BOOK NZ ‘Flower Gardening with the Journal of Agriculture’ Whitcombe & Tombs 1962. Plus extra Post=$3.00 to all NZ. Book “Flower Gardening with the Journal of Agriculture – A complete guide for the home flower gardener, written for all parts of New Zealand by three specialists of the Department of Agriculture” by J.P.Salinger, J.S.Say, K.H.Marcussen”. Printed and Published Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, 1962. Hard Cover, Dust Jacket, 167 white semi-gloss pages, and 14 Colour Plates, photos on both sides. No pen, no pencil, no curved corners. Dust jacket has edge scuffs. Bought at Whitcombe & Tombs, Queen St, Auckland, 1964, not read. One bad point: Last March, 2017, rain entered garage. Grey mould, top half down edges, 2cm X 7cm does not cover words or photos. 5 ½ page Index. Reference Charts: Useful Perennials, Bedding Plants, Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers, Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers, Trees, Hedge Plants, Plants for Rock Gardens, Trees, Shrubs, and Climbers to give Winter Colour, Identifying Disorders, Weights and Measures. Excerpts: Page 141: “Shoots Disorders: Control scale insects or aphids with summer oil and nicotine sulphate. Spray with streptomycin or copper compounds. Prune off early in season. Spray with DDT, malathion or lead arsenate Spray with summer oil or DDT emulsion. Spray with lindane. Use winter oil on deciduous plants in dormant period”. Page 140: “Gall midges cause raised areas on leaves of chrysanthemums or excessive growth on shrubs like golden akeake. Eelworms live within the leaves of plants like chrysanthemums and phlox. There is no chemical control available to home gardeners. Severely infected plants should be destroyed”. Book measures: 29cm X 22cm X 1.8cm. No cigarette. In Birkenhead.