HORTICULTURE 



June 19, 19i 



Every Reader of "Horticulture" Needs 



DR. L. H. BAILEY'S BRAND NEW 



Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 



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 the most conscientious attempt that has ever been made to compress the whole story of our horticultural 

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A Few of the Many important New Features 



derle* to enable 



Key to Identification of Plant. -^^^'.IW^ ,,, „„, „, 



plant. The name thua toiinl Is qulcklj rrferred to under Itf 

 alphabetical location, where full Icformatlon will be fonnd in 

 regard to It. 

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Synop»u of Plant Kuigaom ^^^^ t,^t„re, of the new 



edltlou It conBtltutes a general running account of the claasea, 

 ordera, and groupa of plants, with a brief sketch or eharacter- 

 laatlon of MS of the leading famlllea comprlalng thoee that 

 yield practically al' the cultivated planU. These family de- 

 scrlptlons glre the botanical charactera; the number of genera 

 and species and tho ranges; a Hat of the Important genera; 

 brief statements In regard to the uaefal planU; and diagram- 

 matic Illustrations. 



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 lUUSiTBUoiu ,gp^g. gn^ „„„ than 4.000 engraTlnga which 



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Tk» <^ln««>rw This Is an analysis of all technical terms that 

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Further Particulars Ser}t on Request 



Translation and Pronunciation of Latin Name* 



In Vol- 

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Is Inserted a list of between 2,000 and S.DOO Latin words nsed 

 as species — names of plants, giving the English equivalent or 

 trauBlBtlon and the pronunciation. 



Clau Articles special effort has been made to secure the 

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 of these articles: Ants; Autumn Oardenlng ; Bedding; Dis- 

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 and Ooldfraines; Insects ; Landscape Gardening; Lawn Plant- 

 ing; Orchards; Rock Oardenlng; Subtropical Oardenlog; Tools 

 and Implements; Village Improvements; Window Boxes, etc. 



General Index 



The final volume eontalna a complete 

 Index to the entire work, enabling 



the reader to locate volume and page of any anb- 

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