All About African Violets by Montague 
Free. Written expressly for the gardeners 
who want to grow African Violets (Saint- 
paulia) successfully. Has 111 illustrations 
of propagation and cultural procedures and 
28 illustrations m color. $3.50. 
All About House Plants by Montague Free. 
A complete guide to the successful indoor 
culture of potted plants including flowers, 
foliage plants, shrubs, bulbs and vines. 
Many illustrations. 329 pp. $3.95. 
Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book 
by F. B. Woodroffe. Now you can get 
down-to-earth on all phases of gardening, 
landscaping, and lawn care. Everything is 
clearly explained in pictures and everyday 
language. Lavishly illustrated in color. 
1500 photos, charts, drawings. Chapters 
tab-indexed for quick reference. Con- 
venient loose-leaf binder. 520 pp. $3.95. 
Better Homes & Gardens Handyman’s 
Book. Specially prepared for those who 
make their own repairs. Contains. just 
about everything you need to know about 
repairs around the house, furniture, floors, 
plumbing, electric, heating, inside and out- 
side repairs. 14 chapters tab-indexed, 
1660 pictures, 480 pp. $3.95. 
Bird Guide, Audubon by R. H. Pough. 
Know your bird neighbors. A book packed 
with interesting information about the 
land birds of eastern North America. 
Colored illustrations of over 400 birds. $3.50. 
Birds of America. The greatest book on 
birds ever published. A magnificent 
volume containing the whole story of bird 
life. 1000 pictures. Nearly 1000 pages, 
111 in color. $5.95. 
Birds, Field Guide to the, by R. T. Peter- 
son. A very clever guide made particuarly 
valuable because of its accent on little 
differences that immediately distinguish 
birds of similar appearance. Illustrated in 
color. $3.50. 
Book of Annuals by A. C. Hottes. Annuals 
are indispensable as a source of flowers on 
a small place. Concise and dependable 
advice on annuals—which ones to grow and 
how to grow them. $2. 
Book of Perennials by A. C. Hottes. A 
wealth of information necessary for the 
wise choice and successful culture of peren- 
nials, the basis of successful borders. $2.75. 
HELPFUL BOOKS ON GARDENING ®rst subicet to chan 
Book of Shrubs by A. C. Hottes. A compre- 
hensive study of shrubby plant material 
complete with lists of shrubs for specific 
areas and a chart to indicate blooming 
dates, heights and other information. $4. 
Book of Trees by A. C. Hottes. Describes 
a wide range of woody plant material too 
large to come under the heading of shrubs. 
Complete with ready-reference chart and 
lists for specific locations. 
Chrysanthemums, Hardy by Alex. Cum- 
ming. A leader m the development of 
chrysanthemums gives excellent informa- 
tion on the varieties of this flower and its 
culture. $3. 
Complete Book of Garden Magic by R. 
E. Biles. Solves every garden problem 
and graphically illustrates every phase of 
each operation described. 27 chapters, 
320 pages splendidly indexed. $3.95. 
Encyclopedia of Gardening, Taylor’s. 
his new edition has been completely re- 
vised and rechecked. It has been ex- 
panded by over 1000 entries with special 
sections devoted to soilless gardens, plant 
hormones, garden tours, pest control, 
storage and deep freezing. $5. 
Encyclopedia: The New Garden edited by 
E. L. D. Seymour. A single big volume 
that gives the scope and contents of a 
whole shelf full of garden books. More 
complete, more detailed, more under- 
standable, more usable than any other 
garden book ever prepared. 1380 pages, 
750 illustrations. $5. 
Favorite Flowers in Color. Here is an 
amazingly different flower book. Hundreds 
of unusual, practical ideas for eorine a 
beautiful garden to bring year-round color 
and fragrance. 300 color plates showing 
800 flowers. 640 pp. $5.95. 
Flower Arrangement, Complete Book of 
by Rockwell and Grayson. A very attrac- 
tive book offering a great many pro- 
fessional ideas for the effective arrange- 
ment of flowers, including the use of color, 
form and size, containers, backgrounds, 
etc. 130 illustrations and 89 in color. $4.95. 
Fruits for the Home Garden by W. P. 
Hedrick. ‘Treats soil, climate, grafting, 
pruning, spraying, fertilizing, orchard 
pests, varieties to plant, picking and stor- 
age. 16 illustrations, 171 pages. $3.50. 
