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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1979. Garden Way Publishing Plans P-5. This is not a book or booklet but the complete fold-out plans for constructing a Window Greenhouse. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. construction; building; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1977. 31 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-5. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. The Chapters are: Meet the Green Manures; Buy Less Fertilizere; Green Manures Help Unlock Soil Nutrients; Cut Nitrogen Purchases; The Force of Raindrop Splash; Stop Those Weeds; Buckwheat Halts Nut Grass; Improve Your Soil Structure; Hidden Benefits; Increase the Life of Your Soil; Help the Earthworms Help You; Save Time and Energy; Stop Wasting Nutrients; Escaped Nutrients Are Dangerous; Growing Healthier Plants; Green Manures Help Fight Nematodes; Improves Soil's Ability to Hold Water; Grown Your Own Mulch; Make Your Garden Attractive; Crops; Green Manuring Methods; Rotation; Winter Cover Crop; Spot Planting; How to Plant Them; When to Turn Under a Green Manure; How to Turn Them Under; The Best Tool for Green Manure; Buckwheat; Ryegrass; The Legumes; The Vetches; Clovers; Double Duty Green Manures: Kale; Planting Cover Crops of Beans and Peas; Green Manuring in Small Gardens; Lupine; Small Grains; Other Good Soil Conditioning Crops; Where to Get Seed; and The History of Soil Improving Crops. . ISBN: 0882661795. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. soil; manure; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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New York: The Leprechaun Library - G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1980. 57 pp. First U.S. Edition. Green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; green endpapers; headband; illustrated in black and white and colour by Alan Baker. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with some creasing on the lower edge of the front panel; price clipped; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Poppy; Iris; Sunflower; Dianthus; Rose; Christmas Rose; Tulip; Daffodil; Delphinium; Forget-Me-Not; Anemone; Lily; Lily-of-the-Valley; Acanthus; Chrysanthemum; Clematis; Pansy; Geranium; Wallflower; Primrose; Fuchsia; Dahlia; Foxglove; Snowdrop; Daisy; Columbine; and Violet. . ISBN: 0399135442. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Alan Baker;. 16mo. flowers; gardening; botany; horticulture;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1981. 32 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-68. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. The Chapters are: Grow the Best Corn; Kinds of Corn You Can Grow; Types of Corn; Choosing Between Hybrid and Open-Pollinated Varieties; Corn Anatomy; Good Soil for Corn; Enriching the Soil; Crop Rotation; Prevent Erosion; Planting Corn; Timing; Spacing; Corn in Small Gardens; Pollination; How Cross-Pollination Affects Corn; Care of the Growing Crop; Cultivation; Water; Fertilizing; Troubleshooting; Diseases; Bacterial Wilt; Northern Leaf Blight; Corn Smut; Animals; Birds; Harvesting; How to Save Your Own Corn Seed; Storage; Canning; Freezing; Ear Storage; Corn Varieties to Grow; Sweet Corn; Early; Midseason; Late; Super Sweet Varieties; Florida Staysweet; Wilt Resistant Varieties; Popcorn: Rhodes Yellow Pop; Flint Corn: Longfellow; High Lysine Corn: Crow's Hybrid Corn; Flour Corn: Mandan Bride; and Dent Corn: Seneca Hybrid. . ISBN: 0882662821. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. corn; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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New York: Gramercy Books, 1955. 252 pp. Dark green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Gardening Made Easy; Your New Greenhouse; Greenhouse Heating; Greenhouse Equipment; How to Grow Quality Plants; Soils and Fertilizer; Plants for Cut Flowers; Flowering Plants in Pots; Orchids; Bulbs: Hard and Tender; Flowering Shrubs and Perennials; Flowering Climbers and Twiners; Foliage Plants; Cacti and Succulents; Vegetables and Fruits; Growing Plants from Seed; Growing Plants from Cuttings; The Knack of Potting; Pest and Disease Control; Automatic Watering and Soil-less Culture; Garden Frames; How to Earn Extra Dollars; and Calendar for Greenhouse Planting; followed by an index. