STANDARD BOOKS. 



Landscape Gardening. 



By F. A. Waugh, professor of horticulture, University of 

 Vermont. A treatise on the general principles governing 

 outdoor art; with sundry suggestions for their application 

 in the commoner problems of gardening. Every para- 

 graph is short, terse and to the point, giving perfect 

 clearness to the discussions at all points. In spite of 

 the natural difficulty of presenting abstract principles 

 the whole matter is made entirely plain even to the 

 inexperienced reader. Illustrated, 12mo. Cloth. , $ .50 



Fungi and Fungicides. 



By Prof. Clarence M. Weed. A practical manual con- 

 cerning the fungous diseases of cultivated plants and 

 the means of preventing their ravages. The author has 

 endeavored to give such a concise account of the most 

 important facts relating to these as will enable the 

 cultivator to combat them intelligently. 222 pp., 90 ill., 

 12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cioth $1.00 



Talks on Manure. 



By Joseph Harris, M. S. A series of familiar and prac- 

 tical talks between the author and the deacon, the doctor, 

 and other neighbors, on the whole subject of manures 

 and fertilizers; including a chapter especially written for 

 it by Sir John Bennet Lawes of Rothamsted, England. 

 Cloth, 12mo $1.50 



Insects and Insecticides. 



By Clarence M. Weed, D. Sc., Prof, of entomology and 

 zoology, New Hampshire college of agriculture. A prac- 

 tical manual concerning noxious insects, and methods of 

 preventing their injuries. 334 pages, with many illus- 

 trations. Cloth, 12mo $1.50 



Mushrooms. How to Grow Them. 



By Wm. Falconer. This is the most practical work on 

 the subject ever written, and the only book on growing 

 mushrooms published in America. The author describes 

 how he grows mushrooms, and how they are grown for 

 profit by the leading market gardeners, and for home 

 use by the most successful private growers. Engravings 

 drawn from nature expressly for this work. Cloth. $1.00 



Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture. 



By Peter Henderson. This new edition comprises about 

 50 per cent, more genera than the former one, and em- 

 braces' the botanical name, derivation, natural order, 

 etc., together with a short history of the different genera, 

 concise instructions for their propagation and culture, 

 and all the leading local or common English names, 

 together with a comprehensive glossary of botanical and 

 technical terms. Plain instructions are also given for 

 the cultivation of the principal vegetables, fruits and 

 flowers. Cloth, large 8vo $3.00 



