PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE. 



PETER HENDERSON. 



The first edition was published in 1868, the second edition in 

 1873, and the third edition in December, 1878. It was written to 

 teach how flowers and plants can best be " grown for profit." The 

 success of this book has been fully as marked as that of " Gardening 

 for Profit," when we consider that it only refers to a business exclu- 

 sively a luxury. Upward of thirty thousand copies of this work have 

 been sold, and it has been the means of establishing thousands of 

 persons in an agreeable, and, in a majority of cases, profitable 

 business. Its contents embrace : 



Aspect and Soil. Laying out the Lawn and Flower Garden. Designs for Orna- 

 mental Grounds. Planting of Flower Beds. Soils for Potting. Temperature 

 and Moisture. The Potting of Plants. Cold Frames; Winter Protection. 

 Construction of Hot-beds. Green-house Structures. Green-houses attached 

 to Dwellings. Modes of Heating. Base Burning Water Heater. Propaga- 

 tion of Plants by Seeds. What Varieties come True from Seed. Propagation 

 of Plants by Cuttings. How Plants and Flowers are Grown. Propagation of 

 Lilies. Culture of the Rose. Culture of the Verbena. Culture of the Tube- 

 rose. Orchid Culture Holland Bulbs. Cape Bulbs ; Varieties and Culture. 

 Culture of Winter-Flowering Plants. Construction of Bouquets, Baskets, 

 etc. Wire Designs for Cut Flowers. Hanging Baskets. Parlor and Window 

 Gardening. Wardian Cases, Ferneries, etc. Formation of Rockwork. 

 Insects. Are Plants injurious to Health ? Nature's Law of Colors. Packing 

 Plants. Plants by Mail. The Profits of Floriculture. How to Become a 

 Florist. Short Descriptions of Soft-Wooded or Bedding Plants of the Leading 

 Kinds. What Flowers will Grow in the Shade. Green-house and Stove or 

 Hot-house Plants. Annuals, Hardy Herbaceous, Perennial and Biennial 

 Plants, Ornamental Shrubs and Climbers. Culture of Grape Vines under 

 Glass. Diary of Operations for Each Day in the Year. 



Sent post-paid, on receipt of $1.5O. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 



35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 



