Books for Better Gardens 
Practical garden books especially written for amateurs. 
Informative, accurate. Clear type. Many pictures and 
diagrams. Attractive jackets. Serviceable bindings. 
GARDEN GUIDE (The Amateur Gardener’s Handbook) 
Each subject written by a different authority. Informa¬ 
tion on every phase of gardening pertaining to the average- 
sized home. Plans, lawns, hedges, annuals, perennials, 
roses, garden favorites, bulbs, garden ferns and water 
plants, rock gardens, garden furniture, fertilizers, soils, 
propagation, hillsides and terraces, etc. New edition. 676 
pages, 300 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00. 
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THE BOOK OF ANNUALS 
By A. C. Hottes. Over 100 separate genera described 
with full directions for their culture and uses. 180 pages 
155 illustrations. Cloth, $1.50. 
ALL ABOUT FLOWERING BULBS 
By T. A. Weston, Complete information on bulbs of 
all seasons: Spring-flowering, summer-flowering and 
tender-flowering bulbs and roots. 186 pages. 73 full 
page halftones (8 in colors). Cloth, $2.00. 
OUR NATIVE CACTI 
By Ethel Bailey Higgins, Informative and non-techni¬ 
cal. Descriptions, uses, habitats, diseases. 182 pages, 
94 halftones, 4 color plates. Cloth, $2.50. 
A LITTLE BOOK OF CLIMBING PLANTS 
By A. C, Hottes, Concise, yet unusually full informa¬ 
tion on climbers, ground covers and creepers. 250 pages. 
106 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00. 
MODERN DAHLIA CULTURE 
By W, H, Waite, The originator of “Jersey’s Beauty’’ 
and other highly popular Dahlias. 132 pages with 24 
illustrations and 6 color plates. Cloth, $1.50. 
FERTILIZERS FOR GREENHOUSE AND 
GARDEN CROPS 
By A, Laurie and J, B, Edmond. Covers fertilizers 
from the greenhouse and garden standpoint and not 
from the sweeping agricultural viewpoint. 156 pages, 
22 full-page illustrations. Cloth, $2.00. 
PRINCIPLES OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT 
By Prof. E. A. White. Especially for the hostess, the 
social leader and all who delight in displaying flowers 
to their fullest beauty. 200 pages, 65 illustrations 
(4 in color). Revised edition. Cloth, $3.00. 
FLOWERS OF THE WILD 
By Frank C. Pellett. Covers most of the common 
wild flowers suited for naturalization or cultivation in 
the Northeastern States and the best of them from the 
West. 168 pages, 104 illustrations and 4 pages in color. 
Cloth, $1.00. 
1001 GARDEN QUESTIONS ANSWERED 
By A. C. Holies. A veritable encyclopedia with in¬ 
formation easily accessible, covering all phases of gar¬ 
dening on the medium-sized place—flowers, fruits, vege¬ 
tables, trees, shrubs, walks, etc. 328 pages, numerous 
illustrations. Revised edition. Cloth, $2.00. 
ART OF HOME LANDSCAPE 
By M E. Bottomley. Not only practical but also 
discusses the principles of landscape designing. 276 
pages, well illustrated. Cloth, $3.50. 
LANDSCAPING THE SMALL HOME 
By E. W. Olver. Written especially for the owner of 
a small home who wishes to beautifv his surroundings. 
160 pages, 52 illustrations. Cloth, $1.00. 
SUCCESS WITH HOUSE PLANTS 
By J. L. Kift and K. B. Hedenherg. Plain statements 
and directions especially written for and that can be 
easily understood and practiced by the veriest amateur. 
80 pages, 29 illustrations. Boards, 75c. 
BOOK OF 
PERENNIALS 
By A. C. Hottes. How to successfully grow and enjoy 
over 140 genera of our most popular and durable of 
border plants. Different lists for different purposes. 
280 pages, 103 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00. 
AMERICAN ORCHID CULTURE 
By Prof, E. A. White. For amateur and commercial 
growers. Years of observation and travel, actual grow¬ 
ing experience and much association with orchid grow¬ 
ers are back of this work. 256 pages, 72 illustrations, 
14 color platee. $5.00. 
PLANT PROPAGATION 
By A. C. Hottes. The latest and most practical infor¬ 
mation, especially written for the amateur. 238 pages, 
136 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00. 
COMMON SENSE IN THE ROCK GARDEN 
By James H. Bissland. Stresses simplicity in design 
and construction. Shows how to select and arrange 
material for the most telling effect. 218 pages, 62 
illustrations. $2.50. 
ROCK GARDEN PRIMER 
By A. Thornton. Exceptionally complete information 
on the construction of rock gardens. Also gives care 
and culture of plants. 152 pages, 74 illustrations. 
(4 in color). Cloth, $2.00. 
ROSE GARDEN PRIMER 
By Eber Holmes. Simple, concise directions so that 
the beginner may have a successful rose garden. Writ¬ 
ten by a successful grower of 50 years’ experience. 
224 pages, 70 illustrations. Cloth, $1.50. 
BOOK OF SHRUBS 
By A. C. Hottes. A complete, non-technical descrip¬ 
tion of the common species and some of the uncommon 
with their characteristics, uses, soil, pruning and propa¬ 
gation. Different lists for different purposes. 446 
pages, 187 illustrations. Cloth, $3.00. 
BOOK OF TREES 
By A. C. Holies. Complete information on the care 
and culture of deciduous and evergreen trees. Includes 
propagation, uses, desirable and undesirable features. 
Numerous lists of trees for all sorts of different uses. 
448 pages, 180 illustrations. Cloth, $3.50. 
PRACTICAL VEGETABLE CULTURE 
By A. E. Wilkinson. The growing of vegetables for 
home consumption, for 4-H clubs and on tno farm for 
profit. 308 pages, 177 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00. 
WATER GARDENS AND GOLDFISH 
By Sawyer and Perkins. Two closely related subjects 
treated under one cover. Small and medium pools. 
272 pages. 111 illustrations. Cloth, $2.00. 
THE BOOK OF WATER GARDENING 
By Peter Bissett. The selection, grouping and suc¬ 
cessful cultivation of aquatic and other plants required 
in the making of a water garden and its surroundings. 
208 pages, 128 illustrations. Cloth, $3.50. 
THE WOMAN'S FLOWER GARDEN 
By J. L. Kift. The care and treatment of plants in 
the home and their cultivation outdoors. 160 pages, 
15 illustrations. Cloth, $1.25. 
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