

American Plant Life Society. Note mention of this under Amaryllidaceae. 
The American Horticultural So. publishes the National Horticultural Magazine, 
quarterly, which members receive. This beautifully printed and _ illustrated 
magazine covers entire field of horticulture. Send $3.00 annual dues, to Am. 
Horticultural So.. 821 Washington Loan and Trust Bldg., Washington 4, D.C. 
The Midwest Hemerocallis So., send $3.00 to Pearl Sherwood. Atlantic, Iowa. 
North American Gladiolus Council, send $1.00 to A. Bazdorf, Lincoln Park, N. J. 
GARDEN REFERENCE BOOKS 
Bailey’s Cyclopedia of Horticulture. This 3-vol. set of over 3,600 pages de- 
scribes almost every cultivated plant and has a wealth of culture information. 
On Orchids alone, this work is most valuable for its descriptions and culture 
instructions for almost every orchid in cultivation. The same is true for all types 
of bulbs, plants, shrubs or trees. Price $37.50. This is the most monumental work 
FS any language on the entire field of Horticulture. It is an ideal gift for a plant 
over. 
Hortus Second (Bailey). A Concise Dictionary of Gardening. This 778-page 
volume lists and describes nearly every plant offered in catalogs, and some that 
are not in the Cyclopedia of Hort. It contains only a few culture hints. Both 
works should be in every garden library. Price, $7.50. 
The above publications are subject to price changes, without notice by the 
publishers. In the case that prices again rise on these or any books listed here 
we will notify the customer. The customer may then accept or cancel order. 
A Southern Garden, by Elizabeth Lawrence, a handbook for the Middle South. 
A most useful handbook for all gardeners, north or south. Bulbs and all garden 
plants. 251 pages. Price $3.00 
Enjoy Your House Plants. Excellent handbook of window gardening by 
Dorothy Jenkins and Helen Van Pelt Wilson, 238 pages. Price $2.50. 
Begonias And How To Grow Them. Bessie Raymond Buxton. Invaluable in 
growing all Begonias, including the Tuberous. 161 pp. $3.00. 
American Orchid Culture. Edward A. White. This is a complete handbook of 
American Orchid Culture for both commercial and amateur growers. Most in- 
teresting accounts of Orchid hunting trips, in many lands, are related. 14 
beautiful color plates and many other illustrations. A beautiful, interesting, use- 
ful book. 276 pp. $6.00. 
Greenhouse Gardening For Everyone. Ernest Chabet. Important factors are 
noted including correct temperatures for forcing plants, bulbs and orchids. 266 
pp. $3.00. 
Tuberous-Rooted Begonias and Their Culture. George Otten, veteran grower 
of Tuberous Begonias, with 60 years experience. An 88-page book, with 35 
excellent illustrations. This is the only book entirely devoted to Tuberous Begon- 
ias. Price $2.00. 
Bulbs For Beauty. Charles H. Mueller. 296 pages, illustrated. Experienced 
gardners will gain new information about bulb culture from this book. Price 
$3.50. 
How to Grow Orchids. By Cecil Houdyshel. A 12-page pamphlet, no illustra- 
tions, carefully explains requirements of easily grown orchids. Price 25c. 
The African Violet, Saintpaulia. Helen Van Pelt Wilson. The first and still 
the best book on Saintpaulias. Revised and enlarged, by Helen van Pelt Wilson. 
The revision includes all the better new varieties. Discusses all phases of culture 
and classification of types and varieties. Price $2.75. 
The New Garden Encyclopedia. By a group of Horticultural Experts, edited 
by E. L. D. Seymour a well known garden magazine editor and authority on 
gardening. This is a complete, practical guide for every detail of gardening. It 
gives pronounciations of plant names. 1380 pages, 10,000 articles, fully illustrat- 
ed. Price $5.00. 
Favorite Flowers In Color. By Paul F. Frese, Editor of Flower Grower and 
others. Edited by Seymour. 634 pages of descriptions and 800 flowers are shown 
in full natural colors. Everything that flowers from trees, shrubs, to bulbs. One 
of the most beautifully illustrated flower books published. Price $4.95. 
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