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. horticulture; farming;. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1999. (xii) 180 pp. Signed on the title page by Cathy and David Cummins. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; aside from the authors' signatures, no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. The Chapters are: Who's the Boss; When Do We Start Having Fun; Some Plants Have Time to Waste - Yours; The Roots of the Problem; Tools Tips and Tall Tales; The Lawn as Simon Legree; Rugged Individualists in Your Garden; A Perennial List of Characters - and Vice Versa; Annuals Bulbs and Containers; Thyme Is on Your Side; The Joys of Starting from Scratch; and The More You Give the More You Get; followed by an index. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 077157617X. Signed by Authors. First Softcover Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo. gardening; horticulture; canadiana;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1981. 32 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-61. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white drawings. The Chapters are: Grow 15 Herbs for the Kitchen; Plan Ahead; Raised Bed Gardens; Essentials for Growing Herbs Outdoors; Container Growing Indoors; Getting Plants Started; Varieties of Herbs: Angelica; Basil; Catnip; Chives; Dill; Fennel; Marjoram; Mint; Oregano; Parsley; Rosemary; Sage; Savory; Tarragon; Thyme; Harvesting Herbs; Drying; Freezing; Cooking with Herbs; Herb Vinegars; Herbs and Their Usage; and Herb Teas.. ISBN: 0882662759. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. herbal; cooking; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons - Canada, 1969. (xix) 396 pp. Black cloth - pictorial boards; green endpapers; illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and line drawings. Light wear on the corners; no interior markings. The Chapters are: What Is Horticulture; Botany; Soils and Drainage; Plant Propagation; Lawns; Woody Plant Materials; Herbaceous Plant Materials; Fruit and Vegetable Culture; Landscape Art; Garden and Greenhouse Maintainance; Floral Design; Greenhouses: Growing Flowers Under Glass; Insects; Plant Diseases; and Horticultural Chemicals; followed by a glossary and an index.. ISBN: 0460924737. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. text book; textbook; science;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1981. 32 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-63. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white drawings. The Chapters are: Grow the Best Asparagus; Where Did It Come From; What Asparagus Likes Best; Choosing a Site; Starting Plants; Making the Permanent Asparagus Bed; Compost; Caring for the Roots; Digging the Trench; Planting the Roots; Cultivation; Wood Ashes; Insects and Diseases; Harvesting; What If the Bed is Not Producing Well: Soil Nutrition; Insect of Disease Problem; Lack of Moisture or Bad Drainage; Plant Aging; Cooking Asparagus: Basic; Blender Made Hollandaise Sauce; Herbed Lemon Butter; Cream of Asparagus Soup; Baked Asparagus; Asparagus Crepes; Grilled Asparagus Sandwich; Asparsgus Souffle; Skillet Asparagus; Asparagus Tempura; Marinated Cook Asparagus; and Preserving Asparagus. . ISBN: 0882662775. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. asparagus; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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Ottawa, Ontario: Agriculture Canada, 1983. 25 pp. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with colour photographs. The Chapters are: Soil and Watering; Fertilization; Light and Photoperiod; Insects and Diseases; Plant Hygiene; Care During Your Absence; African Violet; Amaryllis; Azalea; Bromeliads; Christmas Cactus; Chrysanthemum; Cineraria; Cyclamen; Easter Lily; Gardenia; Gloxinia; Hydrangea; Jerusalem Cherry; Kalanchoe; Miniature Orange; Miniature Rose; Ornamental Peppers; Pocketbook Plant; Poinsettia; Primroses; Reiger Begonia; Spring Bulbs; and Streptocarpus.. ISBN: 0662113292. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. flowers; indoor gardening; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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London: Collingridge Books, 1970. 