RICHARD DIENER, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. 
PRACTICAL GARDENING BOOKS 
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Written by well-known authorities in a concise and lucid manner, handsomely 
printed on good paper, profusely illustrated and attractively bound in durable covers 
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My customer list is increasing by the thousands every year. So many people write every 
day asking questions concerning many subjects of Floriculture, it is impossible for me 
to answer all these questions, as the management of my business and the plant breeding 
work that I carry on takes all of my time, in spite of long hours of work every day. For 
those looking for such information, I have listed the following books. These books are 
inexpensive and are written by experts in their lines. 
ROSES 
By F. F. Rockwell 
Tells just what the beginner or average flower lover 
can do with roses. Varieties are'classified according 
to their uses as garden, climbing, and landscape 
roses and the part each of these plays in the garden 
is fully explained with complete directions for rose 
care and culture, planting, propagation, protection 
from insects and diseases, and variety lists. 74 illus¬ 
trations ; 88 pages. $ 1.00. 
PERENNIAL GARDENS 
By H. S. Ortloff 
Following the simple directions in this book insures 
a perennial garden crowded with bloom, in which 
the colors make a perfectly blended picture. First 
come plans, showing how to locate and lay out the 
garden; then clear directions for preparing the soil, 
fertilizing, planting, cultivating, transplanting and 
propagation. 18 illustrations ; 90 pages. $1.25. 
HORTUS: A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF 
GARDENING 
By L. H. and Ethel Z. Bailey 
Easy to use, accurate, and nontechnical, this great 
book comes closer than any other single volume to 
answering every question about gardening. It in¬ 
cludes every kind of ornamental, fruit and vegetable 
plant grown today with brief and complete informa¬ 
tion on their uses, cultivation, hardiness, propaga¬ 
tion, preferred soil, color, identification, etc. Common 
names are used throughout, all botanical terms are 
defined, and the book is so conveniently arranged 
and compressed that it is marvelously easy to handle. 
35 illustrations; 652 pages. $10.00. 
THE LAWS OF HYBRIDIZING 
Discovered by Richard Diener 
The first workable laws ever discovered in Plant 
and Animal Breeding. Any form, size of flowers, 
fruit and grain can be obtained by the application of 
these Natural Laws in the quickest possible way. All 
of our Gladiolus, Petunias, Amaryllis, etc., were 
obtained by applying these laws. Anybody doing 
any plant or animal breeding should know them in 
order to gain the desired results. 
Included is an explanation of what Plant Life 
is; Animal Life in Relation to Plant Life; What 
Plant Sports Are, and other valuable information. 
Elegantly printed and illustrated. 
Sold directly through me only, at $5.00 per copy. 
THE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 
T he Book of 
PERENNIALS 
A i. err'd C Hottrs 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
How to successfully 
grow and enjoy over 
146 genera of our 
most popular and 
durable of border 
plants. 280 pages 
with 103 illustra¬ 
tions. Cloth, $2.00; 
postpaid, $2.15. 
MILADY'S HOUSE PLANTS 
By F. E. Palmer 
Tells how to care for and raise all house plants that 
succeed in the home. 176 pages, 96 illustrations. 
Cloth, $1.25; postpaid, $1.35. 
BOOK OF TREES 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Complete information on all phases of deciduous and 
coniferous trees. Valuable lists of different trees 
for different purposes and localities. 448 pages, 180 
illustrations, 1932. Cloth, $3.15, postpaid. 
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