GARDEN BOOKS FOR THE FLOWER LOVER 
AMERICAN ORCHID CULTURE. By White. Ready about March 1st. Revised, re-edited, enlarged. About 250 
pages, 6^x9^ with 15 color pages and 72 black and white illustrations. Tentative price.$5.00 
THE GARDEN ENCYCLOPEDIA. By Seymour. Most highly recommended—most universally popular. 225,000 
copies sold. Packed with more practical garden information for all parts of the United States than any other 
volume ever offered. Nearly 1400 pages; 750 illustrations.($4.00 after Mar. 15, 1939) Until then $3.65 
THE GARDEN OF PINKS. By L. H. Bailey. A charming book on charming flowers. 93 pages; 44 line drawings. 
Enumerates 150 species. Learn how to recognize and cultivate them. Leaves nothing out.$3.00 
ANNUALS FOR YOUR GARDEN. By Foley. The ideal handbook! Full cultural directions for 90 annual flowers. 
32 full color plates, 97 pages; 5^x7j4 inches.$1.00 
GARDEN BULBS IN COLOR. By McFarland. 275 color plates illustrate a great number of varieties and form an 
invaluable aid to selection and arrangement of varieties in your garden. 100 half-tones.$3.50 
AMERICAN ALPINES IN THE GARDEN. By McCully. Hundreds of fine plants from our Pacific Northwest are 
fast coming into favor. Describes over 500 different kinds and gives full information on how to grow them, also 
covers making rock garden and moraine, pools, etc. 19 illus. 262 pages.$2.50 
HOW PLANTS GET THEIR NAMES. By L. H. Bailey. Sources of plant names, systems of nomenclature, modern 
usage, etc. This material will interest gardeners and prove fine study material for garden clubs. 209 pages. $2.50 
THE PLANTERS’ GUIDE—Our own publication intended to supply authentic, pertinent information of value to 
Amateur Gardeners on subjects of everyday garden interest. Concise, to-the-point. Tells every step—leaves 
nothing to the imagination. You can’t afford to be without it. Not a story book.10c 
AZALEAS AND CAMELLIAS. By H. H. Hume 
Every point explained, 98 pages, 14 illus.$1.50 
FROM A SUNSET GARDEN. By Sydney B. Mitchell 
A new book, not a revision of Gardening in Califor¬ 
nia. 337 pages, 9 illustrations.$2.00 
GARDEN CINDERELLAS (Lilies) By Helen M. Fox 
The standard authority on the subject. Not a story 
book. 269 pages, 51 illustrations.$5.00 
GARDEN FLOWERS IN COLOR. By Stevens 
A large collection of popular flowers reproduced in 
large, full-color photographs with brief descriptions 
and cultural notes. 310 pages. 400 color illus.$1.98 
GARDENING IN CALIFORNIA. BySydneyB. Mitchell 
The Amateur’s Garden Bible, indispensable to Pacific 
Coast Gardeners. 323 pages, 28 photographs.$2.50 
HARDY CALIFORNIANS (New) By Rowntree 
Author is a garden-maker and authority on California 
Natives. 274 pages with 64 full page plates. Chapter 
on “How to Grow Them” invaluable.$3.50 
HORTUS. By L. H. and Ethel Z. Bailey 
Easy to use, accurate, and non-technical, this great, 
concise dictionary of gardening comes closer than any 
other single volume to answering every question 
about gardening. Common names are used through¬ 
out. 755 pages, 35 illus. Formerly $10.00.$5.00 
HOW TO ARRANGE FLOWERS. By Dorothy Biddle 
This book tells and shows exactly how to make the 
most of the flowers you have. 98 pages, 14 photo¬ 
graphs, 37 drawings.$1.00 
HOW TO GROW DELPHINIUMS. By Leon H. Leonian 
Tells completely and directly how to grow them suc¬ 
cessfully. 100 pages, 10 full page drawings.$1.00 
HOW TO GROW ROSES. By McFarland & Pyle 
Answers your questions about soils, fertilizing, plant¬ 
ing, pruning, summer spraying, etc. 40 full-page 
color plates, 32 photographs, 180 pages.$1.00 
HOW TO PRUNE WESTERN SHRUBS By Martin 
Save your shrubs and trees by pruning them properly. 
