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Christmas Lighting and Decorating—Outdoors and Indoors, Theodore Saros. Van Nostrand.
“Here is a store house of ideas and suggestions the whole family can enjoy in preparing home Christmas decorations both outdoors and indoors.”
“Tips for competing in Christmas lighting display contests are given and helpful hints on photographing decorations are included.”
“Decorating projects utilize traditional materials but also emphasize the unusual.” Publisher.
Christmas Idea Book, Dorothy Biddle and Dorothea Blom.
Interesting use of traditional Christmas materials and some other plant materials in arrangements and decorations for tables, mantels, doorways, and Christmas wreaths and trees.
Decorating with Pods and Cones, Eleanor Van Rensselaer. Van Nostrand.
Selection, preparation and use of pods, seeds, cones, berries, nuts, the dried bough, bark, lichen, and burr in original and interesting home decorations.
Old Roses for Modern Gardens, Richard Thomson. Van Nostrand.
An interesting and scholarly history and description of the old roses of Europe and the Orient with an evaluation of the old varieties the author has grown. Appendices list roses for special purposes; the top 30 old roses from Will Tillotson’s collection of 150 and growers of old roses in the United States.
The Complete Book of Gardening and Lawn Care, Will Peigelbeck. Random House.
This book is arranged so that “you start with the site itself, learn about soils and plant foods, then go on to lawns, different flowers, shrubs and trees, and fruits and vegetables. After this comes discussion of special points, such as controlling insects and growing your own plants from seeds and cuttings.” Author’s Foreword.
—E.T.L.
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