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Barrows Books Make Better Gardeners 
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
By Worth Brown 
Here for amateur or specialist is a com- 
plete guide to the successful cultivation of 
one of the most colorful and striking of all 
flowering plants. Covers tuberous begonias 
by types; propagation by seed or vegeta- 
tively; culture outdoors or as house plants; 
dormant tubers; pests and diseases; lath 
houses. Clearly detailed text and 63 line 
drawings guide you to greater enjoyment 
with tuberous begonias. $2.75 
GREENHOUSE GARDEN- 
ING FOR EVERYONE 
By Ernest Chabot 
Don’t deny yourself the delights of garden- 
ing under glass! It’s amazingly easy when 
guided by this expert’s clear advice on 
Location, Construction, Heating, Venti- 
lating, Automatic Watering, Pest Control. 
Tells how to: start vegetables and seedlings 
ahead of season; grow orchids, roses, snap- 
dragons, chrysanthemums, hundreds more. 
Color plate, 60 illustrations. $4.00 
ENJOY YOUR HOUSE 
PLANTS 
By Dorothy H. Jenkins 
and Helen Van Pelt Wilson 
A detailed and lively all-round guide for 
the window gardener. Covers African 
Violets, Amaryllis, Azaleas, Begonias, Nar- 
cissi, Cacti, Calla Lilies, Cyclamens, Ferns, 
Gardenias, Geraniums, Hydrangeas, Or- 
chids, Poinsettias, Primroses, and Vines. 
Calendar of chores to keep house plants 
handsome and healthy. Color photo, line 
drawings, 15-page photo-portfolio. $3.00 
AROUND THE GARDEN 
By Dorothy H. Jenkins 
A remarkably rewarding When To book by 
the New York Times’ Garden Editor ex- 
plaining 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, Dust- 
ing, and Spraying, Resetting Perennials, 
Repotting House Plants. Helpfully illus- 
trated. $2.50 
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, Christmas 
Roses, Deiphinium, Chrysanthemums, 
many other favorites. “Exciting, practical, 
and humorous.’ Calendar of Chores to 
simplify successful gardening. Color plate, 
line drawings, 15 photographs. $3.00 
and Better 
LANDSCAPE 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 dis- 
cussion of Lilacs; Forsythia; Shrub. Roses; 
Magnolias; Cherries, Shrubs for Winter 
Color, Bloom, Fruit, Foliage, Fragrance. 
Essential reading for amateur or advanced 
gardener. Planting plans. 16 photographie: 
$3.50 
ANNUAL FLOWERS 
By Dorothy H. Jenkins 
No other group offers as much colorful 
bloom for so long a growing period as An- 
nuals. And no other book shows you how 
to get 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 control—new varieties 
plus a calendar of chores to save you hours 
of toil, yet yield brilliant results! Color 
plate, drawings, and 15 photographs. $2.75 
GERANIUMS 
(Pelargoniums) 
By Helen Van Pelt Wilson 
This first modern biography of an old- 
fashioned favorite gives all the important 
facts of pot and garden culture. Covers 
Doubles and Singles, Colored-Leaved, 
Scented-Leaved, Ivy, Climbing, Cactus, 
Lady Washington geraniums. New Find- 
er’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 
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. Color plate, 35 line drawings, 
13 photographs. $3.00 
YOUR CALIFORNIA 
GARDEN 
By Sydney B. Mitchell 
The how-to, what-to, and when-to bible 
for every gardener in the Golden State. 
Covers flowering fruit trees and magnolias, 
deciduous and evergreen shrubs, sun and 
rock roses, azaleas, camellias, fuchsias, 
annuals and perennials, bulbs and tubers, 
rock and wall gardens. Color photo, 11 
photographs. $3.00 
Cooks Too! 
HOME FREEZING FOR EVERYONE 
By Lura Jim Alkire and Stanley Schuler 
What to freeze and how to prepare and cook it. Lists the best varieties of vegetables 
and fruits, meats and poultry for freezing. Discusses packaging materials. Gives 
many recipes for frozen specialties to prepare ahead for party or family use, with 
menus of frozen foods to bring to the table just 30 minutes after you go into the kitchen. 
2 pages of how-to drawings. 
COOK IT OUTDOORS 
By James Beard 
How to build fireplaces and outdoor bar- 
becues for fun in your own backyard or 
at a mountain campfire. He-man recipes 
and menus, with everything from juicy 
barbecued steaks and corn roasts to 
marvelous beverages. How-to-build 
drawings. $2.50 
$2.00 
MAGIC IN HERBS 
By Leonie de Sounin 
Combine the gardening urge with gowr- 
met delights—learn to prepare minted 
meats, herbed butters, flavorful soups, 
sweet’n’sour salads, shrimps in dill sauce 
—all with herbs grown in your own gar- 
den or window box. This book also tells 
how to grow herbs. 9 pages of photos. 
$2.50 
PETUNIA 
FUCHSIA 
