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ROSES FOR EVERY 
GARDEN By pr. R. c. Aten 
A joyous must for the rose lover! Ex- 
plains every practical detail of success- 
ful rose culture, with a thorough resumé 
of Bush and Climbing Roses, complete 
information on First Plantings, Soil, 
Care, Pruning, Propagation, Hybridiza- 
tion, Exhibiting. First book honored as 
Selection of National Council of State 
Garden Clubs, Inc. Numerous valuable 
how-to-do drawings, 32 illustrations in 
glowing color. $3.50 
FOR EVERYONE 8x ZErnese 
’ chabat 
Don’t deny yourself the delights of gar- 
dening under glass! It’s amazingly easy 
when guided by this expert’s clear ad- 
vice on Location, Construction, Heating, 
Ventilating, Automatic Watering, Pest 
Control. Tells how to: start vegetables 
and seedlings ahead of season; grow 
orchids, roses, snapdragons, chrysanthe- 
mums, hundreds more. Color plate, 60 
illustrations. $4.00 
GERANIUMS 
(Pelargoniums) 
By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 
This first modern biography of an old- 
fashioned favorite gives all the im- 
portant facts of pot and garden culture. 
Covers Doubles and Singles, Colored- 
Leaved, Scented-Leaved, Ivy, Climbing, 
Cactus, Lady Washington geraniums. 
New Finder's List of over 300 varieties. 
7 color plates, 23 line drawings, 15-page 
portfolio illustrate use of plants in East 
and West. $3.50 
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PERENNIALS 
PREFERRED 
By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 
Sound advice on how to have handsome 
flowers 12 months in the year—all with 
minimum effort! Complete information 
on Iris, Peonies, Poppies, Phlox, Christ- 
mas Roses, Delphinium, Chrysanthe- 
mums, many other favorites. ‘Exciting, 
practical, and humorous.” Calendar of 
Chores to simplify successful garden- 
ing. Color plate, line drawings, 15 pho- 
tographs. $3.00 
AROUND THE GARDEN 
By Dorothy H. Jenkins 
A remarkably rewarding When To 
book by the New York Times’ Garden 
Editor explaining all the big and little 
chores and the Right Time to do them 
for best results with Seed Sowing, Bulb 
Planting, Shrub and Tree Pruning, 
Vegetable Harvesting, Dusting, and 
Spraying, Resetting Perennials, Re- 
potting House Plants. Helpfully illus- 
trated. $2.50 
MAGIC IN HERBS 
By Leonie de Sounin 
If you'd combine your gardening urge 
with a gourmet’s pleasure, this garden- 
ing-and-cookbook-in-one will enable you 
to savor the sheer delights of minted 
meats, herbed butters, sweet 'n’ sour 
salads, shrimps in dill sauce, turkey 
marinade, and the most stimulating 
soups, jellies, cakes, and canapés ever 
set before the family—all with ingredi- 
ents grown in your own garden or win- 
dow box! 9 pages of photos. $2.50 



FLOWER ARRANCE- 
MENT FOR EVERYONE 
By Dorothy Biddle & Dorothea Blom 
How to be a real artist with flowers is 
clearly’ explained in this step-by-step 
story of flower arrangements for home, 
church, and flower show. Corsage crea- 
tion, making the most of the florist’s 
dozen (7 arrangements from 12 glads), 
11. different compositions with 1 con- 
tainer, placing successive cut flowers 
against the same green background. 80 
“new idea” photos. $2.75 
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ENJOY YOUR HOUSE 
PLANTSs, Dorothy H. Jenkins 
and H lelen Van Pelt Wilson 
A detailed and lively all-round guide 
for the window gardener. Covers Afri- 
can Violets, Amaryllis, Azaleas, Be- 
gonias, Narcissi, Cacti, Calla Lilies, 
Cyclamens, Ferns, Gardenias, Geran- 
iums, Hydrangeas, Orchids, Poinsettias, 
Primroses, and Vines. Calendar of 
chores to ‘keep house plants handsome 
and healthy. Color photo, line draw- 
ings, 15-page photo-portfolio. $3.00 
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BULBS FOR BEAUTY 
By Charles H. Mueller 
Everything the home gardener wants to 
know about bulbs from the first spring 
crocus to the last autumn lily... how 
deep to plant, how far to space, and 
when to divide. Includes chapters on 
Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Iris, Lilies, 
Minor Bulbs, Bulbs for Woodland and 
Rock Gardens. 3 Color plates, 35 line 
drawings, 13 photographs. $3.50 
GARDENING WITH 
SHRUBS And Small 
Flowering Trees 
By Mary Deputy Lamson © 
A famous landscape architect's complete 
guide to selection, purchasing, upkeep, 
pruning, and transplanting. Detailed 
discussion of Lilacs; Forsythia; Shrub 
Roses; Magnolias; Cherries; Shrubs for 
Winter Color, Bloom, Fruit, Foliage, 
Fragrance. Essential reading for ama-— 
teur of. advanced gardener. Planting 
san ae 16 § photographs. tages $3. 50 
ANNUAL FLOWERS 
By Dorothy H. Jewkes’ 
No ae group offers as much colorful 
bloom for so long a growing period as %& 
Annuals, And no other book shows; you’ : & 
how toget so much year-round beauty * 
and such showy masses of color out of a ° 
few packets of seed! Includes: flowers 
for cutting—annual vines—window , box 
magic—winter bouquets—pest conttol— 
new varieties—plus a calendar of chores 
to save you hours of toil, yet yield bril-. . : 
liant results! Colorplate, drawings, and 
15 photographs. $2.75 











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By James Beard 
How to make fireplaces and outdoor 
kitchens, and how to bring a woodsy, ~ 
picknicky flavor to all your outdoor | 
meals... from your own backyard toa & 
country campfire. Prepare-and-set-up re- 
cipes from hamburgers to a juicy bar- 
| becue.. . beverages, even relishes. How- 
_to- -build drawings. * $2.50 

