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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- 
lify proper potting on the seedlings or cut- 
tings to maturity. Complete formulas and 
methods of preparation are given. 
HERBAL DELIGHTS. $2.75 
Tisanes, syrups, confections, robs, vine- 
gars and conserves. Mrs. C. F. Leyel; Lon- 
don; 1953. Demy 8vo. With 50 line draw- 
ing by Marion Rivers-Moore. 
PROPAGATION of HARDY TREES and 
SHRUBS. $1.75 
ae 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- 
Ppagate every familiar garden plant and 
also many that are rare and unusual. The 
directions given should enable the amat- 
eur to be successful even with species 
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 
full index. 3rd. edition. 
A B.C. of the GREENHOUSE $1.50 
Shewell-Cooper, 320 pp., 4 col. plates 
9 gravure plates; 27 line illus; 12 mo; 
cloth London, 1949. 
THE. DAFFCx:i. $3.75 
Its History, Varieties and Cultivation. 
The cultivation of all the important species 
and many hybrids with details of commer- 
cial productions, exhibiting and decorat- 
ion. M. Jefferson-Brown. Demy 8vo. 
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 35 
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. 
CAMPANULAS. $5.00 
H. C. Crook. 255 pgs; 99 excellent Half- 
tones of species; covers the genus very 
well as to history and descriptions. Any- 
one interested especially in Campanulas 
should have this book. It would make an 
excellent gift book. 
THE HERB GARDEN. $1.75 
Mary T. Quelch. 232 pgs; 8 ills; treats 
the subject of Herbs mainly as to theis use 
in various illnessesj, viz., colds, asthma, 
constiuation, indigestion; rheumatism,etc; 
gives methods in making teas, tonics, etc. 
THE PRUNING MANUAL. $5.00 
E. P. Christopher. 320 pgs; covers the 
subject of Pruning very completely; trees, 
fruits, shrubs ;methods; pruning tools; 12 
ills. Every gardener should have a copy. 
GENTIANS IN THE GARDEN $3.00 
149 pgs; by G. H. Berry. This is really a 
good practical book on Gentians. It iswrit- 
ten by a practical grower and one who 
has' a good investigative mind. There 
are several full page illustrations and one 
of G. farorna in color; a really good book. 
Anyone who is growing alpine plants 
commercially should by all means have a 
copy of thhis book. It gives information 
on propagation that cannot be found in 
any other book; the author is practical. 
PLANT BREEDING FOR EVERYONE $2.73 
At last a simplified book that tells the 
amateur gardener how to grow his own 
varieties of fruits and flowers. Ills. with 
drawings and photos. Writen in popular 
language (avoiding technicalities) and de- 
signed to aid the gardener in raising new 
plants for fun and profit. 
HERBS: HOW TO GROW THEM and 
HOW TO USE THEM. $3.00 
Listed as America’s leading reference on 
Herbs and their many uses. In ‘100 Best 
Garden Books.” 5th revised edition; by 
Helen Noyes Webster. 
A.B.C. of ROCK GARDEN and POOL $1.50 
Shewell-Cooper. 204 pp. illus. London 
1949. Quite comprehensive for its size, this 
book lists many plants usable for rock 
gardens and for pools. Gives cultural hints 
and tells you how to construct rock gard- 
ens and pools. ; 
THE SCENTED GARDEN. $3.75 
Another Rohde classis. Revised edition 
of a standard volumn for making aromatic 
gardens. Full of the lore and uses of 
scented plants. Eleanour Sinclair Rohde. 
PRICES QUOTECD ARE POSTPAID. 