Garden Bulbs in Color by McFarland, 
Hatton and Foley. With 275 colored HE: 
lustrations and over 100 half-tones, this is 
something gardeners have awaited for 
years. The brief text describes each, 
evaluates its use and gives essential cultural 
information. 296 pp. $3.95. 
Garden Flowers in Color by D. J. Foley. 
As an aid in selecting flowering annuals 
and perennials, this is invaluable with its 
350 beautiful color plates and its wealth of 
information. 320 pp. $2.95. 
Garden in Your Window by Jean Hersey. 
This interesting book tells from actual ex- 
perience how to thoroughly enjoy window 
gardening and make it a diverting, in- 
expensive pastime. $3.50. 
10,000 Garden Questions edited by F. F. 
Rockwell. Real questions from real ama- 
teurs answered by 15 experts, with brief 
authoritative answers. Among them you 
will find the solutions to your garden prob- 
lems. A quick-action index, 1467 pp. $4.95. 
Garden Planning and Building by Ort- 
loff and Raymore. Of great assistance to 
the small home owner wishing to land- 
scape his own property. A great number 
of good ideas and suggestions. Well il- 
lustrated. $3.95, 
Gardening in the Shade by H. K. Morse. 
With this book any gardener can do some- 
thing constructive about that shady cor- 
ner of the garden. It offers suggestions for 
shaded wild gardens, formal beds, ter- 
races, pools and paths. Illustrated. $5. 
Greenhouse Gardening for Everyone 
by E. D. Chabot. Gives the principles of 
gardening under glass in down-to-earth 
language. Every phase from a 2x4 cold- 
frame to a heated greenhouse. 266 pp. $4. 
Herb Growers Complete Guide, The by 
R. F. Mathieu. Gives excellent advice 
on what herbs to grow, how to grow them 
and use them. If you would grow herbs, 
you should have this helpful book. $2.25. 
Hortus by L. H. Bailey. This is the bible of 
horticulture. It is a concise dictionary 
of gardening, general horticulture and 
cultivated plants in North America. Be- 
sides being an inventory of plant species 
and their botanical varieties, it gives brief 
mention of their uses and methods of culti- 
vation. Over 650 pp. $10. 
Lawns, Better by H. B. Sprague. An ex- 
pert tells you how to produce the perfect 
lawn. Includes a guide for identifying 
different grasses. Illustrated. $2.25. 
Lilies for American Gardens by G. L. 
Slate. Complete information on all aspects 
of these popular flowers from A to Z, with 
special attention to the structure of the 
plant, breeding, soil, culture, care, etc. 
Illustrated. $5. 
Making a Garden Bloom This Year by 
Grace Tabor. How to make the most 
colorful, most economical and most rapidly 
maturing of all gardens. What to select, 
how to prepare the soil, how to plant, 
by a prominent landscape gardener. $1. 
Plant Doctor, The by Cynthia Westcott. 
The how, when and why of insect and 
disease control in a healthy and well- 
groomed garden. This book answers all 
of the questions which may arise and is 
written in easily understandable terms. 
It is a book to keep handy all through the 
growing season. Freely illustrated. $3. 
Roses, How to Grow by McFarland and 
Pyle. Every step in the successful grow- 
ing of roses is made clear. It gives practi- 
cal advice on how to use roses in the gar- 
den, how to locate the beds, prepare the 
ground, plant, care for in summer, fight 
pests, protect in winter, prune, and select 
types and varieties. Tilustrated, many in 
color. 192 pp. $2.49. 
Vegetables, How to Grow by H. B. Logan 
and L. C. Cosper. An interesting, informa- 
tive book on vegetable and fruit growing 
for both beginner and experienced gardener. 
Full tables on pest control, seeding quan- 
tities, yields and other essentials. $3.50. 
Weekend Gardener, The by Dorothy Jen- 
kins. Written for the gardener with limited 
time. Practical, helpful suggestions on 
gardening as fresh and friendly as though 
given over a picket fence. All phases are 
covered, the time needed, short cuts and 
other pointers to reduce work to a mini- 
mum. 280 pp. $2.75. 
Wild Flowers by W. R. Phillipson. A _ val- 
uable introduction for all who wish to make 
a study of wild flowers. It describes the 
various members of each family with draw- 
ings, and notes on where each may be found 
growing. Illustrated. $1.35. 
