Greenhouse Construction 



By Prof. L. R. Taft. A complete treatise on greennouse 

 structures and arrangements of the various forms and styles 

 of plant houses for professional florists as well as amateurs. 

 All the best and most approved structures are so fully and 

 clearly described that any one who desires to build a green- 

 house will have no difficulty in determining the kind best 

 suited to his purpose. The modern and most successful meth- 

 ods of heating and ventilating are fully treated upon. Special 

 chapters are devoted to houses used for the growing of one 

 kind of plants exclusively. The construction of hotbeds and 

 frames receives appropriate attention. Over ioo excellent 

 illustrations, especially engraved for this work, make every 

 point clear to the reader and add considerably to the artistic 

 appearance of the book. 210 pages. 5x7 inches. Cloth. $1.50 



Greenhouse Management 



By L. R. Taft. This book forms an almost indispensable 

 companion volume to Greenhouse Construction. In it the 

 author gives the results of his many years' experience, to- 

 gether with that of the most successful florists and gardeners, 

 in the management of growing plants under glass. So minute 

 and practical are the various systems and methods of growing 

 and forcing roses, violets, carnations, and all the most impor- 

 tant florists' plants, as well as fruits and vegetables described, 

 that by a careful study of this work and the following of its 

 teachings, failure is almost impossible. Illustrated. 382 pages. 

 5x7 inches. Cloth. . ... $1.50 



Fungi and Fungicides 



By Prof. Clarence M. Weed. A practical manual con- 

 cerning the fungous diseases of cultivated plants and the 

 means of preventing their ravages. The author has endeav- 

 ored to give such a concise account of the most important 

 facts relating to these as will enable the cultivator to combat 

 them intelligently. 90 illustrations. 222 pages. 5* 7 inches. 

 Paper, SO cents; cloth $1.00 



Mushrooms. How to Grow Them 



By William Falconer. This is the most practical work 

 on the subject ever written, and the only book on growing 

 mushrooms published in America. The author describes how 

 he grows mushrooms, and how they are grown for profit by 

 the leading market gardeners, and for home use by the most 

 successful private growers. Engravings drawn from nature 

 expressly for this work. 170 pages. 5x7 inches. Cloth. $1.00 



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