GARDENING IN CALIFORNIA 
By Sydney B. Mitchell 
This is the standard book on gardening in the 
Golden State. It tells all about garden planning 
and care in this climate, and gives first-hand in¬ 
formation on our plant materials, including trees, 
shrubs, vines, perennials, annuals, bulbs, chrysan¬ 
themums, dahlias, gladiolus, irises, roses, rock 
gardening and water gardening. Order this book 
with your plants and seeds. 323 pages, 28 photo¬ 
graphs. Price, $2.50. 
GARDEN POOLS: LARGE AND SMALL 
By Ramsey and Lawrence 
Nothing else can add so much to your garden 
as a pool, even if it is only a transformed wash- 
tub in the tiniest garden space. How to have one 
is fully explained in this new book. Its text is so 
complete and its illustrations are so numerous and 
practical that you can easily find the type of 
pool that fits in your garden and learn all about 
designing, planting and caring for it. 41 illustra¬ 
tions, 122 pages. Price, $2.50. 
ROCK GARDENS AND ALPINE PLANTS 
By Henry Correvon 
You can choose from 542 kinds of rock plants 
and grow them in your own garden with the in¬ 
formation in this new book by the world’s great¬ 
est authority, written specially for American con¬ 
ditions. 33 illustrations (17 plants in color), 560 
pages. Price, $3.00. 
WESTERN WILD FLOWERS AND THEIR 
STORIES 
By Charles Francis Saunders 
Interesting and useful information about the 
native western flowers now so popular in gardens 
everywhere. Tells where and how they grow, their 
uses, history, how they were named, and by 
whom. This book will help you to enjoy your 
garden more. 320 pages profusely illustrated with 
photographs. Boundin cloth. Price, $3.00. 
ANNUALS IN THE GARDEN 
By H. S. Ortloff 
A new book containing practical, complete and 
trustworthy information on the most effective 
uses of annuals. Every detail is taken care of. 17 
valuable garden plans with lists. 88 pages. 
Price, $1.25. 
HORTUS 
By L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey 
A concise dictionary of Gardening, General 
Horticulture and Cultivated Plants in North 
America, simplified and written in less technical 
language so the Amateur Gardener can use it. 
This volume of 652 pages replaces neither the 
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture in three vol¬ 
umes ($25.00), nor the Manual of Cultivated 
Plants ($7.00) by the same authors, but rather 
supplements and brings up-to-date those standard 
works. It required more than 5 years of prepara¬ 
tion, and is compiled largely from fresh and 
original sources. Price, $5.00. 
THE BOOK OF BULBS 
By F. F. Rockwell 
With this complete and practical book you can 
get the utmost in beauty from every kind of bul¬ 
bous plant. Clearly written by one who knows; 
illustrated with 187 beautiful photographs and in¬ 
structive drawings. Includes tulips, daffodils, hya¬ 
cinths, lilies, crocuses, glads, dahlias, peonies, 
irises, begonias, and scores of other beautiful but 
not-so-well-known bulbs. We recommend it as the 
best and most complete bulb book. 187 illustra¬ 
tions, 264 pages. Price, $2.00. 
SHRUBS 
By F. F. Rockwell 
Brief but complete information on the best 
ways to improve the beauty and value of your 
home with shrubs. Tells what to select for dif¬ 
ferent combinations and effects, and how to plant, 
water, mulch, prune, and care for shrubs. 49 
illustrations, 75 pages. Price, $1.25. 
ROCK GARDENS 
By F. F. Rockwell 
Shows just how you can build a rock garden 
yourself, on a small or large scale and at little 
expense. Describes the types of rock garden, tells 
what soils, climates, and locations are best, how 
to construct, and what to plant for the effect you 
want. 31 illustrations, 86 pages. Price, $1.25. 
AMERICAN PLANTS FOR AMERICAN 
GARDENS 
By Roberts and Rehmann 
The use of native plants is coming to the front 
rapidly. This book describes the groups of native 
plants that grow together in the wild and tells 
how to reproduce them with an informal and un¬ 
studied effect. Specially recommended for land¬ 
scape architects, nurserymen, and discriminating 
home owners. 11 illustrations, 131 pages. 
Price, $2.00. 
THE DESIGN OF SMALL PROPERTIES 
By M. E. Bottomley 
Here are 52 carefully designed plans, one or 
more of which will give you just the planting 
layout you want for your home. Each plan is 
fully described and explained so that you can 
easily modify it to fit any special conditions. A 
check list of nearly 600 plants showing the height, 
color, time of bloom, foliage, growing habit, soil 
requirements, etc., of each one shows you what 
to plant. 64 illustrations, 233 pages. Price, $2.50. 
PATIO GARDENS 
By Helen M. Fox 
Spanish gardens and garden art offer many op¬ 
portunities and possibilities to gardeners all over 
the United States—particularly in the South and 
Southwest and in cities. This book contains ac¬ 
curate descriptions, pictures and plans of patios, 
pools, flowerpots, balconies, stairways, fountains, 
tiles, and wrought-iron with clear-cut suggestions 
for their use in your own garden. 98 illustrations, 
247 pages. Beautifully bound. Price, $2.50. 
FREE GARDEN BOOKS FOR PREMIUMS. Orders for $10.00 worth of bulbs from 
this catalog are entitled to a Garden Book valued at $1.00, if asked for at the same 
time. Orders for $20.00 are entitled to Garden Books valued at $2.00. Larger orders in 
proportion. Ask for free Garden Book when sending bulb orders. 
