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How To Increase Plants 
(Hottes.) Presents all the 
methods followed by the 
commercial propagator. 
Written especially so that 
the amateur can readily in- 
crease his own plants. 
$3.00 © 
Manual of Cultured Trees 
and Shrubs (Rehder). Unique 
In a mere 990 pages is all 
most of need for complete 
reference. Our hardiness 
chart adapted from this 
author. Newedition. $12.00 
Dwarf Fruit Trees (Lucas). 
Abrief wellillustrated man- 
ual. How to choose, train, 
DIUN@welGeweeweek ae ee ee $3.00 
The Book of Trees (Hottes ). 
Fine introduction to trees. 
Complete except on coni- 
fOTSES coccecccencouercres $4.00 
The Book of Shrubs (Hottes). 
Grand companion to the 
above. Complete except 
ATALCASNOUCHesrcsteceee $4.00 
Climbers and Ground Covers 
(Hottes).Complete( 250 pp.) 
new (1948) and the only 
work covering these types 
Wee KNO Woes. cache ee $3.00 
The Book of Perennials 
(Hottes). Not complete on 
new varieties, but the best 
non-technical book we know 
$2.75 
Azaleas (Hume). New 1948, 
184pages.New kinds, grow- 
ing practices, from author’s 
own experience........ $4.00 
Garden Flowers in Color 
(Foley). Here is the only 
book to show the important 
garden flowers in accurately 
colored photographs-350 of 
them. Also brief culture. 
$2.95 
Garden Bulbs in Color 
(McFarland, Hatton, and 
Foley). 275 color plates 
form an invaluable aid to 
the selection and arrange- 
ment of varieties for your 
garden. Also 100 half-tones 
andcultural directions. 296 
PAUSES wencewencercececen $3.49 
The Pruning Manual (Bai- 
ley), Frank, non-technical 
advice, nothing left out—a 
Substantial volume ..$4.00 
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How To Landscape Your 
Grounds (Johnson). Not to 
be found in any other land- 
scape book are its planting 
plans covering practically 
every section of the country. 
A complete guide to the 
planning, construction and 
planting of the garden and 
STOUndS ce. t eee $3.50 
The Weekend Gardener by 
Dorothy Jenkins, Garden 
Editor of ‘‘N.Y. Times’’. 
$2.75 
Edible Wild Plants (Meds- 
ger). A complete handbook 
of America’s edible wild 
plants wagatccsees meas $4.00 
The Christmas Rose (Arthur 
and MildredLuedy). $2.00 
Iris for Every Garden 
(Mitchell)...........00006 $3.50 
Garden Lilies (Alan and 
Esther Macneil)........ $4.00 
The New Book of Lilies 
(Jan De Graaff). .......$3.50 
Fruits for the Home Garden 
(U.P. Hedrick). A practical 
book for the amateur or ex- 
DEM Riencanectccctoont one eae $3.50 
Herbs: : How to Grow Them 
and How to Use Them 
Webster ciciiccecccecesscs $2.50 
The Plant Doctor (Dr. 
Cynthia Westcott) Disease 
and insect control in your 
RATdeN secsone cree ree $3.00 
The Gardener’s Bug Book 
(Westcott).How torecognize 
control and destroy insect 
DEStS taccrascsccescsaetees $4.95 
Plant Disease Handbook 
(Westcott).Quick prevention 
and control ofdisease $7.50 
America’s Garden Book 
(Bush-Brown). A complete 
garden library in one vol- 
UMNO Sets doe eertees ea $4.00 
Rhodedendrons for Every- 
one (Kingdon-Ward)...$1.00 
The Rock Garden and Alpine 
Plants (Phillips)...... $3.75 
Gardening: A Complete 
Guide (Montague Free). 
Authoritative and complete 
instructions on all type of 
gardeningeee ee $4.75 
We recommend these 
books. Prices postpaid 
liortus Second—Garden Dic- 
tionary (Bailey). Perhaps 
the best dictionary for 
America. Covers everything 
from forest trees to vege- 
tables and house plants. 
T18 DABES \sccscass cece $8. 50 
The Cultivated Conifers 
(Bailey). The best for the 
evergreens — descriptions, 
culture, diseases, photos. 
404 pAges...ciccccess .$10.00 
Standard Cyclopedia of Hor- 
ticulture (Bailey). Again, in 
our opinion, the best non- 
technical complete refer 
ence book. New edition 
VO 4G Oy ate tecs eee antes $40.00 
Encyclopedia of Gardening 
(Taylor). (Gold Medal of 
Mass. Hort. Soc.). 1, 200,000 
words, 500 illustrations. 
Sold at $17, and now re 
vised and reduced to $5.00. 
Very complete and satis- 
factory. 
Success with Wild Flowers 
(Pellet). 200 pages, 116 il- 
lus. Four 4¢4color plates. 
Reveals the possibilities of 
developing attractive floral 
displays in the garden thru 
the sole use of field and 
woodland natives. Includes 
most of the common wild 
flowers suited for cultiva- 
tion in the Northeastern 
States and the best from the 
WeStanct scacscum tent e tates $2.50 
Soils and Fertilizers for 
Greenhouse and Garden 
(Laurie and i<iplinger). Re- 
vised. A ‘‘must’’ for all 
greenhouse operators, com- 
mercial growers and ‘‘ad 
vanced’’ amateurs. Covers 
soils thoroughly and has 
specialrecommendations for 
certain crops .......... $2.50 
Tree Experts Manual (Fen- 
ska). Outstanding chapters 
coverthe correct diagnosis 
of tree trouble, when and 
when not to spray, spray 
formulae, spray materials, 
tree feeding, soils, trans- 
planting, pruning, tree 
wound dressing, bracing 
and cabling, tree surgery, 
dusting, dendrology, selec- 
tion of trees, etc. ....$5.00 
Roses for Every Garden 
(Dr. R. C. Allen) Complete 
information on the world’s 
favorite flower.........$3.50 
HOME 
NURSERY 
. Save money and labor 
. Save disappointments 
Save delays 
. Increase your enjoyment 
. Rare and interesting varieties 
Culture not difficult. 
o8 XB O S8tE 
TATE SOREN ance" 324, 
LAYOUT PLAN 
MINIMUM-SIZE 
HOME NURSERY 
A—Seedlings or Rooted Cuttings 
Must be shaded first two years. 
Planted 2” x 9’, lath-house holds 
432. After two years, must be trans- 
planted into next grade. 
B—Once Transplanted Grade 
Grown as above, or bought. (Our 
2 yr. and 3 yr. Azaleas, e.g.) Space 
about 4”’ x 4’’ (108 in the lath-house 
pictured). Shaded first year, but the 
second year shade omitted except in 
drought. In 2 years, now twice trans- 
plants ('XX''), usable as hedge 
plants, for bedding, etc. 
C—Twice Transplanted Grade 
Can be moved into open, spaced 
8” x 8” (nursery pictured holds 162) 
and left two years. They are ‘‘shap- 
ed’’; straggly branches lopped off 
with sharp knife. Cultivate, fertilize, 
water, no shade needed. After 2 
years, they are XXX (three times trans- 
planted), bushy and shapely 
D—Specimens 
Every garden needs some larger, 
well formed plants. Such specimens 
are grown Q or more years spaced 
ee x 18” (nursery pictured holds 
