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The Weekly Florists' Review; 



Jolt 4, 1907. 



Horticultural Books 



We can supply any of the fol- 

 lowing booki at the prices 

 noted, postpaid, and any other 

 book at publishers' prices 



Tho Dahlia. 



By Lawrenck K. Peacock. A practical treatise 

 on the habits, characteristics, cultivation and history 

 of the dahlia with a descriptive list of all the best vari- 

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Ornamental Gardenlnc for Americana. 



•By Ei.iAS A. Long, landscape architect. A treatise 

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 A plain and practical work with numerous illustrations 

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Handbook of Praotlcal Landscape Gar- 

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By F. B. Elliott. Desigrned for city and suburt>an 

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 desigrns for lots and grounds, from a lot WxlOU feet to a 

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fhe Chrysanthemum. 



By Arthur Herrington, formerly president of 

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Greenhouse Construction. 



By Pkof. L. R. TArr. A complete manual on the 

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 and plant pits. Lucid descriptions and 118diag;rams 

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' Gardening for Profit. 



By Peter Henderson. The standard work on 

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Cabbaffe, Cauliflower and Allied 

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By C. L. Allen. An explanation of the require- 

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Mushrooms— How to Grow Them. 



By Wm. Faix;oner. This is the most practical 

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The Blstorr and Culture of Grafted 

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By Alex. Montgomery, Jr. The most impor- 

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Greenhouse Management. 



By PRor. L. R. Taft, of Michigan Agricultural 

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 of all the plants commonly cultivated by florists and 

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 methods that have been found most successful in grow- 

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GERANIUMS 



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