The Garden Bluebook: A Manual of the Perennial Garden

234 pp. Color fold-out charts follow text. "This is a complete book of reference containing all the practical, needed information about the two hundred hardy perennials. Its distinguishing feature is a color chart which shows at a glance the height, the time of blooming, the color of bloom, preference for sun or shade, wet or dry soil, fragrance, cutting qualities... In addition to this chart, there is a page given to each perennial, on which there is a photographic reproduction of the plant together with text setting forth its character, description, cultural directions, and enemies, all carefully enumerated."