Helpful Horticultural Books 
The flower growers book shelf is his 
most important “asset”. Good books are 
not a luxury, they are an everyday ne- 
cessity, the people who neglect the best 
text books, relating to their business, arc 
overlooking one of the cornerstones of 
that business. 
Below we list a few extra fine text 
books, but we only give them a brief de- 
scription. If interested, ask for our 
Book catalog, which will give you conv 
plete descriptions on sixty-six (66) of 
the best selected books, covering every 
conceivable subject relating to the Gar- 
den, a postcard will bring this catalog. 
THE STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA 
OF HORTICULTURE: (L. H. Bai¬ 
ley), 5000 illustrations, 3,637 pages, 3 
volumes, fabrikoid binding. The How, 
Where, and When of all horticultural 
facts, a complete guide to all you want 
to know about every question that you 
wish answered. Price per set, $25.00. 
HORTUS: A CONCISE DIC¬ 
TIONARY OF GARDENING: (L. 
H. and Ethel Z. Bailey). A very com¬ 
plete work, covering all horticultural 
subjects, condensed in one volume, a 
truly great work, ask for special leaflet. 
Price, $5.00. 
EVERGREENS FOR THE SMALL 
PLACE: (F. F. Rockwell). All the 
information you need to make the best 
use of Evergreens. 67 illustrations, 84 
pages. $1.25. 
PERENNIAL GARDENS: (H. 
Stuart Ortloff). All your questions, 
about growing, using and planting per¬ 
ennials, answered in detail, it gives the 
trained help of a landscape architect. 92 
pages, 18 illustrations. Price, $1.25. 
FERTILIZERS: (E. B. Voorhees, re¬ 
vised by B. Haskell). All about fertil¬ 
izers, their ingredients, etc. 29 illustra¬ 
tions, 310 pages. Price, $2.50. 
GARDEN POOLS LARGE AND 
SMALL: (Ramsey and Lawrence). 
Very complete. By its use you can deter¬ 
mine just the kind of pool you require. 
41 illustrations, 122 pages. Price, $2.50. 
GARDEN FLOWERS IN COLOR 
By G. A. Stevens 
400 color illustrations 
For the first time, a large collection of 
the most popular garden flowers is re¬ 
produced in large, fulbcolor photographs, 
alphabetically arranged and accompanied 
by brief descriptions and cultural notes. 
You will use this book every time you 
plan or plant a garden, make a color 
scheme, or combine plants in bed or 
border arrangements. An index of ver¬ 
nacular names makes it simple to locate 
or identify any flower. 
310 pages; 6/4 x 9% inches; red 
cloth: $3.75. 
WILD FLOWERS 
By Homer D. House 
365 color illustrations 
This is the first one-volume wild flower 
book to picture the flowers in actual size, 
in full-color photographs. Complete and 
accurate descriptions are given in non¬ 
technical language. The wealth of pic¬ 
tures and the index listing wild flowers 
by both common and botanical names 
make it a simple matter to identify plants 
with unquestioned accuracy. 
340 pages exclusive of plates; 9/i x 
11% inches: cloth; $7.50. 
