Take this illustrated, hardbound volume 
on Houseplants absolutely FREE 
with no obligation to buy anything now or ever. 
A 
The American Horticultural Society, 
America's leading nonprofit center for gardening information, 
invites uou to 
• Practical information on over 400 different houseplants 
• Show-how photographs, drawings and diagrams 
• Step-by-step instructions on every phase of houseplant care 
Now, the experts of the American Horticultural 
Society will teach you what they've learned 
over the years about growing healthier and 
more beautiful houseplants. And it won t cost 
you anything to find out. Because the Society 
wants you to accept this large, hardbound, 
144-page book on HOUSEPLANTS absolutely 
FREE — just to introduce you to their new Illus- 
trated Encyclopedia of Gardening. But there's 
no obligation. You need never buy another 
book if you do not want- to. 
This authoritative volume gives you a com- 
plete course in houseplant care. You'll find out 
how to get the most out of the plants you now 
have. And when you want to pick a new one. 
there's a 9-page Plant Selection Guide to help 
you — listing 400 houseplants and how much 
light, water, humidity, etc., they need. Plus 
many illustrated charts, diagrams, drawings to 
show you how. 
Now you can solve all your 
gardening problems 
For more than 50 years, the American Horticul- 
tural Society has been helping gardeners solve 
their problems. Now they've put everything 
they know into this comprehensive Encyclo- 
pedia — all in straightforward, nontechnical 
language plus full-color photographs, step- 
by-step diagrams and special charts. 
Each volume takes a single gardening sub- 
ject and follows it through from beginning to 
end. FUNDAMENTALS OF GARDENING tells 
you what, when and how to plant for best re- 
sults in your area of the country. ANNUALS 
gives you information on dozens of marigolds, 
40 petunias, shows you colors, heights and 
best growing conditions for all your favorite an- 
nuals. ROSES includes a 14-page selection 
guide to help you choose th e right roses, pro- 
tect them in the winter, grow them indoors. 
PESTS AND DISEASES tells you the best way 
to control insects that attack your garden. 
VEGETABLES shows you how to save money 
by growing your family's favorites at a fraction 
of what they cost in the market. 
And you'll learn about PERENNIALS. 
GROUND COVERS. LAWNS. PRUNING, 
BULBS and much more. So you'll have the 
most admired and healthiest garden in the 
neighborhood. 
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The American Horticultural Society is so sure 
these volumes will help solve your gardening 
problems that they will send you the first vol- 
ume absolutely FREE. To obtain it. mail the 
attached card to The American Horticultural 
Society, do The Franklin Library, Franklin Cen- 
ter, Pa. 19091, which is producing the Encyclo- 
pedia for the Society. Please mail your card by 
October 31, 1981. 
