BOOKS FOB BETTEB GABBENS 
MANUAL OF TROPICAL AND 
SUB-TROPICAL FRUITS, by W. Po- 
penoe. Delicious fruits from the 
warm regions are attracting more 
attention every year. This book 
gives the results of the latest re¬ 
search and practical experience in 
the cultivation of fruits like the 
avocado, cherimoya, loquat, ju¬ 
jube, sapote, mango, guava, and 
other less well known but worthy 
of attention. 87 illustrations, 474 
pages, $4.50. 
CULTIVATION OF CITRUS 
FRUITS, by H. H. Hume. A com¬ 
pletely illustrated practical help 
for growing and marketing citrus 
fruits, based on the practices of 
successful growers. Complete de¬ 
tails on cultivating, pruning, pack¬ 
ing and identification and control 
of insects and diseases. 240 illus¬ 
trations, 561 pages. $3.50. 
THE PRUNING MANUAL, by L. 
H. Bailey. Instructions on just 
how ana when to prune trees, 
shrubs, and vines. Explains the physical struc¬ 
ture of plants, their habits of growth, methods 
of flower and fruit bearing and how pruning 
can be fitted intelligently to these. 381 illustra¬ 
tions, 400 pages. $2.50. 
THE MODERN NURSERY, by Laurie and 
Chadwick. The newest and best book on plant 
propagation. 494 pages packed full of the 
latest information on all phases of the nursery 
business. No nurseryman can afford to be 
without this book and it will be of great value 
to other horticulturists as well. 107 illustra¬ 
tions. $5.00. 
AZALEAS AND CAMELLIAS, by H. H. Hume. 
Every point about growing both of these shrubs 
is carefully explained here—soils, time and 
method of planting, cultivation, mulching, 
pruning, forest protection, feeding, pot and tub 
culture, pests and diseases, and propagation. 
This information holds good for every region 
where either shrub is grown, indoors or out¬ 
doors. 14 illustrations, 90 pages. $1.50. 
HOW TO GROW ROSES, by Robert Pyle and 
others. Every step in the successful growing 
of roses is made clear in this "how to do it” 
book. It gives practical advice on how to use 
roses in the garden and around the home, how 
to buy them, locate the beds, prepare the 
ground, plant, label, care for in summer, fight 
pests, protect in winter, prune, and select types 
and varieties. 138 illustrations (45 in color), 
211 pages. $2.00. 
A Big Book Bargain 
THE STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE. 
edited by L. H. Bailey. This is the one universal and 
invaluable authority on every horticultural question. 
Makes a compact but thorough presentation of the kinds, 
characteristics, and methods of cultivation of the plants 
grown in the United States and Canada for ornament, 
for fancy, for fruit, and for vegetables. A new three- 
volume edition identical in contents and illustrations 
with previous editions which sold for $25. 24 color plates; 
96 full-page half-tone illustrations; 4000 illustrations 
throughout the text; 3,637 pages, durable dark green 
buckram. $ 15 . 00 . 
GARDEN FLOWERS IN COLOR, by G. A. 
Stevens. For the first time, a large collection 
of the most popular garden flowers is repro¬ 
duced in large full-color photographs, alpha¬ 
betically arranged and accompanied by brief 
descriptions and cultural notes. You will use 
this book every time you plan or plant a gar¬ 
den, make a color scheme, or combine plants 
in bed or border arrangements. An index of 
vernacular names makes it simple to locate or 
identify any flower. 400 color illustrations; 310 
pages; 6V4x9'/4 inches; red cloth. $1.98. 
GARDEN MAINTENANCE, by H. Stuart Ort- 
loff and Henry B. Raymore. Every one who 
has a garden wants constantly to know how 
to care for it—how to prune, fertilize, spray, 
and care for flowers, trees, shrubs, and lawns. 
This is a book to answer all such questions, 
and to bring success to established gardens 
as well as to those newly planned and planted. 
It is written for the home owner who already 
has a lawn and garden space; it does not pre¬ 
suppose a new garden or the complete rear¬ 
rangement of existing plantings. Illustrated 
with photographs and drawings, frontispiece in 
color. Cloth, 8vo. $2.50. 
HORTUS: A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF GAR¬ 
DENING, by L. H. and Ethel Z. Bailey. Easy 
to use, accurate, and non-technical, this great 
book comes closer than any other single vol¬ 
ume to answering every question about gar¬ 
dening. It includes every kind of ornamental, 
fruit, and vegetable plant grown today with 
brief but complete information on their uses, 
cultivation, hardiness, propagation, preferred 
soil, color, identification, etc. Com¬ 
mon 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. $5.00. 
THE DESIGN OF SMALL PROP¬ 
ERTIES, by M. E. Bottomley. Here 
are 52 carefully designed plans, 
one or more of which will give you 
just the planting layout you want 
for your home. Each plan is fully 
described and explained so that 
you can easily modify it to fit any 
special conditions. A check list of 
nearly 600 plants showing the 
height, color, time or bloom, foli¬ 
age, growing habit, soil require¬ 
ments, etc., of each one shows you 
what to plant. 64 illustrations, 233 
pages. $2.50. 
