Gardening Books 
American Fruits. By Samuel Fraser. An authoritative reference 
and textbook containing practical information for every grower 
of fruits, whether on a large scale, or in the backyard garden. 
$4.75. 
Bush Fruit Production. By R. A. Van Meter. Deals with blue¬ 
berries, raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, gooseberries, and 
currants. Discusses soils, fertilizers, planting, pruning, and 
pest control. $1.25. 
Chemical Gardening for the Amateur. By Connors and 
Tiedjens. The latest, most complete, and most authoritative 
book on this comparatively new cultural theory, written in an 
interesting w T ay and in simple terms. $1.95. 
Commercial Floriculture. By Fritz Bahr. Invaluable to both 
private and commercial growers of greenhouse plants. An 
authentic encyclopedia covering plants, plant culture, and 
other subjects of interest to growers. Clearly written by one 
who knows. $5.50. 
Fertilizers for Greenhouse and Garden Crops. By Laurie 
and Edmond. Deals with fundamental factors of plant growth 
for the commercial grower or advanced amateur. Definite 
recommendations are made for each crop. $2.00. 
Garden Bulbs in Color. By McFarland, Hatton, and Foley. A 
valuable aid to the selection and arrangement of a great number 
of bulbous plants for your garden; also cultural directions. 275 
color illustrations. $3.50. 
Garden Encyclopedia. Edited by E. L. D. Seymour. A com¬ 
plete garden encyclopedia in one volume. Answers innumerable 
questions in simple, non-technical language. It covers the 
many problems of planning, planting, and caring for your 
garden. $4.00. 
Garden Flowers in Color. By G. A. Stevens. A valuable refer¬ 
ence book for identifying cultivated flowers. 400 accurately 
colored illustrations of important garden flowers, with descrip¬ 
tions and cultural notes. NOW only $1.98. 
Garden Guide. A practical guide covering thoroughly the 
handling of all growing things in the home garden—flowers, 
fruits, vegetables, the lawn, shrubs, and trees. $2.00. 
Garden Pools: Large and Small. By Ramsey and Lawrence. 
Complete and profusely illustrated. So practical that you can 
easily find the pool best suited to your garden and learn how 
to design, plant, and care for it. $2.50. 
Gladiolus. By F. F. Rockwell. An instructive guide on Gladiolus 
culture. Tells how to fertilize, cultivate, harvest, and cure, and 
how to handle cut flow r ers. $1.25. 
Grow Them Indoors. By Allen H. Wood, Jr. A manual of 
house plants and their culture. In simple, non-technical lan¬ 
guage it gives complete descriptive information and cultural 
instructions for hundreds of plants. $1.75. 
Handbook of Fertilizers. By A. F. Gustafson. Accurate in¬ 
formation as to the source and make-up of commercial fertiliz¬ 
ers. Reviews factory mixing and home mixing methods. $1.75. 
Hardy Evergreens. By Frank A. Schrepfer. This book gives 
accurate information on the selection, planting, care, propa¬ 
gation, and uses of evergreens. Of value to either professional 
or amateur grower. $1.25. 
Herbs. By Helen N. Webster. An instructive book on how to 
grow Herbs and how to use them for both fragrance and 
culinary purposes with interesting stories about their history 
and old-time uses. $1.00. 
Hortus. By L. H. and Ethel Z. Bailey. A concise Dictionary of 
Gardening and General Horticulture, accurate and non-tech¬ 
nical. This book is so conveniently arranged that anyone can 
use it. $5.00. 
How to Grow Roses. By J. H. McFarland and Robert Pyle. 
Expert advice by two well-known Rose authorities. This book 
discusses selection of varieties, cultivation, protection, and 
pruning. 72 illustrations. (40 in color). $1.00. 
Insects and Diseases of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. By 
E. P. Felt and W. H. Rankin. The finest book we know of on 
this subject. Complete and up-to-date recommendations on 
remedies and control measures. $5.00. 
Landscaping the Home Grounds. By L. W. Ramsey. With 
the aid of illustrations and plans this book shows, step by step, 
just how to develop your home grounds for greatest beauty. 
