STANDARD BOOKS. 3 



Barry's Fruit Garden. 



By P. Barry. A standard work on fruit and fruit-trees ; the author 

 having had over tMky years' practical experience at the head of one 

 of the largest nurslmes in this country. New edition, revised up to 

 date. Invaluable to all fruit-growers. Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. 2.CO 



The Propagation of Plants. 



By Andrew S. Fuller. Illustrated with numerous engravings. An 

 eminently practical and useful work. Describing the process of hy- 

 biidizing and crossing species and varieties, and also the many differ- 

 ent modes by which cultivated plants may be propagated and multi- 

 plied. Cloth, 12mo--. 1.50 



St:wart's Shepherd's Manual. 



A Valuable Practical Treatise on the Sheep, for American farmers and 

 sheep growers. It is so plain that a farmer, or a farmer's son, who 

 has never kept a sheep, may learn from its pages how to manage a 

 flock successfully, and yet so complete that even the experienced 

 shepherd may gather many suggestions from it. The results of per- 

 sonal experience of some years with the characters of the various mod- 

 ern breeds of sheep, and the sheep-raising capabilities of many portions 

 of our extensive territory and that of Canada and the careful study of 

 the diseases to which our sheep are chiefly subject, with those by which 

 they may eventually be afflicted through unforeseen accidents as well 

 as the methods of management called for under our circumstances, are 

 here gathered. By Henry Stewart. Illustrated. Cloth, 12m o 1.50 



Allen's American Cattle. 



Their History, Breeding, and Management. By Lewis F. Allen. This 

 Book will be considered indispensable by every breeder of live stock. 

 The large experience of the author in improving the character of 

 American herds adds to the weight of his observations, and hus 

 enabled him, to produce a work which will at once make good his 

 claims as a standard authority on the subject. New and revised 

 edition. Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo , 250 



Fuller's Srrape Culturist. 



By. A. S. Fuller. This is one of the very best of works on the culture 

 of the hardy grapes, with full directions for all departments of propa- 

 gation, culture, etc., with 150 excellent engravings, illustrating plant- 

 ing, training, grafting, etc. Cloth, I2mo 1.50 



White's Cranberry Culture. 



CONTENTS : Natural History. History of Cultivation. Choice of 

 Location. Preparing the Ground. Plantingthe Vines. Management 

 of Meadows. Flooding Enemies and Difficulties Overcome. Pick- 

 ing. Keeping. Profit and Loss. Letters from Practical Growers. 

 Insects Injurious to the Cranberry. By Joseph J. White. A practi- 

 cal grower. Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. New and revised edition. 1.25 



Herbert's Hints to Horse-Keepers. 



This is one of the best and most popular works on the Horse in this 

 country. A Complete Manual for Horsemen, embracing : How to 

 Breed a Horse ; How to Buy a Horse ; Hov/ to Break a Horse ; How 

 to Use a Horse ; How to Feed a Horse ; How to Physic a Horse (Allo- 

 pathy or Homoepathy) ; How to Groom a Horse ; How to Drive a 

 Horse ,- How to Kide a Horse, etc. By the late Henry William Her- 

 bert (Frank Forester). Beautifully Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo... 1.75 



