STANDARD BOOKS. 5 
Parsons on the Rose. 
By Samuel B. Parsoxs. A treatise on the propagation, culture, and 
history of the rose. New and revised edition. In his work upon the 
rose, Mr. Parsons has gathered up the curious legends concerning 
the flower, and ee us an idea of the esteem in which it was held in 
‘former times. simple garden classification has been adopted, and 
the leading varieties under each class enumerated and_ briefly 
described. The chapters on multiplicstion, cultivation, and training 
are very full, and the work is altogether one of the mcst complete 
before the public. Jlustrated. Cloth, 12mo.....-...-......---.. 1.00 
Heinrich’s Window Flower Garden. 
The author is a practical florist, and this enterprising volume cm- 
bodies his personal experiences in Window Gardening during a long 
eriod. New and enlarged edition. By Julius J. Henrich, Fully 
usirated. Cloth, 12m0...22css2-cssscscusee-------s--ceneoee 05 
Liautard’s Chart of the Age of the Domestic Animals, 
Adopted by the United States Army. Enables one to accurately de- 
termine the age of horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, and pigs.......... .50 
Pedder’s Land Measurer for Farmers. 
A convenient Pocket Companion, showing at once the contents of 
any piece of land, when its length and width are known, up to 1,500 
feet either way, with various other useful farm tables, Cloth, 18mo; 
60 
How to Plant and What to Do with the Crops. 
With other valuable hints for the Farm, Garden and Orchard. By 
Mark W. Johnson. Illustrated. ContEents : Times for Sowing Seeds : 
Covering Seeds; Field Crops; Garden or Vegetable Seeds, Sweet 
Herbs, etc.; Tree Seeds ; Flower Seeds ; Fruit Trees; Distances Apart 
for Fruit Trees and Shrubs; Profitable Farming; Green or Manuring 
Crops ; Root Crops; Forage Plants ; What to do with the Crops ; The 
Rotation of Crops; Varieties ; Paper Covers, post-paid_.....-.- .50 
Your Plants. 
Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy 
Plants in the House and in the Garden. By James Sheehan. The 
above title well describes the character of the work—“ Plain and Prac- 
tical.” The author, a commercial florist and gardener, has endeavored, 
in this work, to answer the many questions asked by his customers, as 
to the proper treatment of plants. The book shows all through that 
its author is a practical man, and he writes as one with a large store 
of experience. The work better meets the wants of the amateur who 
prows a few plants in the window, or has a small flower Garden, than 
a larger treatise intended for those who cultivate plants upon a more 
extended-scale. Price, post-paid, paper covers.-....-..-.-.-.-- 40 
Husmann’s American Grape-Growing and Wine-Making. 
By George Husmann of Talcoa vineyards, Napa, California. New and 
enlarged edition. Withcontributions from well-known grape-growers, 
giving a wide range of experience. The author of this bock is 
recognized authority on the subject. Cloth, 12mo.......-...-.. 1.50 
The Scientific Angler. 
A general and instructive work on Artistic Angling, by the late David 
Foster. Complied by his Sons. With an Introductory Chapter and 
Copious Foot Notes, by William C. Harris, Editor of the *‘ American 
Angler.”” Cloth, 12mo-...----.. Wececweescelenacesevcnccssecee - 1.50 
