Fall 1942 and Spring 1943 
WAXAHACHIE NURSERY COMPANY 
Waxahachie, Texas 

BOOKS 
In response to the many requests we get for books, we 
list the following popular books: 
GARDEN BULBS IN COLOR, by McFarland, Hatton, and 
Foley. The most exciting book about bulbs ever published, 
275 color plates illustrate a great number of varieties of 
flowering bulbs, corms, and tubers, and form an invaluable 
aid to the selection and arrangement of varieties for your 
garden. There are also 100 beautiful halftones and cultural 
directions. 296 pages. 644x914 inches. 
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MODERN ROSES, Il, by J. Horace McFarland, Rev. Ed. For 
growers, nurserymen, and seedmen, the book constitutes an 
accurate check-list of rose names and descriptions for hy- 
bridizers, it is an incomparable source book of rose pedi- 
grees; for garden growers of roses, it is a reliable guide to 
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IRISES, by F. F. Rockwell. A handy guide for success with 
irises and for new uses and effects possible in your_garden. 
Describes the dwarf, early, German, Japanese, Siberian, 
water, crested, Spanish, English, Dutch, and other types; 
tells how to plant and how to propagate stock for your own 
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EVERGREENS FOR THE SMALL PLACE, by F. F. Rockwell. 
All the information you need to make the best use of 
evergreens is in this handy book, written by one who is 
himself a home owner and a garden maker. It tells the uses, 
characteristics, and types of small or dwarf evergreens, and 
details of their planting, transplanting, etc. 67 illustrations, 
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GLADIOLUS, by F. F. Rockwell. Recommended as “the best 
brief guide on gladiolus growing.” It tells how to plant, 
fertilize, and cultivate; how to grow from seed or bublets; 
how to harvest and cure; and how to handle for cut flowers. 
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HOW TO GROW ROSES, by J. H. McFarland and Robert 
Pyle. A new edition of the best known book on practical 
rose-growing. It gives advice on how to use roses in the 
garden and around the home, how to bud them, locate the 
beds, prepare the ground, plant, label, care for in the summer, 
fight pests, protect in winter, prune and select types and 
varieties. 72 illustrations (40 in color). 180 pages. Half the 
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HOME FLOWER GROWING, by E. C. Volz. A real flower 
garden encyclopedia! It will teach you how to propagate 
and cultivate your plants, how to care for, fertilize, and 
maintain them. It tells how and when and where to grow 
flowers, what different kinds look like; how to plan indoor, 
outdoor, rock, and water gardens; how to prepare exhibits 
for a flower show; how to organize a garden club. 151 il- 
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ROSES, by F. F. Rockwell. Tells just what the amateur flow- 
er lover can do with roses. Varieties are classified according 
to their uses as garden, climbing, and landscape roses and 
the part each of these plays in the garden is fully explained. 
with complete directions for rose care and culture, planting, 
propagation, protection from insects and diseases. 74 illustra- 
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THE GARDENER’S HOW BOOK, by Chesla C. Sherlock. Do 
your asters turn yellow? Are you planting dahlias at the 
best time? Do you know how to keep a lily pond fresh? 
These are the kinds of questions that Mr. Sherlock answers 
in this useful book on plants and garden flowers. Illustrated; 
Sa pages: Sok. = 83-4 inchess.i ee eee $3.50 
GARDENER’S HANDBOOK, by L. H. Bailey. This encyclo- 
pedic manual of gardening has special advice on such topics 
as annuals, boarders, rock-gardens, lawns, glasshouses and 
conrtol of insects and diseases. The book is fully illustrated 
with line drawings which give step-bystep directions for 
growing these plants. Illustrated; 292 pages; 642 x 914 inches. 
Formerly? $3.00.4..0. 23 (eae eee eee NOW $1.49 
THE GARDEN IN COLOR, by Louise Beebe Wilder. This, 
the last book by American’s favorite garden writer, com- 
bines one of her most readable texts with 320 reproductions 
of natural color photographs—gardens, flwers, flower beds, 
and arrangements at evry season of the year, and Mrs. Wild- 
er’s text gives hints on culture, arrangement, etc. 318 pages; 
7 7-8 x 10 3-4 inches. Formerly $7.50.........2........ ye NOW $2.95 
GARDENING WITH THE EXPERTS, by Twelve Noted Au- 
thorities. This book will give you valuable advice on a wide 
range of gardening subjects, such as how to plan a garden, 
how to plant and harvest herbs, how to care for your lawn. 
You will find that the contributors are top-ranking authors, 
lecturers, horticulturists, and editors, and that each con- 
tributor has written on the subjec for which he is especially 
well-known. Wih it at hand, you can consult twelve experts, 
Illustrated; 256 pages; 5 5-8 x 8 3-8 inches .......0.00000000.... $2.50 
PLANTS IN THE HOUSE, by Frank K. Balthis. Almost 
everyone is interested in having plants in the house, and 
this latest book gives explicit directions for growing those 
that will lend variety to your collection. There are lists of 
plants for window gardens, bulb, fern and foliage arrange- 
ments, and all of the basic principles are fully discussed. 
Beautifully illustrated; 172 pages; 8 x 10 inches............ $2.50 
HORTUS SECOND: A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF GARDEN- 
ING, by L. H. and Ethel Z. Bailey. Completely revised 
and rewritten. Easy to use, accurate, and non-technical, 
this great book comes closer than any other single volume 
to answering every question about gardening. It includes 
every kind of ornamental, fruit, and vegetable plant grown 
today with brief, and complete information on their uses, 
cultivation, hardiness, propagation, preferred soil, color, 
identification, etc. Common names are used, all botanical 
terms are defined, and the book is so conveniently arranged 
and compressed that it is marvelously easy to handle. 778 
pages): 714° x! 10144 inches... Se eee $12.00 
THE STANDARD CYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE, edited 
by L. H. Bailey. This is the one universal and invaluable 
authority on every horticultural question. Makes a compact 
but thorough presentation of the kinds, characteristics, and 
methods of cultivation of the plants grown in he United 
States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit, and for 
vegetables. A new three-volume edition identical in con- 
tents and illustrations with previous edition which sold for 
$25. 24 color plates, 96 full-page half-tone illustrations, 
4000 illustrations throughout the text; 3,637 pages; 742 x 1034 
inches. $15.00 
GARDEN FLOWERS IN COLOR, by G. A. Stevens. A ‘best 
seller’ by any standard, this book shows all the important 
garden flowers in accurately colored photographs and gives 
descriptions and cultural notes. You will use this book 
every time you plant, plan a color scheme, or combine plants 
in bed or border arrangements. It is also useful for identi- 
fying plants, for finding correct botanical and common 
names. 400 photographs in full color; 320 pages; 614 x 944 
inches. “Formerly $3.75... 2... eee NOW $1.98 
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