Instance, it will be simply because the American people 

 have more sound common sense than the legrtslator from 

 Massachusetts- 



A NEW BOOK FOR FRUIT MEN. 



ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE as well as the most 

 ambitious works to come from local press Is "The 

 Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture," with Gran, 

 vllle Lowther as editor-in-chief and William Worthington 

 as associate editor. 



The first of three elaborate volumes has Just been Is- 

 sued by Lowman & Hanford, Seattle, under the authority 

 of the Encyclopedia of Horticulture Corporation, of which 

 W. M. Fleming is president. 



The work is a reference system of commercial horti- 

 culture. It presents an undertaking never before attempted 

 — that of covering the practical and scientific phases of 

 horticulture with special reference to fruits and vegetables 



Its value rests on the fact that the Pacific Northwest 

 lias been made the field of research, and that the editors 

 have been assisted by the l\est known scientific and prac- 

 tical horticulturists. The preface to the first volume sets 

 forth six salient points- 



1. We are living in the midst of one of the best fruit 

 districts of the world, and have learned from practical ex- 

 perience what the fruit grower nepds. 



2. Our fruits, especially our apples, command the high- 

 est prices in the markets of the world. 



3. The editors have visited all the principal fruit- 

 growing sections of the United States and parts of Canada. 



4. They have consulted many of the most prominent 

 horticulturists, and have obtained information from all 

 available sources. 



5. They have consulted the literature that has seemed 

 best adapted to their needs, and • have quoted from able 

 writers, giving to each and every one due credit. 



6. They have embodied articles from the ablest con- 

 tributors and specialists: have tried to bring everything 

 up to date, and to condense into three volumes that which 

 they believe is of the most practical value to the fruit 

 grower. 



The work becomes more valuable, when It is remembered 

 that the editors have not tried to be technical and yet have 

 aimed to make all of their teachings conform to the facta 

 as scientists have discovered them. 



The plan is to set forth in their natural order all the 

 steps and processes for the propagation, maturing In 'their 

 highest perfection, harvesting and marketing of all the 

 commercial fruits and vegetables. 



All the Information necessary for the selection of proper 

 seeds or stocks, site, soil and climate, the kind of prepara- 

 tion to make and care to give, the sort of cultivation, fer- 

 tilization and pest prevention to provide for and costs 

 of production. Is given. 



All processes set forth In the three volumes are illus- 

 trated with 750 drawings and photographs. 



The -Encyclopedia" therefore represents an outlay of 

 many thousands of dollars. It Is a work of highest ex- 

 cellence, meriting generous support from the people of 

 Washington and the Pacific Northwest, the resources of 

 which region It portrays in a moat thorough and Utractlvo 

 maiuier. 



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