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All About Flowering Bulbs. T. A. Weston. 
186 pages. $2. 
American Orchid Culture. Prof. E. A. 
White. 258 pages, 14 color plates, 110 
illustrations. Cloth, $5. 
Barbecue Book. Sanderson. Full informa- 
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accessories, provides full frre-making and 
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appetite-whetting recipes and menus. 
Illustrated; 74 pages. $1. 
Book of Annuals. A. C. Hottes. 180 pages. 
$1.50. 
Book of Perennials. A. C. Hottes. 280 
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ak of Shrubs. A. C. Hottes. 446 pages. 
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Cabin Plan Book. Dillon. Illustrated 
chapters on heat, light, water, bunks and 
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Fully ilustrated, 64 pages. $1. 
Chrysanthemum and Its Culture. E. A. 
White. 218 pages. Illustrated. $2. 
Come and Get It. G. Martin. Outdoor 
cooking and eating ideas that will fit all 
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Ideal for sportsmen cooking fish and game. 
Also has very valuable information on 
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Commercial Floriculture. Fritz Bahr. 
A general review of the florist business. 
648 pages. 327 illustrations. $5.50. 
Edible Wild Plants. O. P. Medsger. The 
first complete handbook of America’s wild 
menu. 324 pages. $3.50. 
Evergreens for the Small Place. F. F. 
Rockwell. 84 pages. $1.25. 
Fertilizers and Crop Production. Van 
Slyke. 508 pages. $4. 
Fertilizers for Greenhouse and Garden 
Crops. A. Laurie and J.B. Edmond. 156 
pages. $2. 
Five Acres and Independence. M. G. 
Kains. A practical guide to the selection 
and ‘management of the small farm. 390 
pages. $2.50. 
Food Garden. Blair. Twenty double-page 
spread of lIine-drawings with explanations 
and details of growing each crop of vege- 
tables. Insects and disease controls. Har- 
vesting and storing methods. 147 pages. $2. 
Garden Bulbs in Color. McFarland, 
Hatton, and Foley. 296 pages. 275 color 
plates, 100 beautiful halftones. $1.98. 
Garden Guide. By 28 Specialists. This 
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It solves every problem that confronts the 
amateur gardener from the Jaying out of 
his home grounds to the planting and up- 
keep of his flower, vegetable, and fruit 
garden, his lawns, trees, shrubs, etc. 576 
pages; 300 illustrations. $2. 
Garden of Gourds. L. H. Bailey. 131 
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Garden Flowers in Color. D. J. Foley. A | Practical Encyclopedia of Gardening. 
picture-cyclopedia of 350 garden flowers in 
full-colored illustrations, with descriptions 
and cultural directions. $1.98. 
Gardening in the Shade. H. K. Morse. 
Chapters on flowers for cutting; for 
fragrance; for color harmony. 285 pages; 
52 illustrations. $3. 
Gardening with Herbs for Flavor and 
Fragrance. Helen M. Fox. Herbs in the 
garden, over the stove, and in the ice-box 
described. 334 pages. $3.50. 
Grow Your Own Fruit. M. G. Kains. 
For the owner of a small place. Suggests 
varieties of fruits in the confimed area. 
Illustrated. 434 pages. $3.50. 
Herbs. Helen Webster. How to grow them 
oro use them. New edition. 192 pages. 
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Home Canning for Victory. Anne Pierce. 
Gives complete information on pickling, 
preserving and dehydrating of foods. In- 
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ment reports. 106 pages. $1.50. 
How to Landscape Your Grounds. L. R. 
Johnson. An ideal book for the small- 
home owner. A complete guide to plan- 
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garden and grounds. 232 pages. $2.75. 
How to Grow Roses. McFarland and Pyle. 
192 pages. $1. 
1001 Garden Questions Answered. A. C. 
Hottes. Revised edition. 386 pages. $2.50. 
Just Weeds. E. R. Spencer. Popular book 
on weeds. Gives their names, their habits, 
and how to eradicate them. $2.75. 
Lilies for American Gardens. George L. 
Slate. A book on lilies which we can thor- 
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specialists. 68 illustrations. $3.50. 
Little Book of Climbing Plants. A. C. 
