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  • May include: A green hardcover book titled "The Wise Garden Encyclopedia" with gold lettering. The book is illustrated and has a gold tree design on the spine.
  • May include: A green hardcover book titled "The Wise-Garden Encyclopedia". The book has gold lettering and a gold illustration of a flower on the front cover.
  • May include: The cover of a book titled "The Wise Garden Encyclopedia" with a subtitle "A Complete, Practical and Convenient Guide to Every Detail of Gardening". The book was written by a group of horticultural experts and edited by E. L. D. Seymour, B.S.A. It includes a special supplement on "Your First Garden: A Guide for the Beginner" by Carol H. Woodward. The book was published in 1959 by Wm. H. Wise & Co., Inc. in New York.
  • May include: A black and white book with a list of halftone illustrations. The book is open to a page with the title "List of Halftone Illustrations" and a numbered list of garden-related topics.
  • May include: A page from a book with a list of color illustrations. The illustrations include a variety of flowers, plants, and vegetables. The page also includes a key to pronunciation symbols.
  • May include: A close-up of a book page with a picture of a red and white flower. The text on the page reads "RICHLY COLORED GLOXINIA. Ordinarily grown in the greenhouse, Gloxinia can be grown in the garden in warm climates or used as potted plants in northern gardens."
  • May include: A close-up of a page from a book about gardening. The page features black and white illustrations of trees and text about Eucalyptus, Euchamidium, Eucharis, Euonymus, and Eugenia.
  • May include: Two pages from a gardening book showing how to transplant seedlings. The first page shows a close-up of hands transplanting a seedling. The second page shows four different flowering trees and shrubs. The text on the second page reads "FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS. Some of the most attractive additions to the garden are the flowering trees and shrubs. At the top left is the Silk-tree, Albizzia Julibrissin. Top right is one of the forms of Barberry which bears attractive yellow blossoms. Below, left, is the beautiful Eastern Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida, and, right, Euonymus alata, the strikingly handsome shrub which bears attractive red berries. Below, the campanulata which bears striking blooms in the fall. T. H. Everett."
  • May include: Two pages from a book about roses. The left page shows two photos of pink roses. The right page shows nine photos of different colored roses. The text on the page reads "Plate 40. Two more of the great variety of species roses are Rosa Multifolia, shown at the top, and Rosa Rubrifolia, below. More Rose Species. Rubbank and Atkins." and "Plate 41. Climbing and Rambler Roses. The distinction between Climbers and Ramblers is mainly one of the size of the flowers. Here are nine old favorites: 1. American Pillar; 2. Climbing American Beauty; 3. Hiawatha; 4. Tausendschon; 5. Paul's Scarlet Climber; 6. Gardenia; 8. Excelsa; 9. Christine Wright. Rubbank and Atkins."
  • May include: A page from a vintage book about gardening, featuring a close-up image of a bouquet of sweet peas in various shades of pink, red, and white. The text on the page discusses the history and cultivation of sweet peas.
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  • May include: A green hardcover book titled "The Wise Garden Encyclopedia" with gold lettering. The book is illustrated and has a gold tree design on the spine.
  • May include: A green hardcover book titled "The Wise-Garden Encyclopedia". The book has gold lettering and a gold illustration of a flower on the front cover.
  • May include: The cover of a book titled "The Wise Garden Encyclopedia" with a subtitle "A Complete, Practical and Convenient Guide to Every Detail of Gardening". The book was written by a group of horticultural experts and edited by E. L. D. Seymour, B.S.A. It includes a special supplement on "Your First Garden: A Guide for the Beginner" by Carol H. Woodward. The book was published in 1959 by Wm. H. Wise & Co., Inc. in New York.
  • May include: A black and white book with a list of halftone illustrations. The book is open to a page with the title "List of Halftone Illustrations" and a numbered list of garden-related topics.
  • May include: A page from a book with a list of color illustrations. The illustrations include a variety of flowers, plants, and vegetables. The page also includes a key to pronunciation symbols.
  • May include: A close-up of a book page with a picture of a red and white flower. The text on the page reads "RICHLY COLORED GLOXINIA. Ordinarily grown in the greenhouse, Gloxinia can be grown in the garden in warm climates or used as potted plants in northern gardens."
  • May include: A close-up of a page from a book about gardening. The page features black and white illustrations of trees and text about Eucalyptus, Euchamidium, Eucharis, Euonymus, and Eugenia.
  • May include: Two pages from a gardening book showing how to transplant seedlings. The first page shows a close-up of hands transplanting a seedling. The second page shows four different flowering trees and shrubs. The text on the second page reads "FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS. Some of the most attractive additions to the garden are the flowering trees and shrubs. At the top left is the Silk-tree, Albizzia Julibrissin. Top right is one of the forms of Barberry which bears attractive yellow blossoms. Below, left, is the beautiful Eastern Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida, and, right, Euonymus alata, the strikingly handsome shrub which bears attractive red berries. Below, the campanulata which bears striking blooms in the fall. T. H. Everett."
  • May include: Two pages from a book about roses. The left page shows two photos of pink roses. The right page shows nine photos of different colored roses. The text on the page reads "Plate 40. Two more of the great variety of species roses are Rosa Multifolia, shown at the top, and Rosa Rubrifolia, below. More Rose Species. Rubbank and Atkins." and "Plate 41. Climbing and Rambler Roses. The distinction between Climbers and Ramblers is mainly one of the size of the flowers. Here are nine old favorites: 1. American Pillar; 2. Climbing American Beauty; 3. Hiawatha; 4. Tausendschon; 5. Paul's Scarlet Climber; 6. Gardenia; 8. Excelsa; 9. Christine Wright. Rubbank and Atkins."
  • May include: A page from a vintage book about gardening, featuring a close-up image of a bouquet of sweet peas in various shades of pink, red, and white. The text on the page discusses the history and cultivation of sweet peas.
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From the 1950s

2 Vintage gardening reference books:
- The Wise Garden Encyclopedia, A Complete, Practical and Convenient Guide to Every Detail of Gardening, written by a group of horticultural experts and edited by E. L. D. Seymour, B. S. A., with a special supplement on Your First Garden, a guide for the beginner by Carol H. Woodward. copyright 1959. There is a tear in the title page as shown in pic 3. no other writing, rips or tears in book. binding is tight. with some minimal shelf wear on spine ends. 1380 pages. book measures 8 1/2 by 5 3/4 by 2 1/8 inches thick.
- 10,000 Garden questions Volume 2, F.F. Rockwell Editor, copyright 1959. since this is volume 2, with sections 5 - 10, I assume there are not 10,000 questions answered in this book. This book has a section for The Home Vegetable Garden, Home Grown Fruits, House Plants, Plant Troubles and their Control, Regional Garden Problems, Miscellaneous: Sources for Further Information.

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