
BOOK OF PERENNIALS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
280 pages. 103 $2.00 
Among amateur gardeners there is a decided 
preference for perennial plants, largely because 
they require but little care and so generously re- 
ward even that little. For those desiring a con- 
tinuous show of color from early Spring to early 
frost in their gardens, this book will be extreme- 
ly valuable, discussing over 125 separate species 
Illus. 
individually, with their culture and require- 
ments. 
BOOK OF SHRUBS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
448 pages. 190 Illus. $3.00 
Appeals to every home owner, plantsman, stud- 
ent and landscape architect, and is a mine of 
information on everything relating’ to these 
woody perennials as grown in all sections of 
the country. Numerous lists of different shrubs 
for different purposes and full details of care 
and culture are given. 
BOOK OF ANNUALS 
By Alfred C. Hottes 
180 pages. 158 Illus. $1.50 
The author opens up many new possibilities to 
garden makers in this book, which is exceed- 
ingly complete, and all in all is a most useful 
manual dealing with annual flowers. With an- 
nuals alone almost every kind of effect can be 
secured, while the combinations of flowers which 
are made possible by a little study are most 
alluring. Over 100 separate species of annuals 
are described, with full directions for their cul- 
ture and uses. 
PRINCIPLES OF FLOWER 
ARRANGEMENT 
By Prof. Edward A. White 
67 illus. Four 4-color plates. $3.00 
In a class by itself—the one scholarly work on 
the subject, which accurately considers every 
problem of color, line, design or style. Illustrat- 
ed with excellent halftones of prize winning 
compositions by garden club exhibitors and 
from photographs of arrangements made by 
some of the best flower artists in America. 
202 pages. 
De La Mare 
TROPICAL FISH—THEIR BREEDING 
AND CARE 
By Edwin H. Perkins 
152 pages. 53 Illus. $1.50. 
Luck plays no part in Tropical management, 
many factors contributing to one’s success after 
the start is made, and the author, one of the 
greatest authorities on Tropical Fish keeping in 
the United States, covers the subject most thor- 
oughly for the budding aquarist. 
THE ART OF HOME LANDSCAPE 
By M. E. Bottomley 
276 pages 65 sketches. $3.50 
Develops good taste in gardening. Balances the 
practices with the principles of landscape design, 
showing how to use plants as well as how to 
grow them. 
TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS— 
AND THEIR CULTURE 
By George Otten 
84 pages 36 Illus. $1.25 
The only book devoted to this subject. Gives 
the details of general culture, propagation and 
hybridization, and makes the first attempt to 
classify the single flowering and double flow- 
ering varieties. 
GARDENS IN GLASS 
By Mildred N. Andrews 
120 pages. 30 illus. $1.50 
A highly fascinating volume on the art of terra- 
rium building. How to plan and plant. . ani- 
mals in the terrarium .. style of containers . 
. the history of terrariums . . the care of ter- 
rariums—all are covered and amply illustrated. 
WATER GARDENS AND GOLDFISH 
By Robert V. Sawyer and Edwin H. Perkins 
272 pages. 126 Illus. $2.00 
This book will answer many questions for the 
amateur about the making of Lily pools, the 
plants to grow in them and the fish that swim 
in their waters. 
SUCCESS WITH HOUSE PLANTS 
By Jane Leslie Kift and Karin B. Hedenberg 
80 pages. 29 illus. 75c. 
Suggests desirable plants for any window expos- 
ure and tells how to take care of them. If the 
housewife is an especially busy one, information 
is given about plants which are willing to grow 
with very little attention. 

