Useful Books for Nurserymen 
PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE GARDENING, by Robert 
JB. Cridland, Landscape Architect. This is a work 
designed to aid the amateur with practical sugges¬ 
tions as to how to locate the house, arrange and 
construct walks and drives, grade and make lawns, 
arrange ornamental plantings, design and plant 
llowers and rose gardens and perennial borders, 
rock and wild gardens. It contains 91 photographs, 
67 sketches and 29 plans, 19 of which are planting 
plans with planting keys. The author takes up in 
a simple, logical way all the elements that enter 
into the beautifying of properties. It is an en¬ 
tirely different book from any landscape treatise 
previously written. It is the first practical book 
of its kind. 
Cloth bound, enamel paper, 276 pages, size 6 by 8 
inches. Price $1.50, postage 15c additional. 
THE AMERICAN PEACH ORCHARD, by F. A. 
Waugh. This book gives special attention to Amer¬ 
ican commercial orchard methods, including pro¬ 
pagation, etc. Pully illustrated, 5x7, 250 pp., 
cloth, net, $1.00. 
THE GOLD MINE IN THE FRONT YARD, by C. S. 
Harrison. A book about flowers, both for ornamen¬ 
tation and commercial culture, written with special 
reference to Northwestern conditions. Illustrated. 
280 pp., price, 12 mo. cloth, $1.00. 
EVERGREENS AND HOW TO GROW THEM, by C. 
S. Harrison. A complete guide to selection and 
growth of evergreens for pleasure and profit, from 
seed and nursery, to wind-breaks, and hedges. Il¬ 
lustrated. Price, 12 mo. cloth, 100 pp., 50 cents; 
paper, 25 cents. 
AMATEUR FRUIT GROWING, by Samuel B. Green, 
a practical guide to the growing of fruit for home 
use and the market, written with special reference 
to a cold climate. Illustrated. 134 pp., price, 12 
mo. cloth, 50 cents; paper, 25 cents. 
GRASSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM, by Thomas 
Shaw, covering name and character of all the prin¬ 
cipal grasses in America; temporary and perman¬ 
ent pastures; methods in making hay, etc. Illus¬ 
trated. 453 pp., price, 12 mo. cloth, $1.50. 
WEEDS AND HOW TO ERADICATE THEM, by 
Thomas Shaw, giving the names of the most 
troublesome weed pests east and west and success¬ 
ful methods of destroying them. Price, 16 mo. 
cloth, 210 pp., 50 cents; paper, 25 cents. 
FARM WIND-BREAKS AND SHELTER BELTS, by 
Samuel B. Green. A manual of tree planting for 
wind-breaks and shelter with description of the 
most suitable trees hardy enough to stand North¬ 
western conditions. Practical cultural directions 
from seed to maturity. Illustrated. 69 pp., price 
paper, 25 cents. 
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, by J. H. Sheppard 
and J. C. McDowell, a complete treatise on prac¬ 
tical agriculture covering plant and animal breed¬ 
ing, thoroughly illustrated. A complete text book 
adopted in public and agricultural schools through¬ 
out the northwest. 12 mo. cloth, 100 pp., price, $1.00. 
VEGETABLE GARDENING, by Samuel B. Green. 
10th edition. Profusely illustrated. 252 pp., price, 
12 mo. cloth, $1.00; paper, 50 cents. 
STRAWBERRY CULTURIST, by Andrew S. Fuller. 
Illustrated, 5x7 in., 60 pages. Flexible cloth, price, 
25 cents. 
THE SMALL FRUIT CULTURIST, by Andrew S. 
Fuller. Illustrated, 5x7 in., 287 pages, cloth, $1.00. 
DWARF FRUIT TREES, by F. A Waugh. Illus¬ 
trated, 5x7, 112 pages, cloth, price 50 cents. 
SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURE, a practical guide 
to the cultivation and propagation of fruits by 
Samuel T. Maynard, B. Sc. Illustrated, 5x7, 274 
pages, cloth, $1.00. 
PEACH CULTURE, by Jas. A. Fulton. Revised edi¬ 
tion. Illustrated, 5x7, 204 pages, cloth, $1.00. 
THE AMERICAN FRUIT CULTURIST, by J. J. 
Thomas. Revised and enlarged, by W. H. S. Wood. 
Illustrated by nearly 800 engravings, 5x8 inches, 
823 pages. Cloth, net, $2.50. 
MAKING HORTICULTURE PAY, by M. G. Kaina. 
Illustrated, 5x7, 300 pages, cloth, net $1.50. 