Profusely illustrated, clear, concise.$1.00 
1001 QUESTIONS ANSWERED. By Alfred C. Hottes 
A unique guide book of garden operations answered 
thoroughly and in an easily understood manner cover¬ 
ing over 1000 questions on flowers, fruits, trees, 
shrubs, lawns, etc. 328 pages. Well illustrated....$2.00 
LANDSCAPING THE SMALL HOME. By Olver 
Tells how to plan and plant the lot ranging from 
40x120 to 75x150 feet. 160 pages. 90 plates.$1.00 
NORTH AMERICAN ROCK PLANTS (New) By Preece 
Contains the answer to whatever problems face you 
in your rock garden. 200 pages. 100 pictures.$3.50 
PLANT PROPAGATION. By Alfred C. Hottes 
The increase of plants is one of the most fascinating 
miracles one can possibly perform. This book settles 
your doubts. 238 pages, 136 illus.$2.00 
ROCK GARDEN PRIMER. By Archie Thornton 
Clever drawings explain the proper method of placing 
rocks, planting pools, wall rockeries, etc. 152 pages, 
4 color plates, 70 illustrations.$2.00 
THE GARDEN IN COLOR. By Wilder 
Fully as handsome as House’s WILD FLOWERS. 
Almost 400 plates in full color of common American 
Garden Flowers. A valuable acquisition.$7.50 
THE HOME GARDEN HANDBOOKS. By F. F. Rockwell 
A series of pocket-size books, now nine in number, 
that it is a pleasure to recommend because each vol¬ 
ume covers its ground so well and concisely, in about 
90 pages with 30 to 70 illustrations.$1.25 ea. 
Rock Gardens Gladiolus Evergreens 
Dahlias Roses Shrubs 
Irises Peonies Lawns 
THE ROCK GARDEN. By Louise Beebe Wilder 
Tells just how to plan and build the rock garden, 
suggests and describes the best plants for various uses 
and situations. 224 pages. 27 photographs.$1.50 
ROSES OF THE WORLD IN COLOR. By McFarland 
296 pages—an illustration on almost every one, mostly 
in natural color. Right up-to-the minute.$3.75 
CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE. By L. H. Bailey 
A special edition in three volumes. The universal au¬ 
thority on every horticultural question.$15.00 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS By Otten 
Details cf culture, propagation, hybridization, in clear 
language. 84 pages. 36 illustrations. $1.25 
WILD FLOWERS (New Edition) By House 
626 pages with complete text. 164 full page plates, 200 
half page plates, 364 color illustrations.$3.95 
All About Flowering Bulbs—T. A. Weston. 186 pages, 
65 full-page halftones, 8 color plates.$2.0() 
Birds of the Wild (How to Make Your Home Their 
Home)—Pellett. 128 pages, 74 halftones.$1.75 
Color in My Garden—Louise Beebe Wilder. 410 pages, 
24 paintings in full color. (Formerly $10.00).$5.00 
Garden Guide (Amateur Gardener’s Handbook) (Sixth 
Edition) written by 28 experts, each a recognized au- 
thority. 576 pages, 300 illus. 100,000 copies sold. $2.00 
Gardener’s Handbook—L. H. Bailey. As easy to use as 
it is satisfactory. 292 pages, 66 drawings.$3.00 
30 Herbs Will Make an Herb Garden—Helen Lyman. 
Their culture and use. 31 pages.25c 
Gardening with Herbs (For Flavor and Fragrance) — 
Helen Morgenthau Fox. Mrs. Fox is conceded to be 
the American Herb Authority. 334 pages, 12 illus. 
(Formerly $3.50). New low price...$2.50 
Manual of Gardening—L. H. Bailey. Full of valuable 
information. 539 pages, 350 illus.$3.00 
The Fragrant Path—Louise Beebe Wilder. Deals with 
sweet-scented flowers and leaves. 407 pages.$3.0() 
The Rose Manual—J. H. Nicolas. A complete Rose 
Encyclopedia for the Amateur. 335 pages, 17 photo¬ 
graphs. 4 drawings, 4 color charts.$2.50 
Western Wild Flowers and Their Stories—Charles 
Francis Saunders. 320 pages. 57 photographs....$3.00 
Lederer, Street & Zeus, Inc. Printers, Berkeley, Calif. 
