1939 catalog of RICHARD DIENER NURSERY, oxnard, California, u. s. a. 
THE ART OF HOME LANDSCAPE 
By M. E. Bottomley 
Perhaps you are confused 
about formal and informal de¬ 
sign. Perhaps you have won¬ 
dered how to make a high wall 
terrace or house appear lower, 
how to widen the effect of a 
tall house, how to emphasize 
a building or how to subordi¬ 
nate it. You may want to know 
not only how to plant the front 
of the house but how to de¬ 
velop the yard and garden— 
the Home Landscape. 
You have always wanted to get a working idea 
of the use of color in the garden. In this book Pro¬ 
fessor Bottomley has interpreted the principles of 
landscape gardening. He has made them practical 
and understandable to the amateur. 
The practical end of landscape gardening is by no 
means overlooked in this book. There is a thorough 
survey of the field of horticulture—how plants grow, 
fertilization, pruning, tree surgery, planting and 
maintenance. 
276 pages, $y 2 x 8, profusely illustrated. $3.50. 
OUR NATIVE CACTI 
By Ethel Bailey Higgins 
Treats of Cacti indigenous to the United States, giv¬ 
ing uses, classification, description, habitat, flower¬ 
ing periods, diseases, cultural directions. 182 pages, 
94 illustrations, and 4 color plates. Linen cloth, $2.65. 
PERENNIAL GARDENS 
By H. S. Ortloff 
Following the simple directions in this book insures 
a perennial garden crowded with bloom, in which 
the colors make a perfectly blended picture. First 
come plans, showing how to locate and lay out the 
garden; then clear directions for preparing the soil, 
fertilizing, planting, cultivating, transplanting and 
propagation. 18 illustrations; 90 pages. $1.25. 
BOOK OF BULBS 
By F. F. Rockwell 
With this complete and practical book you can get 
the utmost in beauty from every kind of bulbous 
plant. Clearly written by one who knows; illustrated 
with 187 beautiful photographs and instructive 
drawings. Includes tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, lilies, 
crocuses, glads, dahlias, peonies, irises, begonias, and 
scores of other beautiful but not-so-well-known 
bulbs. We recommend it as the best and most com¬ 
plete bulb book. 187 illustrations; 264 pages, $2.50. 
PLANTING LISTS FOR SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA 
By Roland Stewart Hoyt 
A handbook of ornamental plants. Describes the 
many varieties in detail. $2.00; postpaid, $2.15. 
THE CACTUS BOOK 
By Dr. A. D. Houghton 
Just select the right kinds and you can grow cacti 
in any climate and under any conditions, with flowers 
up to a foot across and sometimes 200 blooms on a 
single plant. This book tells you which cacti to buy 
and how to grow them outdoors or indoors; how 
to raise from seed, hybridize, make cuttings and 
grafts, and everything else connected with success¬ 
ful cacti growing. 18 illustrations; 145 pages. $2.25. 
ROSES 
By F. F. Rockwell 
Tells just what the beginner or average flower lover 
can do with roses. Varieties are classified accord¬ 
ing to their uses as garden, climbing, and landscape 
roses and the part each of these plays in the garden 
is fully explained with complete directions for rose 
care and culture, planting, propagation, protection 
from insects and diseases, and variety lists. 74 illus¬ 
trations; 88 pages. $1.25. 
ALL ABOUT FLOWERING BULBS 
By T. A. Weston 
Full information on bulbs of all seasons with all 
essential details for their successful growth. 186 
pages, 65 full-page halftones, and 8 color plates. 
Cloth, $2.00; postpaid, $2.15. 
MODERN DAHLIA CULTURE 
By Wm. H. Waite 
. . . the originator of “Jersey’s Beauty,” and other 
highly popular Dahlias. 134 pages, 24 halftones, 6 
color plates. Cloth, $1.50; postpaid, $1.65. 
AMERICAN ALPINES IN THE GARDEN 
By Anderson McCully 
Hundreds of fine plants from our Pacific Northwest 
are fast coming into favor with garden makers every¬ 
where. This new book describes and tells how to 
grow over 500 different kinds and gives full infor¬ 
mation on making a rock garden and moraine, pool, 
growing from seed, purchasing, and transplanting. 
19 illustrations, 262 pages. $2.50. 
1001 GARDEN 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED 
"Revised 50%, 1935" 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
Covers all phases of garden¬ 
ing on the medium-sized place 
— flowers, fruits, vegetables, 
trees, shrubs, walks, etc. A 
veritable encyclopedia. 330 
pages. Cloth, $2.00; postpaid, 
$2.15. 
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