Division 2, Arrangement in natural groups of best roses, with de- 

 scriptions and remarks on their origin and mode of culture. 



Very interesting- history of roses from earliest known mention 

 to the time of publication, and a most useful work. Beautifully 

 illustrated. 



Rand, Edward Sprague, Jr. 



Bulbs; a treatise on hardy and tender bulbs and tubers. 

 Boston, 1866. Tiiton, 292 p., illus. 20 cm. cl. 



A good handbook, giving in detail methods of indoor growth. 



Rand, Edward Sprague, Jr. 



Seventy-five popular flowers, and how to cultivate them. 

 Boston, 1870. Tiiton, 204 p., illus. 20 cm. cl. 

 A practical book. 



Repton, Humphry, Esq. 



An enquiry into the changes of taste in landscape gardening; to which 



are added some observations on its theory and practice, including 



a defence of the art. 



London, 1806. Taj^or, V&174 p. 23 cm. i/^ lea. rebound. 



"Written for Martyn's edition of Miller's Gardener's Dictionary. 

 Contains letters in a controversy between the author and Uvedale 

 Price, author of "An essay on the picturesque." 



Sayers, Edward 



A treatise on the culture of the dahlia and cactus. 



Boston, 1839. Weeks, Jordan & co., vi&72 p. 16 cm. bds. 



History of the dahlia, and methods of treatment especially 

 adapted to Massachusetts, where it was becoming very popular 

 at the time. 



Speede, G. T. Frederic 



Indian hand-book of gardening; or guide to the management of the 

 kitchen, fruit, and flower-garden, in India,. . .a Hindoostanee 

 vocabulary of horticultural terms, and a list of plants, ed. 2, enl. 

 & corr. 



Calcutta, 1842. W. Thacker & co., 353&259 p., illus. 22 cm. cl. 

 Contains list of plants with height of each; Hindoostanee-Eng- 

 lish and Bnglish-Hindoostanee terms, as well as Hindoostanee 

 calendar. Garden calendar. Very useful for India. 



Waipole, Horace, 4th, earl of Oxford 



Essay on modern gardening. . .with a faithful translation into 

 French by the Duke of Nivernois; A reprint in type facsimile of the 

 edition printed by Mr. Waipole at Strawberry Hill MDCCLXXXV; 

 to which is added an introductory note by Alice Morse Earle. 

 Canton, Penn., 1904. The Kingate press, 24«fc94 p., facsim. 25 cm. cl. 

 Edition of 375 copies printed on Enfield hand-made paper. Contains 

 two facsimile letters written by Waipole to the due de Nivernois in 

 appreciation of the work done by the latter in rendering the Essay 

 into French (one letter a first draft, showing corrections). English 

 text and French rendering are on facing pages throughout, and 

 notes explanatory of English customs mentioned in the text are 

 appended to the French version. This is the first reprint made since 

 the original French and English edition of 400 copies was printed 

 at Strawberry Hill in 1785. 



The introduction by Mrs. Earle is in itself a delightful essay on 

 Waipole, his attitude, his work, and the circumstances which 

 made him. 



Vick's monthly magazine, 



Eochester, 1878-1883. Vick, vol. 1-6; illus., col. pi. 24 cm. cl. 



Has departments for young people where gardening and bo- 

 tanical questions are answered. 

 One of the well-known garden magazines of the time. 



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