Below are some books that everyone having a garden should own. I can 
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I can secure for you any book on any garden subject. SEND FOR COMPLETE 
CATALOG. Add 10 cents per book for postage. 
Gladiolus, by F. F. Rockwell. Recommended as “the best brief guide on gladiolus 
growing.” It tells how to plant, fertilize, and cultivate; how to grow from seed or bulb- 
lets; how to harvest and cure; how to handle for cut flowers; and every other detail 
needed for success with this popular flower. 45 illustrations, 79 pages. $1.25 
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 bulbous plant. Clearly written 
by one who knows; illustrated with 187 beautiful photographs and instructive draw¬ 
ings. Includes tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, 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 illus., 264 pages. $2.00 
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 illus., 122 pages. $2.50 
The Home Garden Handbooks, by F. F. Rockwell. A series of pocket-size 
books, now nine in number, that it is a pleasure for us to recommend because each 
volume covers its ground so well and concisely. Use them when your seeds or plants 
arrive; they will show you how to prepare the soil, plant the seed, or transplant. Carry 
them out to the garden when you cultivate, prune and fertilize, they will save you 
many steps and help you avoid disappointments. Each volume has from 30 to 70 
illustrations and contains about 90 pages. Strong cloth binding, four-color jackets. 
Price, $1.25 per volume. The titles now published are: 
Rock Gardens Gladiolus Evergreens 
Dahlias Roses Shrubs 
Irises Peonies Lawns 
Manual of Gardening, by L. H. Bailey. You can depend on this book to supply 
you with complete and practical information on planting and landscaping your home 
grounds. Tells howto make the most of natural leatures; how to drain, cultivate, and 
fertilize the soil; how to sow, propagate, transplant, prune, and graft the different 
classes of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Gives lists of varieties suited for different 
purposes. 350 illustrations, 539 pages. $3.00 
Around the Year in the Garden, by F. F. Rockwell. If you are busy and must 
use every minute of your time in the garden to the best advantage, this book will 
help you be more efficient. It is arranged in 52 chapters, each telling what to do in the 
garden every week of the year. It covers the vegetable garden, flower garden, roses, 
shrubs, berries, fruit trees, insects and diseases, vegetables for winter, pruning, and 
all other garden operations. 88 illustrations, 350 pages. $2.50 
The Rose in America, by J. Horace McFarland. A complete guide to successful 
growing, based on Mr. McFarland’s own experience and the exchange of ideas with 
other enthusiasts while acting as editor for the American Rose Society. Contains the 
newest information on cultivation, pest control, and varieties. 66 illustrations, 233 
pages. $3.00 
The Garden Club Manual, by Edith R. Fisher. Practical, tested information 
on every detail of the organization and management of garden clubs, including model 
constitutions, program suggestions, complete directions for staging flower shows, 
civic improvement projects, and junior garden clubs. $2.00 
