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GARDEN GUIDE 



THE AMATiUR GAKDENfcKS' 



jf- Handbook 



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 harvest — 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 planting plans. 

 Chapters devoted to tools, garden furniture, garden birds, canning 

 and preserving, etc., with hundreds of helpful illustrations. Price, 

 paper cover $1.00 (postpaid $1.10), cloth cover $1.50 (postpaid $1.65). 



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 follow for potting, drainage, water- 

 ing, temperature, sunlight, air, etc. Price, paper cover 75 cts. (post- 

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



HOtLfE 

 i PLANTS a 



Page 



Abutilon 40 



Achillea 40 



Aconitum 40 



Acroclinium 49 



Adlumia 40 



Adonis 40 



Ageratum 39, 40 



Agrostemma . .40 



Alfalfa 37 



Allegheny Vine 40 



Alyssum 39, 40 



Amaranthus 40 



Ammobium 49 



Ampelopsis 40 



Anchusa 40 



Anemone 41 



Angel's Tru mpet 47 



Antirrhinum 39, 41 



Apios 69 



Aquilegia 41 



Arabis 41 



Arctotis 41 



Artichoke 4 



Asparagus, Garden 2, 4 



Asparagus, Florists* 41 



Aster 42, 43 



Aster, Cornflower 61 



Aubrietia 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 2,8 



Beans, Pole. . 7 



Beans, Soy 36 



Beet, Garden 9 



Beet, Ornamental-leaved. .43 

 Beet, Spinach or Chard. . .30 

 Beet, Stock and Sugar. . . .10 



Begonia 43 



Bellflower. 44 



Bellflower, Chinese 58 



Bellis 43 



Beta 43 



Bird Houses and Feeders. .83 



Bird Seeds 36 



Black-eyed Susan 64 



Blanket Flower 50 



Blue Lace Flower 43 



Borecole 20 



Brachycome 43 



Broccoli 10 



Brussels Sprouts 10 



Buckwheat 35 



Bulbs 66-69 



Burning Bush 52 



Butterfly Flower 60 



Cabbage..... 2, 11, 12 



Cabbage, Chinese 10 



Caladium 69 



Calceolaria 43 



Calendula 44 



Calliopsis 44 



Calliopsis, Perennial 47 



Campanula 44 



Canary Creeper 45 



Page 



Candytuft 44 



Canna Seed 45 



Canna Bulbs 69 



Cardinal Climber 45 



Carnation 45 



Carrot 2, 12 



Castor-Oil Plant 60 



Catchfly Plant 61 



Cauliflower 13 



Celeriac 16 



Celery 3, 16 



Celosia 45 



Centaurea 45 



Cherry, Jerusalem 61 



Chicory 13 



Chives 13 



Chrysanthemum 46 



Cineraria 46 



Cinnamon Vine 69 



Clarkia 46 



Cleome 46 



Clover 37 



Cobaea 47 



Cockscomb 45 



Coleus 47 



Columbine 41 



Coreopsis 47 



Cordyline 49 



Corn, Field 35 



Corn, Pop 35 



Corn, Sweet 1, 2, 14, 15 



Corn, Ornamental 47 



Cornflower 45 



Corn Salad 13 



Cosmos 46 



Cress 13 



Cucumber 3, 17 



Cultivators 74-75 



Cup Flower 56 



Cyclamen 47 



Cypress Vine 47 



Dahlia Seed 47 



Dahlia Roots 66-67 



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 47 



Dianthus 45,48, 63 



Didiscus 43 



Digitalis 48 



DiU 34 



Dimorphotheca 48 



Dolichos 49 



Dracaena 49 



Edelweiss 49 



Eggplant 20 



Elephant Ear 69 



Endive 20 



Endive, French 13 



Eschscholtzia 49 



Euphorbia 49 



Everlasting Flowers 49 



Farmogerm Inoculants. . . .36 

 Farm Seeds 35-37 



INDEX 



Page 



Fertilizers 70 



Feverfew " 49 



Flower Pots 83 



Flower Seeds 39-65 



Forget-me-not 54 



Four o'CIock 49 



Foxglove 48 



Fungicides 71 



Gaillardia 50 



Geranium 49 



Gerbera 50 



Geum 50 



Gilliflower 61 



Gladiolus Seed 50 



Gladiolus Bulbs 68-69 



Glazing Compounds 81 



Gloxinia 50 



Godetia 50 



Gomphrena 49 



