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Start your plans now to make your home grounds more attractive this year. Another tree, shrubs, 
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The Flower Garden 
By Ida D. Bennett 
A clear and concise summary of every pos- 
sible sort of information that might be de- 
sired by any one interested in gardens. 
House Plants and How to Grow Them 
By P. T. Barnes 
Nothing gives a more cheerful look to a home 
than growing plants and flowers, yet few 
people appreciate the possibilities of their 
cultivation within doors. This volume des- 
cribes hundreds of foliage and flowering 
plants suitable for home culture and gives 
complete details for their raising and propa- 
gation. 
The Orchard and Fruit Garden 
By E. P. Powell 
This book is without question the most com- 
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on this subject. It is a mine of practical in- 
formation on the cultivation of nearly every 
kind of fruit grown in this part of the world 
and gives all the latest developments in fruit 
culture. 
Vines and How to Grow Them 
By William McCollum 
The whole subject of vine cultivation for the 
practical gardener is here thoroughly cov- 
ered. Not only are the commoner varieties 
of hardy annuals and woody vines discussed 
and the best methods for their cultivation in- 
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Roses and How to Grow Them 
By Many Experts 
The most authoritative book recently pub- 
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how to plant, gives full instructions for regu- 
lar care of the plants, for pruning, for the 
eradication of pests, and contains descrip- 
tions of the different types and races of roses 
with their peculiarities. 
Lawns and How to Make Them 
By Leonard Barron 
IIow to make good lawns at the least possi- 
ble expense is explained in a practical way 
in this volume and directions for their up- 
keep given. The necessities, soil, water, 
and seed of lawns in different localities, are 
indicated and for the first time the use of in- 
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Garden Planning 
By W. S. Rogers 
This volume is really a guide to escaping the 
common faults of amateur garden planning. 
The broad principles for different types ot 
gardens are always the same and these are 
here given in such a form that they may be 
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Daffodils — Narcissus — And How 
to Grow Them 
By A. M. Kirby 
The various types of daffodils and narcissus 
are here described and the characteristics 
of each, whether suitable for out-of-doors, 
home or hot-hsuse culture, fully shown. 
Tables indicating the type of soil necessary 
for hundreds of different varieties, their 
shape, size, planting and blooming time, 
and other peculiarities are also given. 
Chrysanthemums and How to 
Grow Them 
By I. L. Powell 
The most practical guide for an amateur col- 
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all garden flowers. The volume shows how 
the different varieties are raised, how pests 
are destroyed, how the greenhouse products 
are best produced, and includes complete 
tables showing the type, color, and planting 
and blooming times of hundreds of varieties. 
Water Lilies and How to Grow Them 
By H. S. Conard and Henri Hus 
Written by the two greatest authorities on 
water lilies in America. This volume is the 
best practical guide to their cultivation. The 
varieties suitable to different conditions are 
fully described, their characteristics shown 
and full instructions for the making of inex- 
pensive ponds given. 
The Vegetable Garden 
By Ida D. Bennett 
This book deals fully with the various vege- 
tables that form the staple of the small gar- 
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