BOOKS for BETTER GARDENS 
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All About Flowering Bulbs. By T. A. Wes¬ 
ton. Full information on bulbs of all sea¬ 
sons and those that do well in the home. 
186 pages, 73 plates (8 in color). 12.00. 
American Rock Gardens. Stephen F. 
Hamblin. One of the foremost authorities 
on this popular topic. 128 pages, $1.25. 
Around the Year in the Garden. F. F. 
Rockwell gives a program for the whole 
year; 350 pages. $3.00. 
Azaleas and Camellias. By H. H. Hume. 
Culture fully explained in detail. $1.50. 
Book of Annuals. By Hottes. Describes 
over 100 genera of Annuals with full direc¬ 
tions for their care, culture and propaga¬ 
tion. 180 pages. 122 illustrations. $1.50. 
Book of Bulbs. F. F. Rockwell describes 
fall and summer flowering bulbs; 264 pages. 
$2.50. 
Book of Perennials. By Hottes. A most 
complete book-pronounciation, descrip¬ 
tion, uses culture, propagation of over 143 
genera. Tabular lists of 600 species lists 
height, season of bloom, color. Lists of 
different perennials for different uses. 
280 pages. 117 illustrations. $2.00. 
Book of Shrubs. By Hottes. The most com¬ 
plete book on the care and culture of deci¬ 
duous shrubs. Description, characters, 
uses, soil, pruning, propagation and species. 
Lists of different shrubs for different pur¬ 
poses. 446 pages, 184 illustrations. $3.00. 
Color and Succession of Bloom in the 
Flower Border. By Ortloff and Raymore. 
$2.50. 
Daffodils. F. F. Rockwell describes iheir 
appreciation, use, and culture. $3.50 
Daylilies. Dr. A. B. Stout. Complete in¬ 
formation on the culture of Hemerocalfls. 
114 pages. Illustrated in color and half¬ 
tones. $3.00. 
Fertilizers. E. B. Voorhees (Revised). Pre¬ 
sents usable plans for fertilizing flowers, 
lawns, garden and field crops; 310 pages. 
$2 50 
Garden Flowers in Colors- 
G. A. Stevens. All the com¬ 
monly grown garden flowers in 
natural colors. Aids in your 
color scheme; 400 pictures. 
320 pages. $2.00. 
Garden Lilies. By Isabella 
Preston, a specialist on Lilies. 
Illus., 128 pages, $1.25. 
Garden Notebook. Alfred Putz. 
Illustrated handbook of indoor 
and outdoor gardening for each 
week of the year; 52 working 
drawings. $1.50. 
Garden Pools. Large and 
small; designed, planted and 
cared for. By Ramsey & 
Lawrence. 41 illustrations; 
122 pages. $2.50. 
Gardening in the Green¬ 
house. By Anne Dorrance- 
Fully describes a fascinating 
subject. $1.50. 
Garden Guide. By 28 authors—each an 
expert on their subject. Covers every 
phase of gardening on the home place, 
from the laying out of the home grounds 
to the planting and care of flowers, lawns, 
shrubs, trees, fruits and vegetables. Also 
informs of diseases and pests with their 
control and all other operations of pruning, 
Winter protection, soils, fertilizers, etc. 
576 pages with over 300 illustrations. $2.00. 
1001 Garden Questions Answered. By 
Hottes. A complete working handbook for 
the entire home grounds, covering all 
phases with emphasis on flowers. 330 
pages, 116 illustrations. $2.00. 
Gladiolus. F F. Rockwell treats them from 
bulblets to flowers. 79 pages. $1.25. 
Herbs and Herb Gardening. By Eleanor 
S. Rohde. Splendid book on this subject. 
198 pages, well illustrated. $3.00. 
Hortus. A concise dictionary of gardening. 
By L. H. and E. Z. Bailey. Answers every 
question about gardening, flowers, fruits 
and vegetables; common names used; bo¬ 
tanical names defined. 652 pages. $5.00. 
How to Grow Delphiniums. A book by 
Leon H. Leonian. 96 pages. $1.00. 
