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Azaleas, H. H. Hume. A masterful job of covering entire subject 
from botany and history and all phases of culture, methods of 
Propagation, soil preferences, planting use in landscaping. 220 
pages, 73 illustrations. $3.75 
Book of Perennials, Altred C. Hottes (6th Edition). Covers general 
use, selection of, propagation. Also, description, diseases, soil 
and climate preferences. 280 pages—1l03 illustrations. are 
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Book of Shrubs, Alfred C. Hottes (4th Edition.) A mine of informa- 
tion regarding woody perennials: Purposes, care and culiure. 
448 pages—190 illustrations. 4th Edition. $4.00 
Commercial Floriculture, Fritz Bahr. Management of a retail grow- 
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discussion of cloth houses, sash houses, electrical heating of ° 
hotbeds, sterilization of soils, effects of gas on plants, artificial 
light in the greenhouse, timing greenhouse crop common plant 
enemies and their control, etc. 646 pages, 308 Hinsneuons: 
floriculture: Fundamentals and Practices, Alex Laurie & Victor H. 
Rees—unique combination of horticultural topics of scientific & 
practical nature. 496 pages, illustrated, $5.00 
Handbook of Fertilizers, A. F. Gustafson. Source, character, compo- 
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172 pages. $2.00 
Herbs, Their Culture & Uses, Rosetta E. Clarkson. Specific informa- 
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Hormones and Horticulture, George S. Avery, Jr. and Elizabeth B. 
Johnson. The use of special chemicals in the conirol of plant 
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Hortus Second, L. H. and Ethel Z. Bailey. A concise dictionary of 
gardening completely revised and rewritten. Common and bot- 
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Manual of Cultivated Trees & Shrubs Hardy in North America, 
Alfred Rehder. Concise, complete and authoritative descrip- 
tions of cultivated woody plants of cooler regions of North 
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Nut Growers Handbook, Carroll D. Bush. A practical guide to suc- 
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Propagation of Plants, M. G. Kains & L. M. McQueston. Revised, 
enlarged, clear, concise and complete wealth of illustrations, 
selection of stocks, scions, materials. $4.00 
Pruning Trees & Shrubs, E. P. Felt. Possibilities of and guidance 
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Seeding & Planting in the Practice of Forestry, J. W. Toumey & 
C. F. Korstian (3rd Edition). A textbook of uncommon value to 
Growers of conifers and forestry planting stock. 500 pages, 
illustrated, $6.00 
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, L. N. Bailey (3 vols.) 500 col- 
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Standardized Plant Names—Prepared by American Joint Committee 
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The Book of Trees, Alfred C. Hottes (2nd Edition). Care and culture 
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fhe Pear and Its Culture, H. B. Tukey. Best information about pears 
—pruning, fertilizing, common diseases and insect control. 
128 pages—many illustrations. $1.50 
Vegetable Production and Marketing, Paul Work. Contents: Vege- 
tables in life and agriculture, vegetable farm management, 
marketing and roadside selling, growing plants and fitting 
land. 559 pages illustrated. $3.24 