INSECTS AND INSECTICIDES a practical manual 
concerning noxious insects and the methods of pre¬ 
venting their injuries. By Clarence M. Weed, D. So. 
Profusely illustrated. 5x7. Cloth, net, $1.50. 
WEEDS OF THE FARM AND GARDEN, by L H. 
Pammel, B. Agr. M. S. Ph. D., 5x7, 300 pages, pro¬ 
fusely illustrated. Cloth, net $1.50. 
FIRST PRINCIPLES OF SOIL FERTILITY by Al¬ 
fred Vivian. Illustrated, 5x7, 265 pages, cloth, 
net, $1.00. 
THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS. A lab¬ 
oratory guide, by A. G. McCall. Illustrated, 5x7, 
106 pages, cloth, net 50 cents. 
THE PROPAGATION OF PLANTS, describing the 
processes of Hybridizing and Crossing Species and 
Varieties and also of the Many Different Modes by 
which cultivated plants may be propagated and 
multiplied. Illustrated with numerous engravings. 
By Andrew S. Fuller. 5x7 inches, 359 pages, cloth, 
$1.50. 
THE AMERICAN APPLE ORCHARD, by F. A. 
Waugh. Illustrated, 5x7 inches, 226 pages, cloth, 
net, $1.00. 
SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY, treating of the descrip¬ 
tion, nomenclature and classification of fruits, by 
F. A. Waugh. Illustrated, 5x7 inches, cloth, $1.00. 
AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL MANUAL, by J. L. 
Budd, assisted by N. E. Hansen. Illustrated, 5x7 
inches, cloth, 2 Volumes, Vol. 1, 417 pages, $1.50. 
Vol. 2, 491 pages, $1.50. 
AMERICAN GRAPE GROWING AND WINE MAK¬ 
ING, by Geo. Husman. Illustrated, 5x7, 310 pages, 
cloth, $1.50. 
THE PRINCIPLES OF FRUITGROWING, bv L. H. 
Bailey. Illustrated. Size 5x7. 516 pages. Cloth, 
net, $1.50. 
BULBS AND TUBEROUS ROOTED PLANTS. C. L. 
Allen. Handsomely illustrated 5x7 inches, 312 
pages, eloth, $1.50. 
THE BOOK OF ALFALFA, by F. D. Coburn. Illus¬ 
trated. 336 pages, bound in cloth with gold stamp¬ 
ing, $2.00. 
SOILS, by C. W. Burkett. Illustrated. 5^4x8 inches. 
Cloth, $1.25. 
FERTILIZERS AND CROPS, by Dr. L. L. Van Slyke. 
Illustrated, 5y 2 x7y 2 inches, 710 pages. Cloth, net, 
$2.50. 
FARM GRASSES OF THE U. S., by W. J. Spillman. 
Illustrated, 5x7 inches, 248 pages. Cloth, $1.00. 
THE FARMER’S BUSINESS HANDBOOK, by I. P. 
Roberts. 300 pages, 5x7, cloth, net, $1.25. 
FRUIT HARVESTING, MARKET STORING. F. A. 
Waugh. Illustrated. 5x7. 250 pages. Cloth. $1.00. 
PLUMS AND PLUM CULTURE. F. A. Waugh. Il¬ 
lustrated. 5x8. 391 pages. Cloth. $1.50. 
QUINCE CULTURE.. W. W. Meech. New and en¬ 
larged edition. 180 pages, 5x7, cloth. Illustrated. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
THE PECAN AND ITS CULTURE. H. Harold 
Hume. Illustrated, 5x7, 200 pages. Cloth, $1.50. 
MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING, by A. E. Wil¬ 
kinson, B. S. Illustrated with 34 fuli page half¬ 
tones. 5 x 714 . 208 pages, cloth, $1.10. This is a 
practical guide for growing strawberries, as it 
gives full details as to varieties, planting, cultivat¬ 
ing, soils, etc. 
THE PRUNING BOOK, L. H. Bailey. Every part of 
the subject is made as clear and plain as possible 
and covers specifically the pruning of grape vines, 
ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges. Illustrated, 
5x7, 530 pages. $1.50 net. 
THE NURSERY BOOK, by L. H. Bailey. A com¬ 
plete handbook of propagation and pollination of 
plants. About 100 illustrations, 365 pages, 4*4x7 
inches, cloth, net, $1.50. 
Any of the above Books sent postpaid upon receipt of price by 
The National Nurseryman Pub. Co., Inc. 
Hatboro , 
Penna 
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