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Garden Books 25 
GARDEN BOOKS 
Written especially for amateurs. Profusely illustrated, well-printed on good paper, handsomely bound in 
durable covers. Each new edition brought up to date. , __r__ 
ROCK GARDEN PRIMM 
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 $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
ROCK GARDEN PRIMER 
By Archie Thornton 
The object of a rock garden is to furnish 
suitable conditions for rock plants rather 
than a pile of stones to be covered with 
unsuitable plants. This volume covers condi¬ 
tions for the temperate region of America 
and written with particular regard for the 
benefit of those who wish information con¬ 
nected with the making of a rock garden. 
152 pages, 70 illustrations and four color 
plates. Leatherette $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
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. 
HILL’S BOOK OF EVERGREENS 
Nurserymen, Florists, Landscape Garden¬ 
ers, Park and Cemetery Officials, Private 
Planters, Instructors, and anyone w T ho has 
occasion to refer to any detail on this subject, 
will find this book the most complete and 
practical one ever printed. Contains 320 
pages and 360 illustrations. $3.50, post¬ 
paid $3.65. 
PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE 
GARDENING 
By Robert B. 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 
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 
$1.00, postpaid $1.15. 
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. 224 pages, 70 illustrations. 
Cloth $1.50, postpaid $1.65. 
PRACTICAL VEGETABLE CULTURE 
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 $1.00, postpaid $1.15. 
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 $1.00, postpaid $1.15. 
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 330 pages, 106 illustrations. Revised, 
1935. Cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
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. 
Soil Test Kit 
Makes instantly avail¬ 
able the essential informa¬ 
tion you require for gar¬ 
dening success. You can 
make quick, practical 
tests which will show the 
acidity of your soil and 
any deficiency in nitro¬ 
gen, phosphorus and pot¬ 
ash. As a result, you can 
avoid failure by prompt Horticultural Kit 
adjustment of your soil to 
the requirements of your plants and grasses. Used by leading amateur 
and professional growers throughout the country. The Horticultural 
Kit contains enough material for 60 individual tests. Complete with 
instructions and table of plant needs, $9.75. 
The Sudbury 
Your best insurance of 
gardening success. Made 
by the maker of profes¬ 
sional field test kits used 
by nurserymen, grow¬ 
ers and greenskeepers 
throughout the country. 
Tests for nitrogen, phos- 
Home Garden Kit phorus, potash and acid¬ 
ity, giving complete in¬ 
formation for the intelligent adjustment of your soil to the require¬ 
ments of your plants and grasses. No technical skill required. 
Complete with instructions and table of plant needs, $1.50. 
Testing Fluid for refill. Specify whether for nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, or acidity. 2 ozs. 75c., 6 ozs. $1.50. 
