Handbooks of Practical Gardening 
Edited by HARRY ROBERTS 
Price 7.S. 6d. net each. Crown Zvo. Illustrated. Price %\.oo 
THE BOOK OF ASPARAGUS. With sections on Celery, 
Salsify, Scorzonera, and Seakale ; and a chapter on their cooking and 
preparation for the table. By Charles Ilott, F.R.H.S., Lecturer 
on Horticulture to the Cornwall County Council. 
“The work of a specialist. Mr Ilott gives us — for a matter of half-a- 
crown — the ripe experience of a life-time.” The Speaker. 
THE BOOK OF THE GREENHOUSE. By J. C. 
Tallack, F.R.H.S., Head Gardener at Shipley Hall. 
“A serviceable handbook for the practical gardener, written with ex- 
ceptional knowledge of horticultural work.” The Outlook. 
THE BOOK OF THE GRAPE. With a chapter on the 
History and Decorative Value of the Vines. By H. W. Ward, 
F.R.H.S., late Head Gardener at Longford Castle. 
“A mine of useful information.” The St James's Gazette. 
THE BOOK OF OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS. By 
Harry Roberts, Author of ‘ ‘ The Chronicle of a Cornish Garden.” 
“All who wish for a real old-fashioned garden should certainly study 
this most excellent and practical book.” The Bookman. 
THE BOOK OF BULBS. By S. Arnott, F.R.H.S., 
of Carsethorne, near Dumfries. Together with an introductory 
chapter on the Botany of Bulbs by the Editor. 
“Skilled and instructive. It notably enriches the series in which it 
appears.” The Scotsman. 
THE BOOK OF THE APPLE. By H. H. Thomas, 
Assistant Editor of The Garden, late of the Royal Gardens, Windsor. 
Together with chapters by the Editor on the History and Cooking of 
the Apple and the Preparation of Cider. 
“ This is a most useful volume, which every grower, whether for his own 
use or for the market, should consult.” The Spectator. 
THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES. By George Wythes, 
V.M.H., Head Gardener to the Duke of Northumberland. Together 
with chapters on the History and Cookery by the Editor. 
“Thoroughly practical. The book can be highly recommended.” 
The Morning Post. 
THE BOOK OF ORCHIDS. By W. H. White, F.R.PI.S., 
Orchid Grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, President of the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society. 
“ There are few writers so well qualified to write with authority upon 
these flowers.” The Scotsman. 
TPIE BOOK OF THE STRAWBERRY. With chapters 
on the Raspberry, Blackberry, Loganberry, Japanese Wineberry, and 
Allied Fruits. By Edwin Beckett, F.R.H.S. 
“ Mr Beckett deals with his subject in a thorough practical manner . . . 
and fully maintains the general excellence shown in the previous volumes 
of this series.” The Morning Post. 
THE BOOK OF CLIMBING PLANTS. By S. Arnott, 
F.R.H.S., Author of “The Book of Bulbs.” 
“This is a concise, practical, and well-informed exposition of skilled 
knowledge as to the training of creepers, &c.” The Scots^nan. 