Gourds, Ornamental 50 



Grain 35 



Grass, Farm 37 



Grass, Lawn 3d Cover 



Grass, Ornamental 50 



Grass, Sudan 36 



Grevillea 51 



Gumbo 22 



Gypsophila 51 



Helianthus 51 



Hclichrysum 49 



Heliotrope 51 



Herbs 34 



Heuchera 51 



Hibiscus 51 



Hollyhock 39,51 



Hop, Japanese 52 



Horse-Radish 20 



Hose 3d Cover 



Humulus 52 



Hunnemannia 52 



Hyacinthus 69 



Iberis 44 



Ice Plant 53 



Impatiens 52 



Insecticides 71 



Ipomcea 54 



Ismene 69 



Ivy, Boston 40 



Ivy, Ken i I worth 53 



Jerusalem Cross 53 



Kale. 20 



Kochia 52 



Kohlrabi. 19 



Kudzu Vine 52 



Lady's Slipper 43 



Larkspur 52 



Larkspur, Perennial 47 



Lathyrus 52 



Lavatera 52 



Lavender 34 



Lavender, Sea 61 



Lawn Mowers 76 



Lawn Rollers 3d Cover 



Lawn Seed 3d Cover 



Lawn Sprinklers -.76 



Leek 19 



Lemon Verbena 53 



Leptosiphon 53 



Lettuce 18, 19 



Linaria 53 



Lobelia 53 



Love-in-a-Mist 56 



Lupinus 53 



Lychnis 53 



Madeira Vine 69 



Mallow : 51 



Mallow, Annual 52 



Mangels 10 



Marigold 53 



Marigold, Pot 44 



Martynia 22 



Marvel of Peru 49 



Melon, Musk 3, 21 



Melon, Water 22 



Mesembryanthemum 53 



Mignonette 54 



Millet 36 



Mimosa 54 



Mimulus 54 



Mina 54 



Mirabilis 49 



Momordica 54 



Monkshood 40 



Moonflower 54 



Morning Glory 54 



Mourning Bride 61 



Musa 54 



Mushroom Spawn 22 



Musk Plant 54 



Mustard 3,22 



Myosotis 54 



Myrsiphyllum 61 



Nasturtium 55 



Nemesia 56 



Nicotiana 56 



Nierembergia 56 



Nigella 56 



Oats 35 



CEnothera 56 



Okra 22 



Onion Seed 23, 24 



Onion Sets 24 



Oxalis Seed 56 



Oxalis Bulbs 69 



Oyster Plant 30 



Painted Tongue 60 



Pansy 57 



Pansy, Tufted 64 



Parsley 24 



Parsnip 24 



Peas, Cow and Field 36 



Peas, Garden 1, 26, 27 



Peas, Perennial 52 



Peas, Sweet 62, 63 



Pentstemon 56 



Pepper 3 t 25 



Periwinkle 64 



Petunia 56 



Phacelia 58 



Phlox... 58 



Pincushion Flower 61 



Pinks 48 



Platycodon 58 



Poppy, Annual 58 



Poppy, California .49 



Poppy, Giant Yellow Tulip 52 



Poppy, Perennial 59 



Portulaca 59 



Potatoes 27 



Pottery 83 



Primrose 59 



Primrose, Evening 56 



Primula 59 



Pumpkin 25 



Pyrethrum . .60 



Radish 28,29 



Ragged Robin 39,53 



Rape 36 



Rhodanthe 49 



Rhubarb 30 



Ricinus 60 



Rutabaga 34 



Rye 35 



Sage, Garden 34 



Sage, Scarlet 60 



Salpiglossis 60 



Salsify 30 



Salvia 60 



Sanvitalia 60 



Scabiosa 61 



Schizanthus 60 



Seeders 74, 75 



Sensitive Plant 54 



Shamrock 61 



Silene ,'. . .61 



Smilax 61 



Snapdragon 39, 41 



Snow-on-the-Mountain. . . .49 



Solanum 61 



Sorghum 36 



Sorrel 34 



Sorrel, Wood 56 



Spider Plant. 46 



Spinach 1, 30 



Spray Pumps 72, 73 



Squash 3, 31 



Stakes 82 



Statice 61 



Stocks 61 



Stokesia 61 



Straw Flowers 49 



Sunflower 35, 51 



Supplies, Miscellaneous 81, 82 



Sweet Peas 62, 63 



Sweet Rocket 63 



Sweet William 63 



Swiss Chard . . .30 



Thunbergia 64 



Tobacco, Flowering 56 



Tomato. . 1,32, 33 



Tools, Miscellaneous. . .77-81 



Torenia 64 



Tuberose 69 



Tubs, Plant 83 



Turnip 34 



Tying Machine 76 



Verbena 64 



Verbena, Lemon 53 



Vetch 36 



Vinca .64 



Viola 64 



Viscaria 39 



Wallflower 64 



Wax Plant _ 53 



Woolflower, Chinese 45 



Xeranthemum 49 



Zinnia 39, 65 



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