- 

 tains practical suggestions for the treatment of weeds 2.00 



Weeds and How to Eradicate Them. By Prof. Thomas Shaw 75 



BEES, POULTRY, PIGEONS AND BIRDS 



A B C of Bee Culture. By A. I. Root. A cyclopedia on bees, honey, 

 hives, implements, honey plants, etc ' 3.00 



Bee Keeping. By E. A. Phillips. A standard modern work on bee- 

 keeping, the history, habits and management of Bees 4.00 



A to Z of Pigeons. By J. W. Williamson. " The last word on a highly 

 profitable industry. Suitable alike for the amateur as well as the pro- 

 fessional 1 .25 



Canary Birds. By D. L. Burkett. A complete guide for their breeding, 

 rearing and treatment in health and disease. A book for every home 

 where a canary is kept 80 



Poultry Breeding and Management. By James Dryden. The latest 

 and best book available on poultry raising. Complete in every detail . . 2.00 



A Living from Eggs and Poultry. By W. H. Brown. A practical 

 guide for the beginner with a limited amount of capital and experience. . 1.50 



The Mating and Breeding of Poultry. By Lamon and Slocum. Con- 

 taining the latest information on exhibition fowls, breeding pens and 

 farm flocks. It is absolutely original and authentic — instructor and 

 guide to young and old in the poultry business 2.50 



Poultry Feeds and Feeding. By Lamon and Lee. A real guide and 

 manual for the feeding of all kinds of poultry 1.75 



Practical Poultry Farming. By L. M. Hurd. Here are practical, 

 useful, and money-making ideas on raising poultry for profit, no matter 

 whether one is entirely green or has years of experience. Complete in 

 ever}' detail. The only book which tells the vitamin content of poultry 

 feeds. 149 illustrations, 405 pages 3.50 



BEES, POULTRY, PIGEONS AND BIRDS— Continued 



Ducks and Geese. By Lamon and Slocum. Every phase of duck and 

 geese raising is simply discussed. A new, complete, helpful and practical 

 book $2.00 



Turkey Raising. By Lamon and Slocum. This new book explains just 

 how to handle turkeys so as to raise them successfully ; . . . . 1.75 



Squabs for Profit. By Rice and Cox. This is the most complete and 

 exhaustive work of the kind ever published on squab-raising 1.10 



The American Standard of Perfection. (Adopted by American 

 Poultry Association.) Descriptions of breeds, judges, instructions, 

 etc 2.50 



Methods of Attracting Birds. By G. H. Trafton. In addition to the 

 pleasure of having birds about, their value as protectors of garden and 

 field crops, trees, etc., from insect depredations is appreciated more and 

 more each year 1 .75 



COOK BOOKS 



Vegetable Cookery and Meat Substitutes. By Mrs. Rorer. The 

 latest book by this celebrated writer and teacher of cooking 1.50 



Canning and Preserving. By Mrs. Rorer. How to can fruits and 

 vegetables, make preserves, marmalades, fruit butter, etc 1.00 



New Salads. By Mrs. Rorer. Salads for dinners, luncheons, suppers, 

 etc : 1.00 



Blue Book of Cookery. By Isabel Cotton Smith. A cook-book for 

 beginners and adepts. The character of the information given and the 

 wide scope of topics treated in this volume make it not only unique but 

 of outstanding value to beginners as well as to those most accomplished 

 in the direction and operation of households; 2,000 tested recipes, 

 menus for all seasons, vegetarian menus, picnic lunches, afternoon teas, 

 menus for children; 665 pages, indexed. Profusely illustrated 2.65 



Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book. By the principal of the Philadelphia 

 Cooking School; full of choice and reliable recipes 2.50 



The Century Cook Book. A new book compiled with great care and 

 illustrated with 150 photographic reproductions of dishes, cooking im- 

 plements, etc. 600 pages 3.00 



Practical Cooking and Serving. By Jakel Mackenzie Hill, of the 

 Boston Cooking School. The most practical, up-to-date and compre- 

 hensive work of this kind ever published. Is an "education" in the 

 selection, cooking and serving of food; for the novice and expert. 