304 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; profusely illustrated with colour and black and white plates and line drawings. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with a small chip on the lower left of the front panel; price clipped; no interior markings. The Chapters are: The Evolution of Modern Roses; Adaptability and Versatility; The Uses of Roses; Selecting and Ordering Roses; Choosing and Preparing the Site; Planting and Display; Pruning and Training; Feeding and Mulching; Aftercare; Pests and Diseases; Propagation; Hybridisation; Exhibiting Roses; Roses in Pots Under Glass; Labour Saving in the Rose Garden; Roses for Fragrance; Standards - Half-standards - and Weeping Standards; Autumn in the Rose Garden; Renovating the Neglected Rose Garden; Descriptive List of Hybrid Tea Roses; Descriptive List of Floribunda Roses; Descriptive List of Rambling Climbing and Pillar Roses; Descriptive List of Shrub and Hedging Roses; Descriptive List of Miniature Roses; Rose Awards in Britain and other Countries; Notable Rose Display Gardens; and Selections of Roses for Various Purposes; followed by a glossary, an appendix and an index. . ISBN: 0600442489. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. flowers; botony; horticulture;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1978. 32 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-21. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. The Chapters are: Facts About Earthworms; Where Worms are Important; What Worms Do for Soil; Effect on Soil Moisture; Effect on Aeration; Is It Necessary to Plant Earthworms; Building Worm Population; Effect on Nutrients; and Effect on Crop Yield. . ISBN: 0882661957. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. worms; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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Ottawa, Ontario: Agriculture Canada, 1983. 26 pp. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings. The Chapters are: Soil and Water; Soil Fertility; Manures; Composts; Lime; Commercial Fertilizers; Garden Tools; Choosing the Seed; Preparing the Soil; Laying Out the Garden; Sowing the Seed; Thinning the Seedlings; Cultivating and Weed Control; Growing Transplants; Hotbeds; Heating-cable Sets; Cold Frames; Starting Plants in a House Window; Flats for Garden Use; Transplanting; Potatoes; Planting; Fertilization; Cultivation; Harvesting; Herbs; Perennials; Asparagus; and Rhubarb. . ISBN: 0662117247. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. vegetables; home garden; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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New York: Bonanza Books, 1951. 239 pp. Cream-coloured pebbled boards lettered in black on the spine. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few small nicks and short tears around the edges; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Part One: The Place: Climate; Soil. Part Two: The Plant: Leaves; Roots; Stems. Part Three: The Purpose: Flowers; Seeds; and Gardens; followed by an appendix and an index. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. horticulture; botany; flowers; shrubs; trees;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1979. 30 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-27. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. The Chapters are: The Tomato: How to Grow Our Most Popular Vegetable; The Nature of Tomatoes; The Best Place in the Garden; Soil; When to Sow the Seed; The Potting Soil; What Ye Sow; Potting Time; Hardening Off; Setting Out the Plants; Hotcaps; Better Think About Mulching; Staking; Fence Me In; Platforming; Topless Table; Hanging Tomatoes; Controlling Leafy Growth; Sidedressing; Watering; Weeds; Diseases and Disorders; Blossom End Rot; Cracking and Splitting; Hard-topped Tomatoes; Virus Diseases; Leaf Spots and Blights; Fungicides; Tolerance on Your Part; Pests: Insects; Slugs; Harvesting; Kinds and Varieties; In Spite of You; and Safe Home Canning. . ISBN: 0882662015. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. tomato; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1980. 32 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-53. