24 Garden Books 
THE MEYER SEED CO 
GARDEN BOOKS 
Written especially 
GARDEN GUIDE 
THP AMATEUR GARfWWRS 
HANDBOOK 
for amateurs. Profusely illustrated, well-printed on good paper, hand¬ 
somely bound in durable covers. Each new edition brought up to date. 
GARDEN GUIDE 
Each subject written by an authority— 
thus giving the advantage of numerous ex¬ 
perts rather than of one author. A veritable 
encylcopedia of gardening for the average 
sized home. Covers flowers, fruits, vegetables, 
lawns, trees, shrubs, Roses and other favor¬ 
ites, perennials, annuals, bulbs, ferns, water 
plants, rock gardens, house plants, fertilizers, 
pruning, propagation, transplanting, diseases, 
insects, etc. 576 pages, over 300 illustrations. 
Cloth $2.50, postpaid $2.65. 
THE OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM 
By L. W. Ramsey and C. H. Lawrence 
All at once, or little by little as your 
time and purse allow, this book will help 
you make a beautiful outdoor living room, 
either around a new home or one already 
planted. Helpful illustrations and clear 
text take you through every operation 
from start to finish. The principles set 
forth apply in every climate and may be 
carried out in a wide variety of plant 
materials. 139 pages, 98 illustrations. 
$2.50, postpaid $2.65. 
5 " the outdoor 
. LIVING room 
HOW TO ARRANGE FLOWERS 
By Dorothy Biddle 
51 illustrations, 96 pages. Cloth $1.00, 
postpaid $ 1 . 10 . 
THE BOOK OF ANNUALS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Over 100 genera described with full direc¬ 
tions for their care, culture and use. Lists of 
different Annuals for different purposes and 
a condensed tabular cultural list. 180 pages, 
158 illustrations. Cloth $1.50, postpaid $1.65. 
MODERN DAHLIA CULTURE 
By W. H. Waite 
The originator of “Jersey's Beauty” and 
other highly popular Dahlias. Gives soil, 
fertilizers, propagation, culture, pruning, 
insect pests and diseases, Winter storage and 
classifications. 132 pages, 24 illustrations, 
and 6 color plates. Cloth $1.50, postpaid 
$1.65. 
SUCCESS WITH HOUSE PLANTS 
By J. L. Kift and K. B. Hedenberg 
As garden editors of metropolitan news¬ 
papers the authors have received thousands 
of questions on the subject of growing plants 
in the house. This book can be summed up 
as a complete answer to these questions. 
80 pages. Cloth 75c., postpaid 85c. 
THE BOOK OF SHRUBS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
A complete, non-technical description of 
the common shrubs, showing how one differs 
from the other. Discusses under each species 
its characters, uses, soil, pruning and propaga¬ 
tion. A table of varieties gives the height in 
feet, exposure to plant, soil, color of flowers, 
season of bloom, color of fruit and notes on 
each species. 446 pages, 187 illustrations. 
Cloth $3.00, postpaid $3.15. 
GARDENS IN GLASS 
By Mildred N. Andrews 
A complete and practical book on the mak¬ 
ing, planting arid maintenance of a terrarium. 
How to plan and plant, what material may 
and may not be used ranging from ferns and 
mosses to flowering and foliage plants, ani¬ 
mals in the terrarium, etc. 120 pages, 30 
illustrations. Cloth $1.50, postpaid $1.65. 
A LITTLE BOOK OF CLIMBING 
PLANTS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
A most complete book covering Climbing 
Plants of whatever nature and including 
ground covers and creepers. Also has a chap¬ 
ter on trellises, pergolas, fences and wood¬ 
work. 250 pages, 80 illustrations. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE 
GARDENING 
By Robert A. Cridland 
The outstanding features of this book are 
its numerous planting plans and keys thereto, 
with the many halftone illustrations and 
sketches. 280 pages, 260 illustrations, plant¬ 
ing plans and sketches. $2.50, postpaid $2.65 
OUR NATIVE CACTI 
By Ethel Bailey Higgins 
Gives characteristics, descriptions of 
plants, fruits and flowers, their uses, habitat 
of the plants, flowering periods, diseases to 
which they are subject, cultural directions. 
