RICHARD DIENER, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. 
PRACTICAL GARDENING BOOKS 
Written by well-known authorities in a concise and lucid manner, 
handsomely printed on good paper, profusely illustrated and attrac¬ 
tively bound in durable covers 
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 accord¬ 
ing to their uses as garden, climbing, and land¬ 
scape 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 illustrations; 88 pages. $1.00. 
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 vege¬ 
table plant grown today with brief and complete 
information on their uses, cultivation, hardiness, 
propagation, 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. 
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. 
THE BOOK 
OF 
PERENNIALS 
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 illus¬ 
trations. 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, 152 halftones. 
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, $3.65, postpaid. 
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