BOOKS 
{or FLORISTS 
J GROWERS 
and NURSERYMEN 
Commercial Floriculture By Fritz Bahr 
Fourth Edition — Revised , Enlarged , Brought Thoroughly 
Up to Date 
The book of books for the florist-growers, and now 
embracing, in addition to the wealth of material pre¬ 
sented in the previous edition on the successful manage¬ 
ment of a retail grower’s establishment, full information 
and advice on every advancement that has been made in 
recent years in this branch of the business, particularly in 
growing the various florist flowers, together with a full 
discussion of such new subjects as cloth houses, sash 
houses, electrical heating of hotbeds, sterilization of 
soils, effects of gas on plants, artificial light in the green¬ 
house, timing greenhouse crops, common plant enemies 
and their control, etc. Part I embraces The Retail Grow¬ 
er’s Methods, while Part II consists of a Cultural Manual 
for Retail Growers in which explicit cultural directions 
arc given covering well over 500 plants of commercial 
value to the grower. 
646 pages, 6x9 in.; 308 illus. Cloth, $5.50 
Fertilizers for Greenhouse and Garden Crops 
By Alex Laurie and J. B. Edmond 
Deals with the fundamental factors of plant growth and 
their relation to the application of various materials to 
stimulate the growth and development of various cut 
flowers and pot plants. Definite recommendations arc 
made for each crop. While this book is intended more 
for the commercial grower, it can be used to advantage 
by the advanced amateur. 
156 pages, 5x73^; 22 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00 
American Orchid Culture By Prof. E. A. White 
A revised edition of this book will be ready early in 
1939. 
Price probably will be about $3-00 to $4.00 