Linen cloth, 182 pages, 4 full-page color plates 
and 94 halftones. $2.50, postpaid $2.65. 
LANDSCAPING THE SMALL HOME 
By Edward W. Olver 
Written especially for the owner of a small 
home and giving him full information as to 
beautifying his own place—both garden and 
land. 160 pages, 90 illustrations. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
ALL ABOUT FLOWERING BULBS 
By T. A. Weston 
Practical and authoritative information on 
the culture and flowering of all the common 
and some uncommon Bulbs used outdoors 
and indoors. 186 pages, 8 full-page color 
plates and 65 full-page halftones. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
ROSE GARDEN PRIMER 
By Eber Holmes 
Gives all necessary information for the suc¬ 
cessful growing of Roses at home, origin, his¬ 
tory, soils, cultivation, insects and diseases, 
propagation, classification, protection, under 
glass, different species for different climates, 
etc. 224 pages, 70 illustrations. Cloth $1.75, 
postpaid $1.90. 
THE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Tells how to successfully grow and enjoy 
over 145 genera of our most popular and dur¬ 
able of border plants. Lists of different peren¬ 
nials for different purposes and a condensed 
tabular list of over 500 species. Gives general 
principles of growing, using, selecting, prop¬ 
agating and insect and disease troubles and 
remedies. 280 pages, 103 illustrations. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
CITY AND SUBURBAN GARDENING 
By Chesla C. Sherlock 
Written especially for the owner of a city 
lot or a suburban home who is desirous of 
making his home a place of beauty. Does not 
treat fruits and vegetables but gives complete 
information on flowers, plants, trees and 
shrubs with planting plans. 196 pages, 82 
illustrations. Cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15 
WOMAN’S FLOWER GARDEN 
By Jane Leslie Kift 
Especially written for women who prefer 
only a small or medium sized outdoor garden 
and a few of the best house plants in the 
home. Gives the care of flowers and plants in 
the home and their cultivation in the garden. 
160 pages, 15 illustrations. Cloth $1.25, 
postpaid $1.35. 
FLOWERS OF THE WILD 
By Frank C. Pellett 
A decidedly different, wild flower book in 
that it covers most of the common wild flow¬ 
ers suited for naturalization or cultivation in 
the Northeastern States and the best of them 
from the west. 168 pages, 104 black and 
white halftones and 4 full-page color plates. 
Cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
ROCK GARDEN PRIMER 
By Archie Thornton 
Covers conditions for the temperate region 
of America and written with particular re¬ 
gard for the benefit of those who wish informa¬ 
tion connected with the making of a rock 
garden. 152 pages, 70 illustrations and four 
color plates. Leatherette $2.00, postpaid 
$2.15. 
1001 GARDEN QUESTIONS 
ANSWERED 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Written in the form of questions and an¬ 
swers this book is a wonderfully quick method 
of answering all questions pertaining to a 
moderate-sized place. Information on all 
phases of gardening—flowers, fruits, vege¬ 
tables, lawns, trees, bulbs, propagation, soils, 
pruning, storage, fertilizers, calendar, etc. 
Over 300 pages, profusely illustrated. Cloth 
$2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
PRACTICAL VEGETABLE CULTURE 
By A. E. Wilkinson 
The growing of vegetables for home con¬ 
sumption and on the farm for profit. 308 
pages, 177 illustrations. Cloth $2.00, post¬ 
paid $2.15. 
PLANT PROPAGATION 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Written especially for the amateur in the 
form of questions and answers, this book 
gives the best and latest methods. 238 pages, 
136 illustrations. Cloth $2.00, postpaid 
$2.15. 
