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RnB<> r'liltnro Prnnmorf-ial Eber Holmes. Size 7M " 5 in.; 165 

 Rose \^UHUre, ^^Ommercial ^^^^^. heavily Ulustrated. TUs book 



embraces the growing of Roses under glass and outdoors, and is written, primarily, 

 for the guidance of the commercial grower with an establishment limited in scope 

 and for those wishing to grow Roses with their general stock. <IC 1 KQ 

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Rose Growing (Outdoors) For the Amateur, The 



Prafti/^al Rnnir nf Geo. C. Thomas, Jr. With 96 plates in color, charts 

 rrctCtlCrtI POUM. Ul ^^^ half-tones. The author has achieved much suc- 

 cess as a Rose cultivator, and for many years has tested most of the novelties. 

 Results speak for themselves. "The Production of Roses," (i. e., the propaga- 

 tion), discusses each operation or method in succession, but not exhaustively. 

 In the chapter on "Raising New Varieties from Seeds," the author shows he is 

 well aquainted with the work that has been done in recent years both here and in 

 Europe. "The Best Varieties and Their Characteristics" is a list of what the 

 author believes to be the best all-around outdoor Roses for America. "A Main 

 List of Roses," set out in tabular form, extends from page 50 to 66. Other 

 chapters on Climbing Roses, Location and Planting, Pruning — one ^A f\C\ 

 of the best — and General Cultivation. Prospectus on application . «Ip TT . \J V/ 



^ui-Aaf Paa> (nr Pi-rtfJf J- Harrison Dick. This is a practical guide 

 jweei. reas lor rrom ^^ ^j^^ ^^^^ uptodate methods of growing 



Sweet Peas under glass in Winter and in the open air for a Summer crop. 

 Divided into eleven chapters. Well printed on woodcut paper and freely 

 illustrated, strongly bound; 12mo.; 147 pages, with complete index. fil> 1 ZCi 

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Trees of The Northern United States -"^tThef^^ikSZ'Tc. 



Apgar. This handbook is to the trees of its locality what Gray's well-known 

 Manual of Botany is to the other plants. It furnishes a complete key to the old 

 and cultivated trees found east of the Rocky Mountains and north (Bj 1 O C 

 of the southern boundaryof Virginia and Missouri. 500 illustrations i^ 1. »^%J 



Violet Culture Commercial Prof. B. T. Galloway. Third edition ; 



VlOiei V,>UUUre, V^ommerciai completely revised and reset. Size 

 4}4 X 6M in.; 248 pages, most instructively illustrated. A treatise on the 

 growing and marketing of Violets for profit, giving every detail necessary to 

 success. The only comprehensive American work on the subject, (nj 1 Sf\ 

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Water Gardening, The Book of ^'^^'•^Hrl^ ''c^l 



tains all the practical information necessary to the selection, grouping and suc- 

 cessful cultivation of aquatic and other plants required in the fiJO ^(\ 

 making of a water garden and its surroundings ^^tsJ\J 



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