PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE, 



BY 



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 Ornamental Grounds. Planting of Flower Beds. 

 Soils for Potting. Temperature and Moisture. The Potting oi 

 Plants. Cold Frames; Winter Protection. Construction of 

 Hot-beds. Green-house Structures. Green-houses attached to 

 Dwellings. Modes of Heating. Base Burning Water Heater. 

 Propagation 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 Tuberose. 

 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 cf Floricul- 

 ture,, 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 postpaid on receipt of $1.50. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 



35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 