 Illustrations include pictures of utensils, tables for every sort of meal, 

 decorations for festal occasions, dishes ready for serving 2.50 



FOR THE ATHLETIC FIELD AND GOLF CLUB 

 Golf Architecture in America, its Strategy and Construction. By 



Geo. C. Thomas, Jr. It gives all the fundamentals of Golf Course con- 

 struction. Extremely valuable for those contemplating the construc- 

 tion of a course as well as for players. Greenkeepers and Green Com- 

 mittee men. Beautifully illustrated with halftone and color plates 5.00 



The Links. By Robert Hunter. An unusually well written book that 

 will appeal to every golfer. It subtly communicates the charm of the 

 game, and explains why one course is more interesting than another. 

 Much valuable information on construction and remodelling is also 

 contained. Profusely illustrated 4.00 



Turf for Golf Courses. By Chas. V. Piper and Russell A. Oakley, 

 Agronomists, of the U. S. Dent, of Agriculture. The most authoritative 

 American Work on this subject ever written. It includes a careful 

 analysis of turf grasses, soils, fertilizing, also the production of turf and 

 subsequent care 2.50 



Lawns, Links, and Sports Fields. By J. Macdonald, written by a 

 European grass specialist, it treats with great detail on the preparatory 

 work of turf making on Golf Courses; also the laying out of Tennis and 

 Croquet Courts. Cricket Grounds, Football and Hockey Fields, 

 Bowling Greens, etc 1.75 



Index of Hardy Perennial Flower Seeds 



The great charm of Perennials lies in their permanence. Once estab- 

 lished they are a constant source of pleasure, and among the most 

 interesting plants in our gardens, presenting a variety of form and 

 color so great as to fit them for almost every conceivable purpose in the 

 garden. 



Many plants,of this class, notably Antir rhin ums have been so greatly 

 improved by hybridization during recent years that they may now be 

 had in varying height, and in almost every shade of color. 



A very large porportion of the Perennial plants that may be grown 

 from seed have great value as cut flowers, because of their great sub- 

 stance, which enables them to stand up well long after cutting. 



Notwithstanding their individual charm, they are most effective 

 when planted in a mixed border, where by arranging them according to 



height, color and season of flowering, an attractive display may be had 

 from the earliest days of spring, all through the summer, and even after 

 the first frosts herald the approach of winter. And so, week by week, 

 such a border will present new charms and revive old ones, the beauty 

 of it growing with ever-increasing interest. 



Perennials are generally raised from seed, sown from early spring to 

 about August 1st, in the latitude of New York. 



Raised that way they make strong plants, which may be planted in a 

 permanent situation early enough in the fall to enable them to winter 

 safely. 



In some instances plants will flower the first year from seed if sown 

 quite early, but nearly all require a year to reach their full development. 



Perennial plants will be found listed on pages 166-167 



page 



Achillea The Pearl 96 



Aconitum Napellus 96 



Agrostemma 96 



Alyssum Saxatile Compacta. . . 96 



Anchusa Italica 97 



Anemone St. Brigid 97 



Aquilegia 98 



Aster Hardy 89 



Auricula 99 



Bellis 100 



Campanula 101 



Candytuft 101 



Carnation 102 



Cerastium Tomentosum 103 



Chrysanthemum 103 



Coreopsis 109 



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Cowslip 109 



Delphinium 93 110 



Dianthus Ill 



Digitalis Ill 



Digitalis Ill 



Forget-Me-Nots (see Myosotis) 



94 119 



Foxglove (see Digitalis) Ill 



Gaillardia 93-112 



Gentiana 93 



Gypsophila 114 



Hibiscus 115 



Hollyhock 93-1 15 



Incarvillea Delavayi 116 



Larkspur (see Delphinium) .... 117 



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Lathyrus 117 



Liatris 117 



Linaria : . 94 



Lobelia 117 



Lupinus 117 



Lychnis Chalcedonica 116 



Meconopsis 118 



Myosotis 94-119 



Penstemon 123 



Physostegia 125 



Pinks Hardy (see Dianthus) . . Ill 



Platycodon 125 



Polyanthus 125 



Poppy 127 



Pot entilla 94 



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Primrose (see Primula) 127 



Pyrethrum Hybridum 127 



Saxifraga 128 



Scabiosa. ..—...• 129 



Sedum 129 



Shasta Daisy (see Chrysanthemum) 



103 



Sidalcea 130 



Stokesia 129 



Sweet Rocket 132 



Swe«t William 132 



Tritoma 132 



Verbascum 94 



Veronica 123 



Viola Cornuta 133 



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