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings and diagrams. The Chapters are: Great Grapes - Grow the Best Ever; Who Can Grow Grapes; The Best Climate; Something to Think About; Grape Grower's Vocabulary; Basic Grape Types; Planning Your Vineyard: Choose the Right Cultivars; Choosing the Best Site; The Soil; Preparing the Vineyard for the Vine: Building a Trellis; Planting the Vines; Caring for Your Vineyard: Cultivation and Soil Management; Training; The Four Arm Kniffen System; The Geneva Double Curtain System; Pruning; The Killing Spring Frost; Propagation; Grafting; Layering; Diseases and Pests of the Grape; Sprays; Harvest; Enjoying the Harvest; Grape Cultivars: Early Cultivars; Midseason Cultivars; Late Season Cultivars; Gulf Coast and Florida Cultivars; and Wine Grapes for East Coast Growers. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 0882662287. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. grapes; wine; winery; botany; horticulture; ephemera; canadian author;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1977. 31 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-1. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white drawings. The Chapters are: Grow the Best Strawberries; Nutritious Too; How They Grow; Varieties; Northern; Southern; Effect of Temperature; Flavor; Firmness; Frost Injury; Home Garden Varieties; Getting Your Stock; Caring for Your Planting Stock; Locating Your Planting; Soil Requirements; Preparing the Soil; Insect Controls; Green Manures; When to Plant; Composting; How to Plant; Faster Planting; Training Systems; Hill System; Spaced Matted Row System; Matted Row System; To Thin and Space; Cultivating; Remove Those Blossoms; Mulching; Fertilizing; Geese Weed Out Grass; Irrigating; Protection Against Winterkill; Spring Frost Control; Harvesting; Renewing the Strawberry Bed; Other Ways of Growing; The Window Box; Flower Pots; Walls and Trellises; The Combination Patch; Diseases and Pests; Virus Diseases; Fruit Rot; Root Diseases; Insects; Crown Diseases; Root Knot Nematodes; Sting Nematodes; Freezing Strawberries; Recipes: Heavenly Hash; Strawberry Nectar; Fresh Strawberry Whip; Fresh Strawberry Pie; and Just Strawberries. . ISBN: 0882661752. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. berries; cooking; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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London: W. H. and L. Collingridge, 1930. 140, 106, 112 pp. First Thus - Actually undated. All three titles in a single volume, individually paginated. Green cloth lettered in white on the spine. Illustrated with colour plates; monochrome plates; and line drawings. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few nicks and chips around the edges; some darkening on the dj. PART ONE: Flower Foes - China Aster; Auricula; Bulba; Carnation; Chrysanthemum; Dahlia; Delphinium; Hellebore; Hollyhock; Lawn; Lilium; Lupinus; Pansy and Violet; Pwony; Poppy; Rose; Sweet Pea; Wallflower. Greenhouse Foes - Ants; Aspidistra Leaf Blotch; Begonia Disease; Brown Scal; Camillia Diseases; Cockroaches; Damping Off; Eucharis Bult Mite; Fern Pests; Mealy Bug; Orchid Diseases; Orchid Pests; Red Spider; Snowflies; Springtails; Weevils; White Worms; Woodlice; Thrips; Tabulated List of Pests. Garden Friends - Birds; Centipedes; Chameleon; Devil's Coach Horse Beetle; Frog; Hover Flies; Ichneumon Flies; Lace-wing Fly; Ladybird Beetles; Toad; Tiger Beetle; Violet Ground Beetle. Sprayers and Spraying - Sprying Machines; Care of Spraying Machines; How to Spray. Insecticide Formulae - Naphthalene; Carbon Bisulphide; Lead Arsenate Paste; Paraffin and Soft Soap; Carbolic Acid and Soft Soap; Tobacco Wash; Hellebore Wash; Nicotine Wash. Fungus Formulae - Bordeaux Mixture; Burgundy Mixture; Violet Fungicide; Cupram; Sulphate of Copper; Sulphide of Potassium. Sterilisation of Soils - By Formalin; By Ammonia Solution; By Carbolic Acid Solution; By Steam or Hot Water; By heat; By Lime and Sulphur. Greenhouse Fumigation. PART TWO: The Foes - Apple; Apricot; Blackberry; Cherry; Currant; Fig; Gooseberry; Loganberry; Nuts; Peach and Nectarine; Pear; Plum and Damson; Raspberry; Strawberry; Vine. Sprayers and Spraying - Spraying Machines; Grease-Banding Fruit Trees. Insecticides and Fungicides. PART THREE: The Foes - Asparagus; Bean; Beet; Borecole; Broccoli; Brussels Sprouts; Cabbage; Carrot; Cauliflower; Celery; Cucumber and Melon; Endive; Garlic; Kohl-Rabi; Leek; Lettuce; Melon; Mint; Mushroom; Onion; Parsley; Parsnip; Pea; Potatoes; Shallot; Savoy; Swede; Spinach; Tomato; Turnip; Vegetable Marrow. Sprayers - Sprying Machines; Insecticide Formulae; Fungus Formulae; and Sterilization of Soils. Scans are available for all books. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 12mo. horticulture; amateur gardening; flowers;. more information

