A Selected List of HELPFUL GARDEN BOOKS 
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GARDENER’S HANDBOOK 
By L. H. BAILEY 
This handbook is literally packed 
with information on every phase 
of growing flowers, shrubs, vege- 
tables, and fruit both indoors and 
out. As a volume for ready refer- 
ence on a multitude of problems, 
it will be frequently thumbed 
by the practical gardener. Fully 
illustrated. 
$2.49. By Mail $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, and 
so on. $2.50. By Mail $2.56. 
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GARDEN KLOWERS 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 
tatural colors. Arranged in alph- 
abetical order, it not only identi- 
fies each plant, but gives brief 
and adequate cultural directions. 
Invaluable for identification, 
planning, grouping and general 
reference. 
$2.95. By Mail $3.05. 
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THE 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 
done. $4.00. Postpaid. 
HOW TO GROW ROSES 
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. By Mail $2.06. 
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PAY DIRT 
A complete treatise on farming 
and gardening with composts by 
J. I. Rodale. It is the ABC of the 
organic gardening movement. 
Tells what is wrong with present 
day farming, how it can be 
changed by individual gardeners 
and farmers easily and _ profit- 
ably. 256 pages. Illustrated. 
Price $3.00. Postpaid. 

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. 
$1.98. By Mail $2.04. 
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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. 
$2.75. By Mail $2.81. 
$3.75. 

THE SOIL AND HEALTH 
A comprehensive study of a 
movement to restore soils to raise 
healthy crops and animals as food 
for a healthy population by the 
father of modern organic agricul- 
ture, Sir Albert Howard. 370 
pages, illustrated. A fine explan- 
ation of the relationship of soil 
and food values. 
Price $4.00. Postpaid. 
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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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NEW DESIGNS OF 
SMALL PROPERTIES 
By M. E. Bottomley 
This subject is presented in a 
very readable and _ systematic 
manner, with each type of design 
—the formal, informal, odd lot 
and modern — treated separately 
and illustrated with typical lay- 
out plans. Since every lot pre- 
sents an individual problem in 
landscaping, the plans were se- 
lected to represent as great a 
variety of practical requirements 
as possible. Also valuable chap- 
ters on garden design and plant- 
ing composition. 
By Mail $3.85. 

