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HILL’S BOOK 
EVERGREENS 

HIS is an authentic and com- 
plete book on the subject of 
Evergreens, written in non-techni- 
cal language. Published by Amer- 
ica’s largest and oldest Evergreen 
Nursery, with a background of 
eighty years’ specializing in Ever- 
greens. Written for amateurs so 
they can understand it. 
This remarkable book securely 
bound in green cloth is 7x94”, 
nearly one inch thick. It contains 
320 pages and 360 illustrations. 
Copy will be mailed anywhere in the 
United States, postpaid, with the 
privilege of returning the book if it 
fails to meet expectations. 
Fills Book of 
EVERGREENS 
Illustrated in 
Natural Colors 
$3.50 Postpaid 
The following list of chapters indicates the manner in which every 
CHAPTER 
1—Evergreens as the Geologist Sees Them. 
2—The Recorded History of Trees. 
3—Evergreens in Religion and Folk Lore. 
4— Poetical Tributes to Evergreens. 
5— Botanical Names and Pronunciation. 
6—Color in Evergreens. 
7—Some Foliage Characteristics in Ever- 
greens. 
8—Observations on the Rate of Growth in 
Evergreens. 
9—New Races of Evergreens. 
10—Dwarf Evergreens. 
11—Evergreen Families of the World. 
12—The Flowers of Evergreens. 
13—Cones and Seeds. 
14— Evergreen Seed Collecting. 
15— Methods of Propagating Evergreens. 
16—Root Pruning and Transplanting. 
17—How to Plant Evergreens. 
18—Transplanting Season. 
19—Soil Requirements for Evergreens. 
20— Peat Moss—What It Is and Does. 
21— Fertilizers for Evergreens. 
22 How and When to Water Evergreens. 
23—Winter Care of Evergreens. 
24— How to Prune Evergreens. 
25—Werghts and Shipping Information. 
phase of the subject is presented in complete and interesting detail. 
CHAPTER 
26—How to Label Your Evergreens. 
27—The Home Nursery. 
28— Diseases, Insects and Injuries. 
29—Notes on Landscaping and the use of 
Evergreens. 
30—Foundation Plantings and Entrances. 
31—The Outdoor Living Room. 
32—Specimen Planting. 
33—Evergreens for Screens and Heavy Borders. 
34— How to Build a Pool—The Rock Garden. 
35—Garden Lighting. 
36— Evergreen Windbreaks. 
37— Evergreen Hedges. 
38— Evergreens for Window Boxes and Tubs. 
39—Evergreens for Use in the Cemetery. 
40—A Word for Reforestation. 
41— Profits in Raising Christmas Trees. 
42—Fir (Abies) and Cedar (Cedrus) 
43—False Cypress (Chamaecyparis). 
44—Cy press (Cupressus) and Cryptomeria. 
45 —Juniper (Juniperus), Larch (Larix), Um- 
brella Pine (Sciadopitys). 
46—S pruce (Picea). 
47— Pine (Pinus). 
48— Yew (Taxus). 
49— Arborvitae (Thuja). 
50—Hemlock (Tsuga). 
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Dundee, Illinois 
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