GARDENING FOR PLEASURE. 



PETER HENDERSON. 



This book was written by Mr. Henderson in 1875, to meet the 

 wants of those desiring information on gardening for their private 

 use, and who had no desire to make it a business. It is nattering to 

 state that the demand for this bgok, for the time it has been issued, 

 has been greater than either of its predecessors. Its scope of subjects 

 is naturally greater than either " Gardening for Profit " or " Practical 

 Floriculture," as it embraces directions for the propagation and cul- 

 ture of fruit, flowers and vegetables. Its contents include: 



Soil and Location. Drainage. Preparation of the Ground. Walks. Manures. 

 How to Use Concentrated Fertilizers. Special Fertilizers for Particular Plants. 

 The Lawn. Design for Garden. Planting of Lawns and Flower Beds. 

 Fall or Holland Bulbs. Propagation of Plants by Seeds. Propagation of 

 Plants by Cuttings. Propagating liy Layering. About Grafting and Bud- 

 ding. How Grafting and Budding are Done. Treatment of Tropical Bulbs, 

 Seeds, etc. The Potting of Plants. Winter Flowering Plants. Unhealthy 

 Plants ; the Remed)-. Plants Suited for Summer Decoration. Hanging 

 Baskets. Window Gardening. Parlor Gardening, or the Cultivation of Plants 

 in Rooms. Wardian Cases. Ferneries. Jardinieres. Winter-Forcing the 

 Lily of the Valley. Green-houses attached to Dwellings. A Detached Green- 

 house or Grapery. Heating by Hot Water. Green-house Pits without Artifi- 

 cial Heat. Combined Cellar and Green-house. Hot-beds. Shrubs. Climbers 

 and Trees. Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. Annual Flowering Plants. 

 Flowers which will Grow in the Shade. Insects. Mildew. Frozen Plants. 

 Mulching. Are Plants in Rooms Injurious to Health ? Shading. The Laws 

 of Color in Flowers. Pruning. Hardy Grapes. Cold Grapery. The Hot- 

 house or Forcing Grapery. The Strawberry. Cottage Gardening; a Digres- 

 sion. The Vegetable Garden. Garden Implements. Monthly Calendar of 

 Operations. 



Sent post-paid, on receipt of $1 .50. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 



35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 



