Annals of Horticulture for 1890 



BY PROFESSOR L. H. BAIL.EY. 



As a work of reference for all students of 



include hundreds of entries. It will form an 

 to the knowledge of the origin and 

 variation of plants. The novel- 

 ties of 1890, tools and conven- 

 ience of the year, directories, 

 lists of plant portraits, including 

 all the leading journals of the 

 world this year, recent horticul- 

 tural literature, and other chap- 

 ters, are each alone worth many 

 times more than the cost of the 

 book. What have horticultur- 

 ists thought about during 1890 ? 

 This is the theme of the book. 



plants and nature, this 

 will be invaluable. 

 No one who expects 

 to keep up with the 

 progress of the times 

 can be without it. An 

 especial feature o f 

 the volume for 1890 

 will be a census of 

 cultivated plants of 

 American origin, with 

 ^ dates of introduction 

 j and extent of varia- 

 '' tion under culture. 

 This includes all or- 

 namentals and all 

 esculents, and will 

 invaluable contribution 



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