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RECOMMENDED GARDEN BOOKS 
SEED and POTTING COMPOSTS. $1.75 
_ By_ Lawrence and Newell. Rev. 4th edit- 
ion, 160 pp., 30 figs.. 122mo., cloth. London, 
1950. New in dust wrappers. 
The authors are the developers of the 
standardized John Innes composts. Their 
book shows how those remarkable com- 
posts Save time, reduce the hazards of 
raising difficult plants from seed and simp- 
pagate every familiar garden plant and 
also many that are rare and unusual. The 
directions given should enable the amat- 
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supposed to be difficult. Proffessional 
propagators and nurserymen will also find 
the working direction they require. Par- 
agraphs in the text are numbered to make 
cross references easy and there is also a 
lify proper potting on the seedlings or cut- | full index. 3rd. edition. 
tings to maturity. Complete formulas and 
methods of preparation are given. A B.C. of the GREENHOUSE $1.50 
Shewell-Cooper, 320 pp., 4 col. plates 
gravure plates; 27 line illus; 12 mo; 
cloth London, 1949. 
HERBAL DELIGHTS. $2.75 
Tisanes, syrups, confections, robs, vine- 
Sars and conserves. Mrs. C, F. Leyel; Lon- 
don; 1953. Demy 8vo. With 50 line draw- 
ing by Marion Rivers-Moore. 
THE CACTUS GROWERS GUIDE. ..$1.75 
The knowledge and advice which Mrs. 
Higgns gives in this volumn, is backed by 
20 years experience in Cactus growing. 
Besides complete cultural notes, Mrs. Hig- 
gins gives a clear account of the relation- 
ship between various kinds of Cacti and 
Succulents and explains in simple lang- 
uage how these plants are classified. 
PROPAGATION of HARDY TREES and 
SHRUBS. $1.75 
es M. Taylor. 107 pp. 8 pp plates, Oxford, 
A book designed to meet the needs of 
the amateur. Tells how to make cuttings, 
layers, grafting, etc. What shrubs and 
trees can be propagated from seed and 
how best to treat the seed in order to 
obtain the best results 
AUSTRALIAN WILD FLOWERS 75¢ 
National Handbook 9; 32 pp. 23 illus. (16 
in full color). Melbourne, 1944. Gives 
notes on garden cultivation and identifi- 
cation lists of 106 wild flowers. 
THE PROPAGATION OF PLANTS $3.50 
By E. J. King. 8vo., illus. How to pro- 
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Its History, Varieties and Cultivation. 
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with 37 illustrations from photographs, 
4 of them in color, 20 diagrams. London. 
1952 
THE PROPAGATION OF ALPINES. $3.75 
An exhaustive book for the student, 
amateur, nurseryman and expert, admirab- 
ly indexed. Lawrence D. Hills. Demy 8vo, 
with 87 line drawings and 44 illustrations 
from photographs, one of them in color. 
THE IRIS. $3.00 
This comprehensive study covers plant- 
ing, cultivation and aftercare, diseases, sel- 
ection of varieties and an authoritative 
table of all known species. Leslie Cave; 
Demy 8vo. with 4 colored plates and 39 
photographic illustrations. 
FRITILLARIES. $4.25 
Miss Beck treats the whole genus giving 
descriptions and_ details of cultivation. 
Christabel Beck. Royal 8VO. with 45 illus. 
from photographs, 4 of them in color: 
London, 1953. 
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