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London: W. H. and L. Collingridge, 1930. 140, 106, 112 pp. First Thus. Actually undated. All three titles in a single volume, individually paginated. Green cloth lettered in orange on the spine. Illustrated with colour plates; monochrome plates; and line drawings. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few nicks and chips around the edges; some darkening on the dj. PART ONE: Flower Foes - China Aster; Auricula; Bulba; Carnation; Chrysanthemum; Dahlia; Delphinium; Hellebore; Hollyhock; Lawn; Lilium; Lupinus; Pansy and Violet; Pwony; Poppy; Rose; Sweet Pea; Wallflower. Greenhouse Foes - Ants; Aspidistra Leaf Blotch; Begonia Disease; Brown Scal; Camillia Diseases; Cockroaches; Damping Off; Eucharis Bult Mite; Fern Pests; Mealy Bug; Orchid Diseases; Orchid Pests; Red Spider; Snowflies; Springtails; Weevils; White Worms; Woodlice; Thrips; Tabulated List of Pests. Garden Friends - Birds; Centipedes; Chameleon; Devil's Coach Horse Beetle; Frog; Hover Flies; Ichneumon Flies; Lace-wing Fly; Ladybird Beetles; Toad; Tiger Beetle; Violet Ground Beetle. Sprayers and Spraying - Sprying Machines; Care of Spraying Machines; How to Spray. Insecticide Formulae - Naphthalene; Carbon Bisulphide; Lead Arsenate Paste; Paraffin and Soft Soap; Carbolic Acid and Soft Soap; Tobacco Wash; Hellebore Wash; Nicotine Wash. Fungus Formulae - Bordeaux Mixture; Burgundy Mixture; Violet Fungicide; Cupram; Sulphate of Copper; Sulphide of Potassium. Sterilisation of Soils - By Formalin; By Ammonia Solution; By Carbolic Acid Solution; By Steam or Hot Water; By heat; By Lime and Sulphur. Greenhouse Fumigation. PART TWO: The Foes - Apple; Apricot; Blackberry; Cherry; Currant; Fig; Gooseberry; Loganberry; Nuts; Peach and Nectarine; Pear; Plum and Damson; Raspberry; Strawberry; Vine. Sprayers and Spraying - Spraying Machines; Grease-Banding Fruit Trees. Insecticides and Fungicides. PART THREE: The Foes - Asparagus; Bean; Beet; Borecole; Broccoli; Brussels Sprouts; Cabbage; Carrot; Cauliflower; Celery; Cucumber and Melon; Endive; Garlic; Kohl-Rabi; Leek; Lettuce; Melon; Mint; Mushroom; Onion; Parsley; Parsnip; Pea; Potatoes; Shallot; Savoy; Swede; Spinach; Tomato; Turnip; Vegetable Marrow. Sprayers - Sprying Machines; Insecticide Formulae; Fungus Formulae; and Sterilization of Soils. Scans are available for all books. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 12mo. horticulture; amateur gardening; flowers;. more information

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New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1955. (vi) 374 pp. Gray cloth decorated in green on the front panel and spine; illustrated with black and white and colour photographs. Light rubbing on the corners; no dustjacket; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper; no other interior markings. The Chapters are: Horticulture as an Art Science and Business; Landscape Gardening and Design; How to Make and Maintain a Lawn; Ornamental Trees Shrubs and Vines; Annual Biennial and Perennial Flowers; Roses in the Garden; The Gladiolus and the Dahlia; Lily Iris and Peony; Flowering Bulbs; House Plants and Gift Plants; Growing Transplants; Tomato Pepper and Eggplant; Potato and Sweetpotato Crops; Vegetable Vine Crops; Vegetable Salad and Greens Crops; Cabbage Family Crops; Onions; Vegetable Root Crops; The Pod Vegetable Crops; Corn Crops; Perennial Vegetable Crops; Apple and Pear; Stone Fruits; Dwarf Fruit Trees; Grape Growing; Strawberry Growing; Bramble Fruits; and Currents Gooseberries Blueberries and Cranberries; followed by an index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. garden; farm; farming; botany; horticulture;. more information

