A Selected List of Outstanding Books on Gardening 

GARDEN BULBS IN COLOR 
By J. H. McFarland, R. M. Hatton 
and D. J. Foley 
Now the most lavish and at the 
same time the most practical 
book on Bulbs is again available. 
In this beautiful and unusual 
book there are 275 photographs 
in color and 100 photographs in 
black and white of the familiar 
and cherished flowers grown 
from bulbs, corms and tubers, as 
well as hundreds of unusual vari- 
eties comparatively unknown to 
the home gardener. Beneath each 
photograph is a brief description 
of the plant, an account of its 
origin, suggestions for its use in 
the home garden, and directions 
for its cultivation. 
$2.49. Postpaid $2.55. 
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GARDENING WITH THE 
EXPERTS 
By Twelve Noted Authorities 
Here in one volume is the dis- 
tilled wisdom of the great au- 
thorities of the gardening world. 
The contributors are top-ranking 
authors, lecturers, horticultur- 
ists, and editors, and each has 
written on the subject for which 
he is especially well-known. 
They will give you valuable ad- 
vice on a wide range of garden- 
ing subjects, such as how to plan 
a garden, how to arrange flow- 
ers, how to stage a flower show, 
how to plant and harvest herbs 
how to care for your lawn, an 
so on. $2.50. Postpaid $2.56. 
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THE MODERN FAMILY 
GARDEN BOOK 
Gives full information on Trees, 
Shrubs, Vines, Perennials, An- 
nuals, House Plants, Rock Gar- 
dens, Roses, Fruits, Vegetables, 
etc. 160 pages, charts, diagrams 
and tables; very complete. 
$1.75. By mail $1.85. 
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GARDEN FLOWERS IN COLOR 
By Daniel J. Foley 
A glowing picture-encyclopedia. 
of flowers, the only book which 
shows the commonly grown gar- 
den flowers — 350 of them — in 
natural colors. Arranged in alph- 
abetical order, it not only identi- 
fies each plant, but gives brief 
and adequate cultural directions, 
while a special section tells 
about soils, fertilizers, and var- 
ious cultural practices with 
sketches of many garden opera- 
tions. Invaluable for identifica- 
tion, planning, color arrange- 
ment, grouping and general ref- 
erence, 
$2.95. Postpaid $3.05. 
PLANTS IN THE HOME 
By Frank K. Balthis 
Here is a book which gives 
explicit directions for growing 
house plants that will lend vari- 
ety to your collection. There are 
lists of plants for window gar- 
dens, bulb, fern and foliage ar- 
rangement. Mr. Balthis discusses 
plants suitable for various envi- 
ronments, from those that thrive 
in the dry, hot rooms of a city 
apartment, to those that flourish 
in sunny farmhouse windows. 
Illustrated with 16 pages of line 
drawings. $3.50 Postpaid $3.65. 
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THER PRUNING MANUAL 
By L. H. Bailey 
How and when to prune trees, 
shrubs, and vines. This volume 
explains the physical structure of 
plants, their habits of growth, 
methods of flower and fruit bear- 
ing and tells how pruning can be 
fitted intelligently to these, 
$3.00. Postpaid $3.06. 

THE FOOD GARDEN 
By Laurence and Edna Blair 
For best results from your 
vegetable garden you need this 
how - to- do-it book. Attractive, 
yet practical, it contains twenty 
double-page spreads of line draw- 
ings with explanations which 
show in detail the various steps 
in the cultivation of each crop 
and the particular problems of 
each that beset the gardener. 
$2.00. Postpaid §2.06. 
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PLANNING AND PLANTING 
YOUR OWN PLACE 
By Louis Van de Boe 
You can do more than you ima- 
gine, without professional help, 
if you have this widely praised 
book to guide you. Don’t pay 
for your planting twice; do 
things right the first time. This 
great book-value gives you in- 
formation on everything from in- 
secticides to the surfacing of 
drives. Illustrated with photo- 
graphs and drawings. 
Formerly $450. Now $2.95. 
HOW TO GROW ROSHES 
By J. Horace McFarland and 
Robert Pyle : 
For the 19th printing of this 
essential and beautiful book the 
authors have added many new 
illustrations, A book which, 
through the years, has become a 
standby for amateur and expe- 
rienced rose growers alike, it is 
a real rose classic with concise 
and tested answers for every 
problem. No gardener’s shelf is 
complete without it. Thirty-two 
full pages of color illustrations. 
$2.00. Postpaid $2.06. 
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GARDENING FOR GOOD 
EATING 
By Helen M. Fox 
In addition to the vegetables 
usually grown by the gardener, 
you will find in this book dis- 
cussions of many forgotten vege- 
tables, easy to grow and full of 
high food value and delicious 
flavor. Mrs. Fox tells in detail 
how to grow them and also gives 
tips on nutrition and many de- 
lectable recipes. This volume is 
a gardener’s delight and a culi- 
nary scoop. Twenty-eight line 
drawings. 
$2.50. Postpaid $2.56. 
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BEGONIAS FOR AMERICAN 
HOMES AND GARDENS 
By Helen K. Krauss 
A comprehensive and authori- 
tative book on Begonias includ- 
ing a full discussion of culture 
from soils, potting and propagat- 
ing by stem cuttings and leaf 
cuttings to hybridizing and pest 
control. Ten full-page drawings 
show step—by-step directions. 
Sixty-five photographs of flow- 
ers and foliage. 
$4.00. Postpaid $4.10, 
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PEST CONTROL IN THE 
HOME GARDEN 
By Louis Pyenson 
There’s an enormous amount of 
useful information for the war 
against plant pests in this thor- 
ough presentation of ways to 
identify and control them. Dr. 
Pyneson, a well-known entomolo- 
gist, includes the latest and most 
effective methods of controlling 
pests of tree fruits, small fruits 
and vegetables. There is a dis- 
cussion of equipment, its use and 
care and an excellent chapter on 
sprays and powders. This ‘book 
will enable the gardener to select 
the proper insecticide and it will. 
tell him how to mix it into the 
most effective formula. There is 
also a discussion of animal pests, 
general garden pests, and the 
beneficial animals and insects. 
111 illustrations. 4 
$2.50. Postpaid $2.56. 
