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Books for Better Gardens 
Practical Garden Books Especially Written for Amateurs. 
Informative, Accurate. Well-printed on Good Paper, Pro¬ 
fusely Illustrated and Durably Bound in Attractive Covers. 
GARDEN GUIDE (The Amateur 6ardener’s Handbook) 
Each subject written by a different authority. Informa¬ 
tion on every phase of gardening pertaining to the average¬ 
sized home. Plans, lawns, hedges, annuals, perennials, 
roses, garden favorites, bulbs, garden ferns and water 
plants, rock gardens, garden furniture, fertilizers, soils, 
propagation, hillsides and terraces, etc. New edition. 576 
pages, 300 illustrations. Cloth, $2.65 postpaid. 
THE BOOK OF ANNUALS 
By A. C. Hottes. Over 100 separate species described 
with full directions for their culture and uses. 180 pages, 
155 illustrations. Cloth, $1.65 postpaid. 
ART OF HOME LANDSCAPE 
By M. E. Bottomley. Not only practical but also 
discusses the principles of landscape designing. 276 
pages, well illustrated. Cloth, $3.65 postpaid. 
ALL ABOUT FLOWERING BULBS 
By T. A. Weston. Complete information on bulbs of 
all seasons; Spring-flowering, summer-flowering and 
tender-flowering bulbs and roots. 186 pages, 73 full 
page halftones (8 in colors). Cloth, $2.15 postpaid. 
A LITTLE BOOK OF CLIMBING PLANTS 
By A. C. Hottes. Concise, yet unusually full informa¬ 
tion on climbers, ground covers and creepers. 250 pages. 
106 illustrations. Cloth, $2.15 postpaid. 
LANDSCAPING THE SMALL HOME 
By E. W. Olver. Written especially for the owner of 
a small home who wishes to beautify his surroundings. 
160 pages, 52 illustrations. Cloth, $2.15 postpaid. 
BOOK OF PERENNIALS 
By A. C. Hottes. How to successfully grow and enjoy 
over 140 genera of our most popular and durable of 
border plants. Different lists for different purposes. 
280 pages, 103 illustrations. Cloth, $2.15 postpaid. 
MODERN DAHLIA CULTURE 
By W. H. Waite. The originator of “Jersey’s Beauty’’ 
and other highly popular Dahlias. 132 pages with 24 
illustrations and 6 color plates. Cloth, $1.65 postpaid. 
PLANT PROPAGATION 
By A. C. Hottes. The latest and most practical infor¬ 
mation, especially written for the amateur. 238 pages, 
136 illustrations. Cloth, $2.15 postpaid. 
ADVENTURES IN DISH GARDENING 
By P. Beard. How to make beautiful, living minia¬ 
ture landscapes with the use of living material, stones, 
figures, clay, etc. 69 full-page illustrations (4 in color), 
220 pages. Leatherette, $2.65 postpaid. 
FERTILIZERS FOR GREENHOUSE AND 
GARDEN CROPS 
By A. Laurie and J. B. Edmond. Covers fertilizers 
from the greenhouse and garden standpoint and not 
from the sweeping agricultural viewpoint. 156 pages, 
22 full-page illustrations. Cloth, $2.15 postpaid. 
PRINCIPLES OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT 
By Prof. E. A. White. Essentially a book for the 
hostess, the social leader and all who delight in display¬ 
ing flowers to their fullest beauty. 226 pages, 71 illus¬ 
trations (6 in color). Leatherette, $3.15 postpaid. 
FLOWERS OF THE WILD 
By Frank C. Pelletl. Covers most of the common 
wild flowers suited for naturalization or cultivation in 
the Northeastern States and the best of them from the 
West. 168 pages, 104 illustrations and 4 pages in color. 
Cloth, $2.15 postpaid. 
FOUNDATION PLANTING 
By L. H. Johnson. For all those who wish to beautify 
the immediate frontage of their home. 258 pages, 208 
illustrations and planting plans. Cloth, $5.00 postpaid. 
1001 GARDEN QUESTIONS ANSWERED 
By A. C. Hottes. A veritable encyclopedia with in¬ 
formation easily accessible, covering all phases of gar¬ 
dening on the medium-sized place—flowers, fruits, vege¬ 
tables, trees, shrubs, walks, etc. 328 pages, numerous 
illustrations. Revised edition. Cloth, $2.15, postpaid. 
GARDENING UNDER GLASS 
By F. F. Rockwell. For the amateur who wishes to 
grow plants, fruits and vegetables out of season. 304 
pages, 85 illustrations. Cloth, $2.65 postpaid. 
SUCCESS WITH HOUSE PLANTS 
By 7. L. Kift and K. B. Hedenberg. Plain statements 
and directions especially written for and that can bo 
easily understood and practiced by the veriest amateur. 
80 pages, 29 illustrations. Boards, 85c. postpaid. 
ROCK GARDEN PRIMER 
By A. Thornton. Exceptionally complete information 
on the construction of rock gardens. Also gives care 
and culture of plants. 152 pages, 74 illustrations. 
(4 in color.) Leatherette, $2.15 postpaid. 
ROSE GARDEN PRIMER 
By Eber Holmes. Simple, concise directions so that 
the beginner may have a successful rose garden. Writ¬ 
ten by a successful grower of 50 years’ experience. 
224 pages, 70 illustrations. Cloth, $1.85 postpaid. 
BOOK OF SHRUBS 
By A. C. Hottes. A complete, non-technical descrip¬ 
tion of the common species and some of the uncommon 
with their characteristics, uses, soil, pruning and propa¬ 
gation. Different lists for different purposes. 446 
pages, 187 illustrations. Cloth, $3.15 postpaid. 
BOOK OF TREES 
By A. C. Hottes. Complete information on the care 
and culture of deciduous and evergreen trees. Includes 
propagation, uses, desirable and undesirable features. 
Numerous lists of trees for all sorts of different uses. 
448 pages, 180 illustrations. Cloth, $3.65 postpaid. 
PRACTICAL VEGETABLE CULTURE 
By A. E. Wilkinson. The growing of vegetables for 
home consumption, for 4-H clubs and on the farm for 
profit. 308 pages, 177 illustrations. Cloth, $2.15 post¬ 
paid. 
WATER GARDENS AND GOLDFISH 
By Sawyer and Perkins. Two closely related subjects 
treated under one cover. Small and medium pools. 
272 pages, 111 illustrations. Cloth, $2.15 postpaid. 
THE BOOK OF WATER GARDENING 
By Peter Bissett. The selection, grouping and suc¬ 
cessful cultivation of aquatic and other plants required 
in the making of a water garden and its surroundings. 
208 pages, 128 illustrations. Cloth, $5.00. 
THE WOMAN'S FLOWER GARDEN 
By J. L. Kift. The care and treatment of plants in 
the home and their cultivation outdoors. 160 pages, 
15 illustrations. Cloth, $1.35 postpaid. 
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