PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE; 



A Guide to the Successful Propagation and Cultivation 

 or 



FLORISTS' PLANTS. 



BY PETER HENDERSON, BKRGEN CITY, N. J., 



AUTHOB Off "GARDENING VOB PROFIT." 



MB. HENDERSON is known as the largest Commercial Florist 

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

 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 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Agpect and Soil. 



Laying out Lawn and Flow- 

 er Gardens. 



Designs for Flower Gardens. 



Planting of Flower Beds. 



Soils for Potting. 



Temperature and Moisture. 



The Potting of Plants. 



Cold Frames Winter Pro- 

 tection. 



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. 



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. 

 Annuals. 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 

 Greenhouse Plants. 

 Diary of Operations for each 

 Day of the Year. 



Beautifully Illustrated. Sent post-paid. Price, $1.50. 



ORANGE JUDD & CO., 



245 Broadway New- York. 



