GARDEN BOOKS 
Here are books worth reading. All offered can be supplied 
promptly until such time as they get out of print. Prices 
include transportation by mail or prepaid express, at my 
option, to any address in the continental United States. 
Canadian customers, and those from other countries, will 
please remit any necessary additional sum needed to cover 
foreign postage and packing. 
GARDEN LILIES—Preston. A very well-done book for 
the beginner with Lilies, and one that even the professional 
or commercial grower will find helpful. It does not attempt 
to cover the entire Lily field, treating chiefly of those kinds 
with which Miss Preston has had growing experience while 
handling the Lily trials and breeding work at the Central 
Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Naturally kinds that 
thrive at Ottawa are likely to be pretty safe anywhere in the 
United States. The book is unpretentious, and written in 
simple and understandable language, but it is in no sense a 
primer-manual. It is one of my own valued references. 128 
pages. $1.25. 
DELPHINIUMS—Phillips. The complete book of the Del¬ 
phinium, devoted, of course, chiefly to the giant hybrid types, 
their history, breeding, propagation, care and the like, but 
discussing also some 84 botanical species, including the rarer 
alpine Delphiniums. Particularly interesting sections are 
those devoted to Cross-Breeding and Hybridization, to Del¬ 
phiniums as Conservatory Plants, to White Delphiniums, 
and to Exhibiting Delphiniums. Illustrated. 256 pages. $2.50. 
CACTUS CULTURE—Schulz. Of the several good Cactus 
books published of late, this, I think, will come closest to 
being what the average person wishes. It is simple and 
direct, written not only with a fine understanding of the sub¬ 
ject, but also with an understanding of the particular prob¬ 
lems of culture and use that the amateur interested in Cactus 
growing will need to have cleared up. While it does not 
ignore technical terminology in an attempt to write down to 
the beginner, it is unstilted and reasonable in explanation. 
The chapters on the Indoor Cactus Garden, and on the Out¬ 
door Cactus Garden (in the north) are particularly interest¬ 
ing. If you are already in the grip of the Cactus hobby, 
you should by all means have this book. If, on the other 
hand, you dislike Cacti, you have only to read this book to 
understand them and their possibilities, and to thereafter 
enjoy them. Illustrated. 186 pages. $2.00. 
THE ROSE MANUAL—Nicolas. Here is a dictionary of 
the Rose. It has been called the most nearly complete of 
all American rose books. The status of the Rose, species 
and varieties, and every phase of, and problem in, its culture 
are discussed. This is a revised edition, just out, corrected 
to the moment. Illustrated. $2.50. 
MODERN DAHLIAS—Roberts. A very new Dahlia book, 
February 1938, and as good as it is new; that is, of course, 
for the Dahlia enthusiast. It takes up soils, time of plant¬ 
ing, staking, division, fertilizers, watering, insects, diseases, 
pruning, propagation, storage, exhibition and judging, with all 
else that has to do with the growing of better Dahlias. Well 
illustrated. $2.00. 
PLANT PROPAGATION — 999 QUESTIONS AN¬ 
SWERED—Hottes. There are many ways of multiplying 
desirable plants that only the experienced plant grower 
knows anything about. Confronted with an unfamiliar plant, 
he knows almost instinctively the best way to propagate it. 
Those who lack this knowledge will be well on the way to 
acquiring it after reading this book. The whole subject is 
covered in a very exhaustive manner, whether seeds, buds, 
bulbs, grafts or cuttings are discussed. 136 illustrations. 
238 pages. $2.00. 
THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN—Freeman. A book 
which shows how to grow fresh, crisp vegetables in your own 
garden and cut down on the grocer’s bills. Full of practical 
details for laying out the garden, planting, and growing vege¬ 
tables successfully. 8 illustrations. 214 pages. $1.75. 
FRAGRANCE IN THE GARDEN—Dorrance. The fra¬ 
grant garden is the intimate, the personal, garden. It needs 
no large planning or weighty purse, simply a knowing of 
the fragrant plants for which to seek. This book will help, 
through its suggestions, in the year-round maintenance of 
the scented garden, and in the search for the materials that 
belong in it. Illustrated. $1.00. 
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