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AND GENERAL HORTICULTURE. 
By PETER HENDERSON. 
NEW EJANDBOOK OF PLANT 
ISSUED 
1890. 
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The original HANDBOOK OF PLANTS was issued in 1881; in this new edition all the new genera of impor- 
tance are added. All botanical terms are given, and also a very full list of popular names, and all the 
generic names are accentuated. The natural system of arrangement is adopted in the descriptions instead of the Linnwan or 
artificial system; and a carefully compiled glossary of the technical terms used in describing plants. A monthly calendar of 
operations for the greenhouse and window garden, flower, fruit and kitchen garden, will undoubtedly render this edition valuable 
as a book of reference. Very full instructions are given for the culture and forcing of all Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables of 
importance; in short, there is sufficient matter given on all gardening subjects to allow this book to be termed The American 
|Gardener’s Dictionary. And it will be better adapted to the wants of American horticulturists than any of the more costly foreign 
works on gardening; for, though from a foreign standpoint these are all they claim to be, yet for our American climate much of 
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About 5,000 genera of plants, alphabetically arranged, with their descriptions, 
individual histories, usefulness, hardiness, requirements, etc., and, where their 
importance justifies it, cultural instructions are given—Local, Popular or Com- 
mon Names—Correct Pronunciation—Cultivation of Principal Vegetables, Fruits 
and Flowers—Winter Forcing of Roses, Bulbs and other Plants used for Cut 
Flowers—Winter Forcing of Vegetables and Fruits—Monthly Calendar of Garden 
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| Rotation of Crops—Crops for Soiling and Fodder—Soiling’ Crops—Abortion in 
Cows and its Causes—Grass and its Management—Varieties of Grasses—Mixed 
| Grasses for Pasture and Hay—Cutting and Curing of Hay—Clover Hay— 
Ensilage—Ensilage Compared with Roots—Live Stock of the Farm—Cows for 
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CONTENTS.—Descriptions of Bulbs, 
BULB CU LTURE. alphabetically arranged, with Special Cul- 
—By PETER HENDERSON.— tural Instructions for each—Designs for 
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‘To Extend the Season of Blooming—Soil for Growing Aquatics—Water Lilies in 
Tubs and Cement Basins—The Possibilities of Aquatic Gardening— Hardy 
Aquatics—Enemies of Aquatics and Remedies—Suitable Animals for the Aquatic 
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[NSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES, WITH REMEDIES. 
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S PEC 1 a I Offe ) of ten books, written by Peter Henderson, 
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soiling, Sub-tropical Garden, Temperature, Transplanting, Trenching, Vases, 
Ventilating, Walks, Wardian Cases, Waterfalls, Watering, Water Lilies and 
Water Plants, Weeds, Wintering Plants. 
Useful Tables and Memoranda on Temperature, Rain, Soil, Manures, Numbers 
of Plants and Trees to an Acre, Quantity of Seeds required to an Acre; for a 
certain number of Plants; to a given length of Drill, ete. 
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OW THE FARM PAYS. By PETER HENDERSON and WILLIAM CROZIER. 
Gives all the Latest Methods of Growing Grass, Grain, Root Crops, Fruits, ete. ; 
It is written in a plain and easy-to-be-understood language. 
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Machinery—Fodder Cutters—Carts—Farm Culture of Vegetables and Fruits— 
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AND FARM TOPICS 
CONTENTS.—Popular Bulbs—Window Gardening—Plants in Rooms 
—Propagation of Plants by Cuttings, Layers, Divisions and Seeds— 
© Rose Growing in Winter—Greenhouse Structures and Heating—Forma- 
tion and Renovation of Lawns—Onion Growing for Market—How to 
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Condensed Vegetable and Flower Seed Culture. 
————_—_—_——_ By PETER HENDERSON. —————————— 
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