HOUSE AND GARDEN 
354 
April, 1913 
BOOKS FOR EVERY 
GARDEN ENTHUSIAST 
A selected list of volumes which should be in the library of every garden 
lover, the experienced as well as the one whose knowledge of such 
matters is in the formative stage. 
Flow er Gardening 
BY H. S. ADAMS 
An acquaintanceship with this book means a glorious flower garden 
for anyone. Mr. Adams' long experience with gardening and his many 
writings on this and allied subjects have ideally fitted him to write this 
book, the most complete, the most authoritative, the most practical book 
on growing flowers. 1 he considerations of situation, size, season and 
color are carefully made clear; the special requirements of varieties 
are explained, in addition to the important general instructions of 
planting and treatment. The vast fund of up-to-date and hitherto 
unpublished material increases the timely value of the book. 
Illustrated. $1.20 net; postage, 10c. 
Old-Fashioned Gardening 
BY GRACE TABOR 
Miss Tabor has given us a notable work in this book — a work that 
was well worth the doing, and one that has been done so well that it 
is the authority. It tells of the gardens of the English Cavalier gen¬ 
tlemen of Virginia, of the prim New England dooryards, of the Dutch 
housewives’ gardens of New Amsterdam, of Spanish influences in the 
semi-tropical Southwest, and, finally, it tells how to make gardens 
to-day that will be in keeping with houses that have come down to us 
from the past. 
Illustrated. $2.00 net; postage, 16c. 
The Gardener and the Cook 
BY H. S. ADAMS 
I o keep a constant supply of fresh vege¬ 
tables upon the table and to grow those that 
were the most tasty, was the ambition of the 
author of this book. She enlisted the co-oper¬ 
ation of a clever cook and a capable gardener 
and gives the reader the fruit of her experi¬ 
ence. I he book tells what vegetables and 
fruits are profitable to grow, and gives the 
instruction to transform them into delicious 
courses, tempting salads, preserves and jellies. 
Illustrated. $1.25 net ; postage, 15c. 
The Book of Annuals 
BY HENRY H. SAYLOR 
It is a difficult matter for the very beginner 
in gardening to know just what to plant for 
best results. this book is designed to help 
him over just that trouble. Fifty of the most 
dependable annual flowering plants are shown 
in full-page photographic reproductions, oppo¬ 
site each of which is given a page of descrip¬ 
tive text that tells just what the gardener 
wants to know about that plant — how high it 
grows, what color flowers, when to plant seed, 
and so on. 
Illustrated. $1.00 net; postage, ioc- 
The Landscape Gardening Book 
BY GRACE TABOR 
Never before has the whole interesting prob¬ 
lem of treating the home grounds most effec¬ 
tively as a setting for the house been ade¬ 
quately developed from the layman’s point of 
view. With this book as guide and counselor 
the home small or large, may be given that air 
of distinction that comes with the proper plant- 
ing.of trees, shrubs, flowers and vines, and the 
judicious laying out of walks and garden 
spaces. Illustrated. $2.00 net; postage, 20c. 
THE HOUSE and GARDEN 
“MAKING” BOOKS 
A series of practical handbooks, each 
of which treats of some particular phase 
of country home activities. 
Each 50c. net 
Postage 5 Cents 
MAKING A LAWN, by Luke J. Doogue. 
MAKING A GARDEN TO BLOOM THIS YEAR, 
by Grace Tabor. 
MAKING PATHS AND DRIVEWAYS, by C. H. 
Miller. 
MAKING THE GROUNDS ATTRACTIVE WITH 
SHRUBBERY, by Grace Tabor. 
MAKING A GARDEN OF PERENNIALS, by 
W. C. Egan. 
MAKING A ROSE GARDEN, by Henry H. Saylor. 
MAKING A ROCK GARDEN, by H. S. Adams. 
MAKING A BULB GARDEN, by Grace Tabor. 
MAKING A TENNIS COURT, by George E. 
Walsh, 
MAKING A POULTRY HOUSE, by M. Roberts 
Conover. 
MAKING A GARDEN WITH HOTBED AND 
COLDFRAME, by C. H. Miller. 
MAKING A WATER GARDEN, by William 
Tricker. 
Gardening Indoors and Under Glass 
BY F. F. ROCKWELL 
The author of this book has made clear the 
secrets of prolonging the joys and rewards of 
home gardening through those months of the 
year that are usually considered barren. The 
choice, care and propagation of all house 
plants, the construction and management of 
hotbeds and coldframes, and the possibilities of 
a small greenhouse are all thoroughly and en¬ 
tertainingly discussed. 
Illustrated. $1.20 net; postage, ioc. 
Lilies— A Garden Monograph 
BY H. S. ADAMS 
This is the first in a series of Flower Mono¬ 
graphs which deal in an instructive and au¬ 
thoritative way with the more important fam¬ 
ilies of popular flowering plants. Mr. _ Adams, 
who is well known as a writer on horticultural 
subjects, has given us in this book the last 
word on the lily-—-its classification, the pecu¬ 
liarities of varieties, and its culture indoors 
and in the garden. The volume is one that 
should be in the library of every amateur and 
professional gardener. 
Illustrated. $1.00 net; postage, ioc. 
The Garden Primer 
BY GRACE TABOR 
A book that lays the broad foundation for 
all gardening knowledge. It makes wonder¬ 
fully clear the “why” and “how” of all such' 
things as pruning, fertilizing, sowing seeds, 
plants and shrubs, nomenclature and all such 
things, and all without any assumption of gar¬ 
dening knowledge on the part of the reader. 
Taken as a whole, this is the one indispensable 
book for the gardening amateur, a fact which 
is attested by the many thousands that have 
been sold. 
Illustrated $1.00 net; postage, ioc. 
The Garden in the Wilderness 
BY A HERMIT (Hanna Rion) 
A fascinating story of a country home and 
its garden in the making. The author tells in 
diary form and with a wealth of humor and 
keen philosophy how she and Bently, her artist 
husband, reclaimed a New Jersey wilderness 
and made it into a garden spot. It is an in¬ 
spiration to the life of the real out-of-doors. 
Illustrated. $1.50 net; postage, 16c. 
Home Vegetable Gardening by f. f. Rockwell 
An indispensable guide for the man who wants to raise his own vege¬ 
tables, written by a man who does it. There is no detail overlooked, 
and yet the book is a model in conciseness, with all its information 
readily available. It tells not only of the home culture of vegetables, 
but all of the berries and fruit trees. 
Illustrated. $1.00 net; postage, ioc. 
Let’s Make a Flower Garden by hanna rion 
Here is the most charming book on gardening ever written — a broad 
statement, but you will agree with it after you have read the book. 
It makes your hands fairly itch for a spade and a packet of seeds. 
This book'is beautifully made, on tinted paper with illustrations from 
photographs in sepia, and it is decorated by Frank \ erBeck. 
Illustrated. $1.35 net; postage 14c. 
McBride , Nast ^ Co., Publishers Union Square , New York City 
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