BOOKS YOU SHOULD HAVE 
Below are some books that everyone having a garden should own. I can 
take your order and have them sent direct from the Publisher. 
I can secure for you any book on any garden subject. SEND FOR COM- 
PLETE CATALOG. All books are postpaid. 
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 
bulblets; how to harvest and cure; how to handle for cut flowers; and every other 
detail needed for success with this popular flower. 45 illustrations, 79 pages. $1.25 
The Gladiolus by Forman T. McLean. A new book just published last year. Most 
up to date and complete book on gladiolus, at the present time. Nearly 200 pages. 
Price $2.00 
The Home Garden Handbooks, by F. F. Rockwell. A series of pocket-size 
books, now seven in number, that it is a pleasure for us to recommend because each 
volume covers its ground so well and concisely. Use them when your seeds or plants 
arrive; they will show you how to prepare the soil, plant the seed, or transplant. 
Carry them out to the garden when you cultivate, prune and fertilize, they will 
save you many steps and help you avoid disappointments. Each volume has from 
30 to 70 illustrations and contains about 90 pages. Strong cloth binding, four-color 
jackets. Price, $1.25 per volume. The titles now published are: 
Rock Gardens Gladiolus, as above _ Evergreens 
Irises Roses Lawns 
Peonies 
WAYSIDE MARKETING 
The author of ‘“‘Wayside Marketing,” Schuyler Arnold, after several years of 
observation and much study on the subject, has written a book that is packed with 
worthwhile suggestions enabling the wayside stand owner to better marshall his 
opportunities, abilities and equipment. 
Every angle of the situation is covered—location, building of the stand, details 
of measurement, stock to be offered (flowers, fruits and vegetables) and how to grow 
IL etc, 
132 pages, bound in cloth, in an attractive jacket; postpaid, $1.10 
Flower Arrangement, by F. F. Rockwell and Esther Grayson. Probably the most 
Es book on the subject for the use of the gardener and homemaker, this 
ook furnishes an account of the principles of design, and offers line drawings and 
photographs of prize arrangements to clarify and illustrate these principles. 33 half- 
tones; 199 pages; 514 x 84 inches $3.00 
1001 Garden Questions and Answers, by Alfred C. Hottes. A wonderfully fine 
book with a wealth of informaton covering flower, vegetable and fruit garden. 
Arranged in the form of questions and answers. This is not to be read for literary 
effect but to secure a quick answer to any definite question. If there is anything you 
want to know about the garden, what plants do well in certain places and what do 
not, construction of walks, garden seats, spraying information, judging scales, etc., 
be sure to get this book. 
This book has been fully revised, many additions made and a lot more pictures. 
There are now 386 pages. It is the finest and most informative garden book I know 
of for the amateur. Prepaid, $2.60 
All About Flowering Bulbs, by T. A. Weston. Written especially for the ama- 
teur. This book gives all the information a home gardener requires on the cul- 
ture of flowering bulbs of all seasons planted outdoors as well as those that do well 
in the house. This is a very fine book and gives a wonderful amount of information 
on the subject. Postpaid, $2.15 
The Book of Bulbs, by F. F. Rockwell. With this complete and practical book 
you can get the utmost in beauty from every kind of bulbous plant. Clearly writ- 
ten by one who knows; illustrated with 187 beautiful photographs and instruc- 
tive drawings. Includes tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, lilies, crocuses, glads, dah- 
lias, peonies, irises, begonias, and scores of other beautiful but not-so-well known 
bulbs. We recommend it as the best and most complete bulb book. 187 illustra- 
tions, 265 pages. $2.50 
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