RICHARD DIENER, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. 
BOOK OF SHRUBS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
A complete, nontechnical description of the com¬ 
mon species with its characters, uses, soil, pruning 
and propagation. Lists of different shrubs for dif¬ 
ferent purposes. 446 pages, 187 illustrations. Cloth, 
$3.00; postpaid, $3.15. 
AMERICAN ALPINES IN THE GARDEN 
By Anderson McCully 
Hundreds of fine plants from our Pacific Northwest 
are fast coming into favor with garden makers 
everywhere. This new book describes and tells how 
to grow over 500 different kinds and gives full infor¬ 
mation on making a rock garden and moraine, pool, 
growing from seed, purchasing, and transplanting. 
19 illustrations, 262 pages. $2.50. 
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; illus¬ 
trated with 187 beautiful photographs and instruc¬ 
tive drawings. Includes tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, 
lilies, crocuses, glads, dahlias, peonies, irises, be¬ 
gonias, and scores of other beautiful but not-so- 
well-known bulbs. We recommend it as the best 
and most complete bulb book. 187 illustrations; 264 
pages. $ 2 . 00 . 
FROM A SUNSET 
GARDEN 
Essays for Any Adventur¬ 
ous Gardener 
By Sidney B. Mitchell 
If you are an adventurous gar¬ 
dener who likes to try new 
plants, or to experiment with 
seeds and bulbs and to grow 
the odd and unusual, you will value and enjoy this 
new book. Mr. Mitchell knows plants, and his book 
will help you to enjoy them—particularly the native 
western sorts which are becoming so popular in all 
parts of America. Delightfully written, informative, 
and completely practical and useful. Order this 
new book for garden success and real enjoyment. 
337 pages, illustrated. Postpaid, $3.15. 
GARDEN GUIDE 
Each subject by different experts. Information on 
every phase of gardening pertaining to small or 
average sized homes. 576 pages, 300 illustrations. 
Cloth, $2.50; postpaid, $2.65. 
PRINTING LISTS FOR SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA 
By Roland Stewart Hoyt 
A handbook of ornamental plants. Describes the 
many varieties in detail. $2.00; postpaid, $2.15. 
Litchfield, Maine, November 14, 1933. 
Mr. Richard Diener, Oxnard, Calif. 
Dear Sir: Your Petunia seeds have taken people by storm 
in my section. They have never seen anything like them 
before. They are more than what you say. I have had 
exceptional blooms in two and a half months, which beats 
your statement. 
Sincerely, 
ARTHUR W. HEALD. 
Tallahassee, Fla., October 4, 1933. 
Mr. Richard Diener, Oxnard, Calif. 
Dear Sir: Gerbera and Petunia seeds purchased from you 
previously were excellent. Some of the Petunias lasted 
through last winter. The Gerberas are now beginning to 
bloom well and are the largest I have ever seen with splen¬ 
did colors. 
Yours very truly, 
EDWIN S. DEW. 
INDEX 
Seeds Page 
Amaryllis . 2 
Asters.34-36 
Bean (Aztec) . 29 
Columbine . 29 
Cucumbers. 36 
Dahlia .17, 18,23 
Delphinium. 27 
Daisy .25, 32 
Freesias . 32 
Forget-me-nots (Chinese) . 29 
Gaillardia. 5 
Geranium . 24 
Gladiolus . 31 
Larkspur . 36 
Lilies . 6 
Leptosyne Maritima (Sea Dahlia) . 24 
Nasturtiums . 26 
Pansy. 33 
Petunias.7-15 
Seeds (Continued) Page 
Poppy Nudicaule .1. 24 
Scabiosa.,.. 24 
Snapdragons . 38 
Statice Sinuata (Everlasting Flower) . 16 
Sweet Peas.28, 29 
Thalictrum Dipterocarpum . 24 
Tomatoes .37, 38 
Trachelium Coeruleum . 5 
Tritoma . 5 
Watsonia . 31 
Zinnia .30,31 
Bulbs, Plants, Books 
Amaryllis . 2 
Pelargonium .3-5 
Books .39-41 
Insecticides 
Vaporite . 38 
Printed by The Recorder Ptg. <& Pub. Co., San Francisco, Calif. 
