4 STANDARD BOOKS. 



Henderson's Practical Floriculture. 



By Peter Henderson. A guide to the successful propagation and 

 cultivation of florists' plants. The work is not one for florists and 

 gardeners only, but the amateur's wants are constantly kept in mind, 

 and we have a very complete treatise on the cultivation of flowers 

 under glass, or in the open air, suited to those who grow flowers for 

 pleasure as well as those who make them a matter of trade. The 

 work is characterized by the same radical common sense that marked 

 the author's " Gardening for Front," and it holds a high place in the 

 estimation of lovers of agriculture. Beautifully illustrated. New and 

 enlarged edition. Cloth, 12mo.-. 1.50 



Harris's Talks on Manures. 



By Joseph Harris, M. S., author of " Walks and Talks on the Farm," 

 "Harris on the Pig." etc. Revised and enlarged by the author. A 

 series of familiar and practical talks between the author and the dea- 

 con, the doctor, and other neighbors, on the whole subject of manures 

 and fertilizers ; including a chapter specially written for it by Sir John 

 BennetLawes, of Rothamsted, England. Cloth, 12mo I 1.75 



Waring' s Draining for Profit and Draining fcr Health. 



This book is a very complete and practical treatise, the directions in 

 which are plain, and easily followed. The subject of thorough farm 

 drainage is discussed in ail its bearings, and also that more extensive 

 land drainage by which the sanitary condition of any district may be 

 greatly improved, even to the banishment of fever and ague, typhoid 

 and malarious fever. By Geo. E. Waring, Jr . Illustrated, Cloth 12mo. 



The Practical Rabbit-Keeper. 



By Cuniculus. Illustrated. A comprehensive work on keeping and 

 raising Rabbits for pleasure as well as for profit. The book is abun 

 dantly illustrated with all the various Courts, Warrens, Hutches, 

 Fencing, etc., and also with excellent portraits of the most important 

 fipecies of rabbits throughout the world. 12oio 1.50 



ftuinby's New Bee-Keeping. 



The Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained. Combining the results of 

 Fifty Years' Experience, with the latest discoveries and inventions, 

 and presenting the most approved methods, forming a complete work. 

 Cloth, 13mo .. ;: 1.50 



Profits in Poultry. 



Useful and Ornamental Breeds and their Profitable Management. This 

 excellent work contains the combined experience of a number of prac- 

 tical men in all departments of poultry raising. It is profusely illus- 

 trated and forms an unique and important addition to our poultry lit- 

 erature. Cloth, 12mo 1.00 



Barn Plans and Outbuildings. 



Two Hundred and Fifty-seven Illustrations. A most Valuable Work, 

 full of Ideas, Hints, Suggestions, Plans, etc., for the Construction of 

 Barns and Outbuildings, by Practical writers. Chapters are devoted, 

 amonc: other subjects, to the Economic Erection and Use of Barna. 

 Grain Barns, House Barns, Cattle Barns, Sheep Barns, Cora Houses, 

 Smoke Houses, Ice Houses, Pig Pens, Granaries, etc. There an- like- 

 wise chapters upon Bird Houses, Dog Houses, Tool Sheds, Ventila- 

 tors, Roofs and Roofing, Doors and Fastenings, Work Shops, Poultry 

 Houses, Manure Sheds, Barn Yards, Root Pits, etc. Recently pub- 

 lished. Cloth, 12mo 1.50 