Helpful to owners of new homes. $2.00. 
Lilies and Their Culture in North America. By William N. 
Craig. Their history, with cultural notes on fertilizers, selection 
and preparation of soils, planting, protection, etc. Recommend¬ 
ations also on pot culture and forcing. $3.00. 
Mushrooms: How to Grow Them. By William Falconer. 
Describes how they are grown for profit by leading market 
gardeners, and for home use by the most successful private 
growers. $1.75. 
1001 Garden Questions Answered. By Alfred C. Hottes. This 
book is a veritable storehouse of accurate facts on every phase 
of home gardening. The experience of the author is embodied 
in this appealing reference book. $2.00. 
Plant Propagation, 999 Questions Answered. By Alfred C. 
Hottes. Every step in propagation by seeds, cuttings, divisions, 
and by grafting is clearly illustrated and carefully described in 
terms understandable by everyone. $2.00. 
Principles and Practice of Pruning. By M. G. Kains. This 
volume, clearly written and practically illustrated, will meet 
the needs of everyone who has plants to prune. $3.00. 
Propagation of Plants. By Kains and McQuesten. A practical 
guide as to working methods of plant propagation by seeds, 
layers, budding, and grafting for either professional or amateur 
growers. $3.50. 
Rock Garden Primer. By Thornton. Practical information on 
every minute point connected with construction, planting, and 
care. Simply written for the beginner. $2.00. 
Roses of the World in Color. By J. Horace McFarland, L.H.D. 
An unique and interesting picture book. 266 varieties of Roses 
beautifully illustrated in full color, with history and cultural 
suggestions. $3.75. 
Soilless Growth of Plants. By Ellis and Swaney. The first 
complete book which thoroughly discusses methods of Soilless 
Growth—water culture, sand culture, and sub-irrigation. $2.75. 
Starting Early Vegetables and Flowering Plants Under 
Glass. By C. H. Nissley. Covers the details of construction 
and heating, as well as the operation of small greenhouses, hot 
beds, and cold frames. $3.25. 
The Book of Annuals. By Alfred C. Hottes. A complete manual, 
easy to use, dealing with the seed sowing, transplanting, and 
cultivating of our most popular and colorful flowering plants. 
$1.50. 
The Book of Bulbs. By F. F. Rockwell. A complete and beauti¬ 
fully illustrated book with all the information you require on 
the culture and flowering of every kind of bulbous plant. $2.50. 
The Book of Perennials. By Alfred C. Hottes. Instructive 
information on the principles of growing, using, selecting, and 
ropagating perennials for succession of bloom from early 
pring until frost. $2.00. 
The Book of Shrubs. By Alfred C. Hottes. A mine of informa¬ 
tion on everything relating to these woody perennials. Com¬ 
plete details on effective groupings, selection of varieties, soils, 
planting, pruning, and propagating. $3.00. 
The Book of Trees. By Alfred C. Hottes. An all-around, un¬ 
usually complete handbook for the tree-lover, dealing with the 
transplanting, pruning, and propagation of both deciduous and 
coniferous trees. $3.50. 
The Dahlia. By L. K. Peacock. A practical work on the habits, 
characteristics, cultivation, and history of Dahlias. Of value to 
both amateurs and'professionals. $1.25. 
The Garden Dictionary. Edited by Norman Taylor. An encyclo¬ 
pedia of practical horticulture, gardening, and landscape design. 
The most complete one-volume book on gardening ever pub¬ 
lished. Not written for experts but by them. $7.50. 
The Lawn. By Charles W. Parker. How to make it and how to 
maintain it. All you need to know from the ground up. $1.00. 
The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Edited by Pro¬ 
fessor L. H. Bailey. The universal authority on every horti¬ 
cultural question. A thorough presentation of the kinds, char¬ 
acteristics, and methods of cultivation of the plants grown in 
this country. 3 volumes. $15.00. 
The Vegetable Growing Business. By R. L. Watts and G. S. 
Watts. Complete and valuable directions on methods of plant¬ 
ing, care, fertilizing, etc., for either gardeners of small plots or 
commercial growers. $3.50. 
