24 Garden Books 
THE MEYER SEED CO 
GARDEN BOOKS 
Written especially for amateurs. Profusely illustrated, well-printed on good paper, hand 
somely bound in durable covers. Each new edition brought up to date. 
U GARDEN GUIDE 
Each subject written by an authority— 
thus giving the advantage of numerous ex¬ 
perts rather than of one author. A veritable 
encylcopedia of gardening for the average 
sized home. Covers flowers, fruits, vegetables, 
lawns, trees, shrubs, Roses and other favor¬ 
ites, perennials, annuals, bulbs, ferns, water 
plants, rock gardens, house plants, fertilizers, 
pruning, propagation, transplanting, diseases, 
insects, etc. 388 pages, 275 illustrations. 
Paper $1.00, postpaid $1.10; cloth $1.50, 
postpaid $1.65. 
THE OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM 
By L. W. Ramsey and C. H. Lawrence 
All at once, or little by little as your 
time and purse allow, this book will help 
you make a beautiful outdoor living room, 
either around a new home or one already 
planted. Helpful illustrations and clear 
text take you through every operation 
from start to finish. The principles set 
forth apply in every climate and may be 
carried out in a wide variety of plant 
materials. 139 pages, 98 illustrations. 
$2.50, postpaid $2.65. 
the OUTDOOR 
LIVING room 
GARDEN BOOK 
New edition. 576 pages. $2.50, postpaid 
$2.65. 
THE BOOK OF ANNUALS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Over 100 species described with full direc¬ 
tions for their care, culture and use. Lists of 
different Annuals for different purposes and 
a condensed tabular cultural list. 182 pages, 
155 illustrations. Cloth $1.50, postpaid $1.65. 
MODERN DAHLIA CULTURE 
By W. H. Waite 
The originator of “Jersey's Beauty” and 
other highly popular Dahlias. Gives soil, 
fertilizers, propagation, culture, pruning, 
insect pests and diseases, Winter storage and 
classifications. 132 pages, 24 illustrations, 
and 6 color plates. Cloth $1.50, postpaid 
$1.65. 
MILADY’S HOUSE PLANTS 
By F. E. Palmer 
Tells how to care for and raise all house 
plants that succeed in the home. Full cul¬ 
tural information with treatment, propaga¬ 
tion, insects and diseases. 176 pages, 152 illus¬ 
trations. Paper $1.00, postpaid $1.10; 
cloth $1.25, postpaid $1.35. 
THE BOOK OF SHRUBS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
A complete, non-technical description of 
the common shrubs, showing how one differs 
from the other. Discusses under each species 
its characters, uses, soil, pruning and propaga¬ 
tion. A table of varieties gives the height in 
feet, exposure to plant, soil, color of flowers, 
season of bloom, color of fruit and notes on 
each species. 446 pages, 187 illustrations. 
Cloth $3.00, postpaid $3.15. 
ADVENTURES IN DISH GARDENING 
By Patten Beard 
The Japanese Art of Hachi-niwa or dish- 
picture interpreted for our western use. Shows 
how to make lovely bits of miniature land¬ 
scapes with growing plants. Full instructions 
on the making of figures, bridges and other 
artificial materials used. 220 pages, 65 full 
page halftones and 4 color plates. Leatherette 
$2.50, postpaid $2.65. 
A LITTLE BOOK OF CLIMBING 
PLANTS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
A most complete book covering Climbing 
Plants of whatever nature and including 
ground covers and creepers. Also has a chap¬ 
ter on trellises, pergolas, fences and wood¬ 
work. 250 pages, 80 illustrations. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE 
GARDENING 
By Robert A. Cridland 
The outstanding features of this book are 
its numerous planting plans and keys thereto, 
with the many halftone illustrations and 
sketches. 280 pages, 260 illustrations, plant¬ 
ing plans and sketches. $2.50, postpaid $2.65 
OUR NATIVE CACTI 
By Ethel Bailey Higgins 
Gives characteristics, descriptions of 
plants, fruits and flowers, their uses, habitat 
of the plants, flowering periods, diseases to 
which they are subject, cultural directions. 
Linen cloth, 182 pages, 4 full-page color plates 
and 94 halftones. $2.50, postpaid $2.65. 
LANDSCAPING THE SMALL HOME 
By Edward W. Olver 
Written especially for the owner of a small 
home and giving him full information as to 
beautifying his own place—both garden and 
land. 160 pages, 90 illustrations. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
ALL ABOUT FLOWERING BULBS 
By T. A. Weston 
Practical and authoritative information on 
the culture and flowering of all the common 
and some uncommon Bulbs used outdoors 
and indoors. 186 pages, 8 full-page color 
plates and 65 full-page halftones. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
ROSE GARDEN PRIMER 
By Eber Holmes 
Gives all necessary information for the suc¬ 
cessful growing of Roses at home, origin, his¬ 
tory, soils, cultivation, insects and diseases, 
propagation, classification, protection, under 
glass, different species for different climates, 
etc. 224 pages, 70 illustrations. Cloth $1.75, 
postpaid $1.90. 
THE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Tells how to successfully grow and enjoy 
over 145 genera of our most popular and dur¬ 
able of border plants. Lists of different peren¬ 
nials for different purposes and a condensed 
tabular list of over 500 species. Gives general 
principles of growing, using, selecting, prop¬ 
agating and insect and disease troubles and 
remedies. 280 pages, 103 illustrations. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
CITY AND SUBURBAN GARDENING 
By Chesla C. Sherlock 
Written especially for the owner of a city 
lot or a suburban home who is desirous of 
making his home a place of beauty. Does not 
treat fruits and vegetables but gives complete 
information on flowers, plants, trees and 
shrubs with planting plans. 196 pages, 82 
illustrations. Cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15 
WOMAN’S FLOWER GARDEN 
By Jane Leslie Kift 
Especially written for women who prefer 
only a small or medium sized outdoor garden 
and a few of the best house plants in the 
home. Gives the care of flowers and plants in 
the home and their cultivation in the garden. 
160 pages, 15 illustrations. Cloth $1.25, 
postpaid $1.35. 
FLOWERS OF THE WILD 
By.Frank C. Pellett 
A decidedly different, wild flower book in 
that it covers most of the common wild flow¬ 
ers suited for naturalization or cultivation in 
the Northeastern States and the best of them 
from the west. 168 pages, 104 black and 
white halftones and 4 full-page color plates. 
Cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
ROCK GARDEN PRIMER 
By Archie Thornton 
Covers conditions for the temperate region 
of America and written with particular re¬ 
gard for the benefit of those who wish informa¬ 
tion connected with the making of a rock 
garden. 152 pages, 70 illustrations and four 
color plates. Leatherette $2.00, postpaid 
$2.15. 
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1,001 GARDEN QUESTIONS 
ANSWERED 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Written in the form of questions and an¬ 
swers this book is a wonderfully quick method 
of answering all questions pertaining to a 
moderate-sized place. Information on all 
phases of gardening—flowers, fruits, vege¬ 
tables, lawns, trees, bulbs, propagation, soils, 
pruning, storage, etc. 320 pages, 81 illus¬ 
trations. Paper $1.50, postpaid $1.65; 
cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
PRACTICAL VEGETABLE CULTURE 
By A. E. Wilkinson 
The growing of vegetables for home con¬ 
sumption and on the farm for profit. 308 
pages, 177 illustrations. Cloth $2.00, post¬ 
paid $2.15. 
PRACTICAL PLANT PROPAGATION 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
An exposition of the art and science of in¬ 
creasing plants as practiced by the nursery¬ 
man, florist and gardener. 224 pages, 106 
illustrations. Cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