How to Grow Roses. Pyle, McFarland and 
Stevens (three greatest growers) give prac¬ 
tical information on Rose growing. $1.00 
Landscaping the Home Grounds. L. W 
Ramsey explicitly illustrates how to de¬ 
velop your home ground*. $2 00. 
Landscaping the Small Home. By E. W. 
Olver. Written especially for the owner of 
a small home. 158 pages, 53 illustrations. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Lawns. Rockwell suggests how to start a 
lawn, fertilize it and maintain it. 87 pages. 
$1.25. 
Lilacs in My Garden. Alice Harding An 
excellent book on Lilac culture. $1.75. 
Modern Dahlia Culture. By W. H. Waite. 
Complete details of culture, care, propaga¬ 
tion, pests, diseases, storing roots, botani¬ 
cal features, classification, judging at 
shows. 135 pages, 24 illustrations and 
6 color plates. $1.50. 
Mushrooms: How to Grow Them. Wm 
Falconer. Complete treatise on the sub 
ject Illustrated 170 pages. $1 75. 
Peonies. Rockwell. Illustrated with photos 
and drawing*. 96 pages. $1.25. 
Plant Propagation. By Hottes. All steps 
of increasing plants as done by the profes¬ 
sional especially written for the amateur. 
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Practical Vegetable Culture. By A. E. 
Wilkinson. Covers all phases of home gar 
den vegetable culture, with information on 
hotbeds, coldframes, storage, pest and 
disease control 308 pages, 135 illustra¬ 
tions. $2.00. 
Principles of Flower Arrangement. By 
E. A. White. Clear, concise and easily 
understood text, accurately considering 
every problem of color, line, design or 
style. 202 pages, 4 color plates, 67 illus¬ 
trations. $3.06 
Principles of Fruit Growing. L. II. Bailey 
Practical information; 432 pages. $3.00. 
Pruning Manual. L. H. Bailey tells when 
and how to prune properly; 400 pages. 
$3 00. 
Small-Fruit Culture. Shoemaker. Plant¬ 
ing, pruning, marketing Grapes, Currants 
and Berries. 434 pages. $3.50. 
Spraying, Dusting and Fumigating of 
Plants. By A. F. Mason. An invaluable 
handbook and reference for gardeners. 
236 illustrations. 570 pages. $3.00, 
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. 
Edited by L. H. Bailey. This is the one 
universal and invaluable authority on 
every horticultural question; 3,637 pages; 
3 volumes, fabrikoid binding, 5,000 illus¬ 
trations. Per set, $15.00. 
Success with House Plants. By J. L. Kift. 
Written for the busy housewife who wishes 
a maximum of success with a minimum of 
effort. 80 pages, 29 illustrations. Boards, 
75c. 
The Home Vegetable Garden. By E. M. 
Freeman. How to grow fresh, crisp vege¬ 
tables in your own garden and cut down 
on the grocer’s bills. Full of practical de¬ 
tails for laying out the garden, planting 
and growing vegetables successfully. S il¬ 
lustrations, 214 pages. $1.75. 
The Iris. John C. Wister. History. Develop¬ 
ment and Culture of Iris. Illustrations. 
128 pages. $1.25. 
The Window Garden. B. R. Buxton. Deals 
with the complete culture of house plants. 
160 pages. $1.50. 
Weeds. By W. C. Muenscher. Identifica¬ 
tion, habit, control described. 551 pages, 
123 illustrations. $6 00 
Wild Flowers. Homer D. House. The new¬ 
est and most complete text on this subject. 
364 color illustrations, 626 pages. $3.95. 
GARDEX PULL HOE 
Speedily weeds medium and light soil. 
Walk erect and pull hoe after you. No 
screws or rivets. Clogging of soil impossible. 
No. 1004 —4 in. wide.$1.15 
No. 1005^—5^ in. wide. 1.35 
(5 ft. handle supplied free) 
GARDEX TURF EDGER mT 
Does perfect work on all kinds of edging- 
Sharpened on all sides, it cuts horizon¬ 
tally and vertically, forward and backward. 
Supplied with 4H ft- handle.$1.40 
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