Garden Books 
By those who have and love gardens and by those who would love to have gardens, 
these books will be keenly enjoyed. If to be mailed, add 15 cts. per copy for postage. 
Annuals, The Book of. By A. C. Hottes. 
Helpful, illustrated guide to the handling of 
annual flowers and vines for seeding, transplant¬ 
ing, and pinching in. Gives the description, ar¬ 
rangement, use, and culture. 182 pp. $1.50. 
Bulbs, All About Flowering. By T. A. Weston. 
All the home gardener should know about fall 
bulbs for spring display. $2. 
Bulbs, Book of. By F. F. Rockwell. The sorts 
and uses of usual and rare spring, summer, and 
fall bulbs, indoors and out, including gladiolus, 
peony, iris, dahlia, and begonia. 264 pp. $2. 
Dahlia Culture, Modern. By W. H. Waite. 
Brief, complete advice how to plant, enrich, 
propagate, disbud, store and show dahlias, with 
lists of don’ts for their health. 132 pp. $1.50. 
Dahlias. By F. F. Rockwell. Describes the 
different types, their uses in the garden, how to 
plant, grow and fertilize them, how to control 
pests, to store the tubers, to exhibit, to propagate 
and hybridize. Illustrated. 80 pp. $1. 
Evergreens for the Small Place. By F. F. 
Rockwell. Practical suggestions. Illustrated. $1. 
House Plants, Milady’s. By F. E. Palmer. 
Tells of the plants which any woman can suc¬ 
cessfully grow indoors; 100 instructive pictures. 
176 pp. $1.25. Paper bound, $1. 
Gardener, The. By L. H. Bailey. The 
author’s latest book, giving in alphabetical order 
clear and concise directions for the growing of 
flowers, fruits, vegetables, etc., in the garden 
and house. A most valuable book. 260 pp. $2. 
Garden Guide. By De La Mare. A compact 
book of knowledge of gardening; 30 subjects 
covered by eleven experts; 275 illustrations, 
good on pests. 388 pp. $1.50. Paper bound, $1. 
Gardening under Glass. By F. F. Rockwell. 
Written especially for the amateur and showing 
him how he can have fruits and vegetables of 
superb quality out of season, roses and carna¬ 
tions in midwinter, palms and ferns all the year 
round. Illustrated. 304 pp. $2.50. 
Garden Flowers in Color. By G. A. Stevens. 
A cyclopedia of flower pictures showing over 400 
garden flowers in natural color. Invaluable for 
identifying plants and helping your garden plans. 
400 pp. $3.75. 
Gladiolus. By F. F. Rockwell. How to plant, 
breed, multiply, harvest, and store gladiolus, to 
judge, arrange, and keep them healthy. $1. 
Horticulture, Standard Cyclopedia of. By 
L. H. Bailey. Three volumes, more than 3,600 
pages, covering 40,000 plant names. $25. 
Irises. By F. F. Rockwell. Shows new uses 
and possible garden effects. Describes all of the 
types, tells the best soils, how to fertilize, plant 
and care for them. Illustrated. 80 pp. $1. 
Landscape Gardening, Practical. By R. B. 
Cridland. Of particular value to the owner of 
the moderate-sized suburban home. Nicely 
illustrated. 280 pp. $2.50. 
Lawns. By F. F. Rockwell. Shows how to 
start a lawn right and to keep it smooth and 
velvety. Covers laying out, grading, fertilizing, 
seeding, care, weed-control, and remaking old 
lawns. Illustrated. 87 pp. $1. 
Lilies, Consider the. By W. E. Marshall. 
Replete with authentic information on both the 
well-known varieties and the uncommon sorts. 
A really interesting book, generously illustrated 
in natural colors. $1. 
Perennials, The Book of. By A. C. Hottes. 
A book for the design and upkeep of herbaceous 
borders, rock,- fern and wild gardens, with lists 
of plants for special uses. 280 pp. $2. 
Pruning, Manual of. By L. H. Bailey. Stand¬ 
ard handbook on the principles and practice and 
time of pruning trees, shrubs and vines, includ¬ 
ing Baltet tables. Stops the havoc of wrong 
pruning. 400 pp. $2.50. 
Rock Garden Primer. By Archie Thornton. 
Covers rock gardening under American con¬ 
ditions from A to Z in a very interesting, in¬ 
structive and accurate way. Illustrated. $2. 
Rock Gardens. By F. F. Rockwell. Tells 
just where and how to make a rock garden, 
what plants to use and where to put them. 
Illustrated. 86 pp. $1. 
Roses. By F. F. Rockwell. Classified accord¬ 
ing to uses. Directions for care, culture, plant¬ 
ing, propagation, protection from insects and 
diseases, and variety lists. 74 illus.; 88 pp. $1. 
Roses, How to Grow. By Pyle, McFarland, 
and Stevens. Makes every step in the culture 
and care of roses so clear that any grower can 
understand it and succeed with them. A com¬ 
pletely re-written 17th edition of America’s 
most popular rose book. 138 illustrations, 45 
in color. 211 pp. $2. 
Rose in America, The. By J. Horace Mc¬ 
Farland. Beautifully illustrated in color and 
sepia, this new and enlarged edition will have an 
important place on every rose fancier’s book 
shelf. 232 pp. $3. 
Roses in the Little Garden. By G. A. Stevens. 
Covering all phases of rose-culture, with selec¬ 
tions for different purposes. Clear directions for 
planting, pruning, fertilizing, and protection 
from enemies. Practical and up-to-date. $1.75. 
Shrubs, Book of. By A. C. Hottes. Where, 
when, and how to plant for color, flower, and fruit 
succession for amateur and professional; lists for 
special uses and tables. 448 pp.; 180 illus. $3. 
Spraying, A Manual for. By K. L. Cocker- 
ham. A practical reference and guide for the 
spraying, dusting and fumigation of plants for 
all insect pests and diseases. 87 pp. $1.25. 
Standardized Plant Names. By the American 
Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomen¬ 
clature. The practical, comprehensive and 
authoritative index to the right names—both 
common and scientific—of plants known to 
horticulture. 45,000 plant names. 548 pp. $5. 
1001 Garden Questions Answered. By A. C. 
Hottes. An up-to-date and practical book on 
every phase of gardening in the form of questions 
and answers including even such subjects as 
judging shows and plant breeding. 320 pp. Well 
illustrated. $2. Paper bound, $1.50. 
Vegetable Gardening. By A. Kruhm. Writ¬ 
ten especially for the home-garden; tells what and 
when to plant and how to care for them. $2. 
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