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Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications - Garden Way Publishing, 1991. 32 pp. Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-124. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white drawings. The Chapters are: Creating Your Own Water Garden; The Pond Site; Installation of Your Pond; Fitting the Liner; Preformed Pools; Tub Garden; Plants to Grow: Hardy Water Lilies; Lotus; Submerged Plants; Bog Gardens; Ornamental Fish Care; Fish Types; Scavengers; Iris - Royalty of the Bog; Hardy Bog Plants; Red Hardy Lilies; Submerged Plants; Yellow Hardy Lilies; Changeables; White Hardy Lilies; Pink Hardy Lilies; and Lotus.. ISBN: 0882666568. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. construction; ponds; botany; horticulture; ephemera;. more information

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St. Catherines, Ontario: Hunter Rose, 1956. (xv) 367 pp. Green boards lettered in brown on the front panel and spine. Chipping on the corners of the dustjacket with some loss at the head of the spine; also, some chipping on the upper edge of the back panel; minor discolouration on the spine; price clipped; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Included herein are gardening essays too numerous to list, but some of the highlights are: A Shamrock Ain't a Shamrock; Don't Burn Those Leaves; Why Does One Work in the Garden; Life in the Country; Our Country Without Trees; The Legend of the Chrysanthemum; Illness - Impoverished Soil; How Plants Are Named; Antidote for Communism; History Medicine and Herbs; You've Gotta Live Long to Get Old; Organic versus Inorganic; Do You Want Trees for Shade or Beauty; Apiarists Ape This and Get More Honey; Do You Know the Mistletoe; Amazing Water Lily; Soil Acidity - What Is It; Flowers that Bloom Last Bloom Best; Growing Gloxinias from Seed; Peat Moss - Nature's Garden Magic; Horseradish - You Can't Beat It; How to Prune Hybrid Tea Roses; Your Own Garden of Eden; Sage Will Make You Healthy and Wise; Some Calls 'Em Michaelmas Daisies; Grow Rhododendrons and Azaleas; The Desert Blooms Like a Rose; Why You Can't Buy Tree Ripened Fruit; Have Healthy House Plants; The World's Largest Manure Pile; The Ginkgo or Methuselah Tree; New Rooting Miracle; Are Earthworms Necessary; Irish Potato is Not Irish; Beautiful Flowering Crabs; How Some Seeds Are Carried; Is Sodding Better Than Seeding; Marijuana Reefers and Hemp; Stubborn Gardener; Greenhouse Gossip; Bats Battle Mosquitoes; Scent of Roses in the Air; How to Grow Peonies; What Is Landscaping; The Mystery of the Japanese Maple; Captain Bligh on Horticultural Mission; Horticulture Behind the Iron Curtain; About Planting Roses; Dwarf Fruit Tree Truths; and many more. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo. nature; plant lore; botany; horticulture; canadian author; canadiana;. more information

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New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1916. 394 pp. Revised Edition. Red cloth lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine; illustrated endpapers; illustrated with three colour plates; eighteen half-tone engravings; and 573 drawings by the author. As well as having a dustjacket, this still has the original glassine wrapper protecting the boards beneath the dj. The dustjacket has some wear around the edges with chipping on the corners and some loss at the head and foot of the spine; price intact. The book has only light wear on the corners; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper; no other interior markings; hinges tight; gutters intact. The Chapters are: PART ONE: FLOWERS: Guide to the Flowers; Important Precautions; Yellow or Yellowish; White or Whitish; Pink and Rose-coloured Including Magenta; Blue and Purple Including Violet and Lilac; Red and Orange; Green or Greenish; Brownish and Variegated. PART TWO: FRUITS: Guide to the Fruits; Red; White or Whitish; Black Blue and Purple; Green Greenish or Yellowish; and Speckled; followed by a glossary, an arrangement according to families, and an index. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Illus. by George Lincoln Walton;. 8vo. flowers; fruit trees; horticulture; botany; botannical;. more information

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