HARDY CALIFORNIANS, by Les¬ 
ter Rowntree. In this new book 
just off the press the author carries 
the reader along with her on de¬ 
lightful plant excursions through California, 
and gives intimate word pictures of the hardy 
Californian plants which are not usually met 
with by visitors who stick to the paved high¬ 
ways. Beautifully illustrated and exceedingly 
interesting. 255 pages. $3.50. 
HOW TO PRUNE WESTERN SHRUBS, by R. 
Sanford Martin. This little book fills a long 
felt need of the home gardener since it graphi¬ 
cally illustrates and describes how and when 
to prune all of the better known ornamental 
plants of the west. Ill pages. $1.00. 
GARDEN POOLS; LARGE AND SMALL, by 
Ramsey and Lawrence. Nothing else can add 
so much to your garden as a pool, even if it 
is only a transformed wash tub in the tiniest 
garden space. How to have one is fully ex¬ 
plained in this new book. Its text is so com¬ 
plete and its illustrations are so numerous 
and practical that you can easily End the 
type of pool that fits in your garden and 
learn all about designing, planting and car¬ 
ing for it. 41 illustrations, 122 pages. $2.50. 
MODERN ROSES, by J. Horace McFarland. 
A catalog of 2511 varieties of roses now avail¬ 
able that gives the following information: 
type, originator, date of introduction, paren¬ 
tage, description of flower, bud and foliage, 
habit of growth, season of bloom, and hardi¬ 
ness. 79 illustrations, (48 varieties in color), 
292 pages. $5.00. 
strong Select Lawn 
Grass 
Seeds 
Armstrong Lawn Grass Seed is the very finest that can be obtained. If we were willing to sell our customers anything but 
the best we could offer grass seed at a few cents per pound less, since it can be obtained in a great many different grades 
which vary in percentage of germination, freedom from weed seed and other factors. We feel that our customers want only 
the very best seed and we, therefore, stock nothing else. When you purchase Armstrong Lawn Grass Seed you are making 
the very best kind of a start toward a perfect lawn. Some grasses are better than others for certain locations, and if in doubt 
regarding the best grass to use for a certain location, write us and we will be very glad to give you our advice. 
Prices Quoted Below are Subject to Change. Write for Prices on Larger Quantities. 
"ARMSTRONG'S "SUNNY LAWN" MIX¬ 
TURE. The very finest lawn mixture for most 
lawns which receive plenty of sunshine. 
Composed largely of Blue Grass and Clover 
with several other species which help to make 
up a perfect lawn. One pound plants 200 
square feet (20 by 10 feet). 60c per lb; 3 
lbs. for $1.50; 10 lbs. for $4.50. 
ARMSTRONG'S "SHADY LAWN" MIXTURE. 
A splendid mixture of various grasses made 
up by ourselves for locations largely in the 
shade. One pound covers 150 square feet. 
75c per lb.; 3 lbs. for $2.10; 10 lbs. for $6.50. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. The basis for 
most of the finest California lawns is Blue 
Grass. Although there are a number of grades 
of Blue Grass commonly sold, we carry only 
the best. One pound covers 150 square feet. 
60c per lb; 3 lbs. for $1.50; 10 lbs. for $4.50, 
100 lbs. for $35.00. 
WHITE CLOVER. Makes a brilliant green 
lawn by itself but is often combined with 
Blue Grass. Particularly fine for winter sow¬ 
ing in Bermuda Grass. Gives very quick re¬ 
sults. One pound covers 200 square feet. 60c 
per lb.; 3 lbs. for $1.50; 10 lbs. for $4.50. 
SEASIDE BENT. Probably the most admired 
velvety lawns in California are of Seaside 
Bent, but it requires more careful attention 
than other lawns, must never be allowed to 
et dry, and requires more frequent cutting, 
ine in partial shade. One pound covers 300 
square feet, $1.25 per lb; 3 lbs. for $3.30; 
10 lbs. for $10.00. 
BERMUDA GRASS. Suitable for hot dry sit¬ 
uations where other grasses will not grow. 
One pound covers 200 square feet. 50c per lb; 
3 lbs. for $1.25; 10 lbs. for $3.75. 
PACEYS RYE GRASS. A good hardy lawn 
for dry climates and for shady places; also 
for freshening up Bermuda Grass lawns in 
the winter. One pound covers 100 square feet. 
35c per lb; 3 lbs. for 90c; 10 lbs. for $2.75. 
LIPPIA REPENS. A grassy ground cover 
making a dense mat of foliage, thriving in 
any soil, in hot locations and requiring Tittle 
water. Stands trampling, requires no mowing 
and spreads rapidly. Per flat (plants 200 
square feet), $2.00. 
