FOR PLEASURE. 



BY 



PETER HENDERSON. 



This book was written by Mr. Henderson in 1875, 

 to meet the wants of those desiring information on gar- 

 dening for their private use, and who had no desire to 

 make it a business. It is flattering to state that the 

 demand for this book, for the time it has been issued, 

 has been greater than either of its predecessors. Its 

 scope of subjects is naturally greater than either "Garden- 

 ing for Profit" or "Practical Floriculture," as it embraces 

 directions for the propagation and culture of fruit, flowers, 

 and vegetables. Its contents include : 



Soil and Location. Drainage. Preparation of the Ground. Walks. 



Manures. How to Use Concentrated Fertilizers. Special 

 Fertilizers for Particular Plants. The Lawn. Design for Gar- 

 den. Planting of Lawns and Flower Beds. Fall or Holland 

 Bulbs. Propagation of Plants by Seeds. Propagation of Plants 

 by Cuttings. Propagating by Layering. About Grafting and 

 Budding. How Grafting and Budding are Done. Treatment 

 of Tropical Bulbs, Seeds, etc. The Potting of Plants. Winter- 

 Flowering Plants. Unhealthy Plants ; the Remedy. Plants 

 Suited for Summer Decoration. Hanging Baskets. Window 

 Gardening. Parlor Gardening, or the Cultivation of Plants in 

 Rooms. Wardian Cases. Ferneries Jardinieres. Winter- 

 Forcing the Lily of the Valley. Green-houses attached to 

 Dwellings. A Detached Green-house or Grapery. Heating by 

 Hot Water. Green-house Pits without Artificial Heat. Com- 

 bined Cellar and Green-house. Hot-beds. Shrubs. Climbers 

 and Trees. Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. Annual Flowering 

 Plants. Flowers which will Grow in the Shade. Insects. 

 Mildew. Frozen Plants. Mulching. Are Plants in Rooms 

 Injurious to Health? Shading. The Laws of Color in Flowers. 



Pruning. Hardy Grapes. Cold Grapery. The Hot-house or 

 Forcing Grapery. The Strawberry. Cottage Gardening; a 

 Digression. The Vegetable Garden. Garden Implements. 

 Monthly Calendar of Operations. 



Sent postpaid on receipt of $1.50. 



PETER HENDERSON &. CO., 



35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 