Hottes. 250 pages. $2. 
Magic Gardens. Rosetta FE. Clarkson. 
Gives detailed tmformation about more 
than 200 herbs; practical suggestions with 
charts for herb culture, planting and 
recipes. 375 pages. $3.50. 
Magic in Herbs. L. de Sounin. Covers care- 
fully the growing and use of herbs for cook- 
ing. 201 pages. $2. 
Modern Dahlia Culture. W. H. Waite. 
132 pages. $1.50. 
Modern Mushroom Culture. J. F. Styer. 
100 pages. $1.25. 
Our Shade Trees. Ephraim Porter Felt. A 
simply written textbook and guide for 
tree-owners. 223 pages. Cloth, $2. 
Peonies. F. F. Rockwell. 70 pages. $1.25. 
Plant Propagation. A. C. Hottes. $2. 
Plants in the Home. F. K. Balthis. Hun- 
dreds of suggestions for growing plants in 
the home. The most complete book of 
house plants. 172 pages. $2.75. 
Principles of Flower Arrangement. E. A. 
White. 200 pages; well illustrated. $3. 
By reading, we learn the experience of fellow gardeners, avoid 
pitfalls and obtain better results with less effort 
Norman Taylor. The most complete one- 
volume encyclopedia in easy-to-refer-to 
dictionary form—888 pages. 502 black and 
white illustrations, 20 full color plates, 
52 charts. $3.40. 
Propagation of Plants. M. G. Kains and 
L. M. McQuesten. A complete guide for 
growers of plants by seeds, layers, grafting, 
and budding; nursery and _ greenhouse 
management. 572 pages. $3.50. 
Pruning Manual. L. H. Bailey. 400 pages; 
381 illustrations. $3.50. 
Pruning Trees and Shrubs. Felt. Presents 
In concise form and non-technical language 
the more important matters in relation to 
pruning of woody plants. Intended for the 
individual with a few trees. 229 pages. $2. 
Rock-Garden Primer. A. Thornton. $2. 
Roses. F. F. Rockwell. 88 pages. $1.25. 
Spraying, Dusting and Fumigating of 
Plants. Freeman Mason. 522 pages. $3.50. 
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. 
L. H. Bailey. Authority on every horti- 
cultural question. In 3 volumes, 5000 
illustrations. 3637 pages. $20. 
Standardized Plant Names. The most 
complete book of plant names including 
scientific and approved common names 
and pronunciation. 692 pages. $10.50. 
Success with House Plants. Kift and 
Hedenberg. 80 pages. 75 cts. 
The Farm Bookkeeper. Bert V. Thorn- 
borgh. It makes farm bookkeeping simple, 
Interesting and practical. It contains a 
normal one-year supply of account sheets 
and schedules. 128 pages. $2. 
Tree Experts Manual. Richard Fenska. 
Preservation of shade trees. A tree manual 
for home owner, nurseryman, lJandscape 
architect, fruit grower, city foresters and 
teachers. 192 pages of directions, facts and 
figures, plentifully illustrated with half- 
tones and line cuts. $4.50. 
Tuberous-rooted Begonias. George Otten. 
84 pages; illustrated. $1.25. 
Vegetable Garden. Edward Farrington. 
New 1943 edition. Invaluable for the vic- 
tory gardener. 169 pages. $1.50. 
Vegetable Gardening in Color. D. J. 
Foley. A picture encyclopedia of vege- 
tables with 150 full color plates listed in 
alphabetical order with complete cultural 
directions. 256 pages. $2.50. 
Vegetable Growing Business. R. L. and 
J.S. Watts. 501 pages. $3.50. 
Water Gardens and Goldfish. Sawyer & 
Perkins. 272 pages. $2. 
What Bird is That? Chapman. Identifica- 
tion of bird is easy even for the beginner. 
Every land bird East of the Rockies (301 
species in all) is pictured. 134 pages. $1.50. 
Winter Flowers in the Sun-heated Pit. 
Taylor and Gregg. Takes up the con- 
struction of the pit and other details as a 
winter garden. Also includes very helpful 
information on the lIean-to greenhouse. 
Profusely illustrated. $3.50. 
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