PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE, 



A GUIDE TO THE 



SUCCESSFUL PROPAGATION AND CULTIVATION OF 



Florists' Plants. 



BY PETER HENDERSON, BERGEX CITY, fl. J. 



Mr. HENDERSON is known as the largest Commercial Florist in 

 the country. In the present work he gives a full account of hia 

 modes of propagation and cultivation. It is adapted to the wants 

 of the amateur as well as the professional grower. 



The scope of the work may be judged from the following 



TABUE OF CONTENTS. 



Aspect and Soil. 



Laying out Lawn and Flower Garden 



Designs for Flower Gardens. 



Planting of Flower Beds. 



Soils for Potting. 



Temperature and Moisture. 



The Potting of Plants. 



Cold Frames Winter Protection. 



Construction of Hot-Beds. 



Greenhouse Structures. 



Modes of Heating. 



Propagation by Seeds. 



Propagation by Cuttings. 



Propagation of Lilies. 



Culture of the Rose. 



Culture of the Verbena. 



Culture of the Tuberose. 



Diary of Operations for 



Orchid Culture. 

 Holland Bulbs. 

 Cape Bulbs. 



Winter-Flowering Plants. 

 Construction of Bouquets. 

 Hanging Baskets. 

 Window Gardening. 

 Rock-Work. 

 Insects. 



Nature's Law of Colors. 

 Packing Plants. 

 Plants by Mail. 

 Profits of Floriculture. 

 Soft-Wooded Plants. 

 Greenhouse Plants. 

 Annuals. 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants, 

 each Day of the Year. 



ILLUSTRATED. 



, S1-5O 



ORANGE JUDD & COMPANY, 



245 BROADWAY, New-York 



