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HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



BY PETER HENDERSON. 



This new work is designed to fill a want that many amateur a&d professional Horticulturists have often 

 felt— the need of a concise yet comprehensive Dictionary of Plants. The work above named, written and 

 compiled with great care, "we think will folly meet such a want. 



The 6copo of the work embraces the Botanical Name, Derivation, Linnnean, and Natural Orders of 

 Botany of all the Leading Genera of Ornamental and Useful Plants, up to the present time (comprising every 

 plant of importance relating to tho mechanic arts, as well as to the green-house and vegetable gardens, with 

 concise instructions for propagation and culture. A valuable feature of the book, particularly to amateurs, 

 is the great care that has been given to obtaining all known Iqcal or common names; and a comprehensive 

 glossary of Botanical and Technical terms is also given, which vHll be found of great value even to the experi- 

 enced Horticulturist. 



As a book of reference, HENDERSOVS HANDBOOK QU PLANTS will take the place, for all practical 

 purposes, of the expensive and voluminous European works of this kind, as it has been written with a view to 

 meet the wants of those engaged in Horticulture in this country. Instructions for the culture of many im- 

 portant plants have been given at length. 



PRESS NOTICES. 



In preparing this work, Mr. Henderson has added largely 

 to the gratitude American horticulturists already owe him. 

 It is somewhat on the plan of Paxton's and Johnson's dic^ 

 tionaries. with the explanatory style of J.iudley k Moore's.' 

 Treasury of Botany. It is, in fact, a brief but intelligent his- 

 tory of plants from an American standpoint, the plants 

 scribed being such as an American is likely to come acl*oss, 

 either in his readings or daily experience.— Gardener s 

 Monthly, Philadelphia. 



The work is intended to, and does fill a place entirely un- 

 occupied in our horticultural literature, and the matter ia 

 so concisely arranged that the cost of the work will p-,t it 

 within the reach of every owner of a garden. Careful ex- 

 amination shows it to be, as claimed, aD indispensable vade 

 mecum. — Country Gentleman, Albany. 



Mr. Henderson, in preparing and publishing this) volume, 

 has rendered a very important service, alike to scientific and 

 amateur gardeners', and to all who take an interest in plants 

 and flowers. It is literally an encyclopaedia containing sepa- 

 rate articles, descriptive of everything in the vegetable'world, 

 under both the botanical and vulgar names, giving informa- 

 tion in regard to the origin and nature of the planfJEj, mode of 

 propagation, etc.; just tne book which every one ivtio under- 

 takes their cultivation, or who wishes to learn af>out them, 

 will be glad to have at hand. The article Rosa (Rose), for in- 

 stance, has eleven columns devoted to it: Cranberry, five 

 columns; Strawberry, two columns. We do not recall a plant 

 or flower that is not appropriately treated.— X Y. Observer. 



"Henderson's Handbook of Plants" is the latest work of 

 the well-known writer, Mr. Peter Henderson, of New York. 

 It is a book of over 400 pages, and, as its title shows, is a list 

 with descriptions of all the useful plants, arranged alphabeti- 

 cally with the common and scientific names. Like all of Mr. 

 Henderson's literature, this seems to embrace much in a 

 small compass, and will be found very useful to florists, fruit 

 growers, gardeners and others. — Farviers' Home Journal, 

 Louisville, Ky. 



This is an"encyclopa»dia of plants, giving derivation of 

 their names, time of discovery, place where found, where and 

 In what soil they will do best, together with much general in- 

 formation, descriptive and otherwise. It wi.l prove of great 

 interest and value to florists and horticulturists, as well as 

 botanists, landscape gardeners, and those who c ltivate flow- 

 ers and shrubs for private enjoyment.— Herald and Pres- 

 byter, Cincinnati. 



We are in receipt of the " Handbook of Plants," by Peter 

 Henderson, and find it a very interesting and valuable publi- 

 cation. It will become a standard work of reference, no 

 donbt. and find a place m the library of every country gen- 

 tleman. — Farm Journal, Philadelphia. 



The object of the " Handb ok of Plants " is to supply a dic- 

 tionary of those genera and species of plants to which ama- 

 teurs, or indeed professional gardeners and florists, or even 

 farmers, have frequent occasion to turn as a book of refer- 

 ence. We have many such works, most of them, however, 

 published in foreign countries, and therefore not to be ac- 

 cepted as trustworthy guides in this country as regards 

 methods of propagation and culture.— Rural New Yorker, 



FROM SEEDSMEN. 



I have not yet had time to fully examine the Handbook of 

 Plants, but to have Peter Henderson at my elbow, within 

 nudging distance, is, beyond all controversy, a great gain. 

 Jas. J. H. Gregory, Marblehead. Mass. 

 We are very much pleased with the arrangement of the 

 Handbook of Plants, and consider it a very valuable and con- 

 venient book of reference. 



D. Landketh <£ Sons, Philadelphia. 



. We are much pleased with the thoroughness of the work 

 and the handsome shape in which it is issued, and shall con- 

 sider it a valuable addition to our library. 



Crosman Bros., Rochester, X. Y. 



I am satisfied that the Handbook of Plants will supply a 

 want long felt by every cultivator of flowers, and I predict 

 for it a large sale. I!. K. Buss, New York. 



We are very much pleased with the extent and variety of 

 its information, and the clearness of its practical directions. 

 Thos. A. Cox & Co.. San Francisco. 



FROM FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN. 



It is the best book of its kind ever published in America. 

 We have many such European works, but their expense de- 

 ters the multitude from the knowledge you have given for so 

 small a sum. Rob^. J. Halliday, Baltimore, Md. 



A work of this kind, carefully compiled, has been greatly 

 needed, and I consider the Handbook indispensable to nur- 

 serymen and florists. W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y. 



We value the Handbook very highly for its intrinsic merit 

 and usefulness. 



The Dixgee & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa. 



I am convinced that more than any other it is the book for 

 our people; and allow me to congratulate you upon the care- 

 ful, accurate, and thorough work that has so evidently been 

 bestowed upon it, and which any one may well be proud of. 

 Josiah Hoopes Westchester, ra. 



While only those who have had experience in such syste- 

 matic work can appreciate the amount of labor bestowed 

 upon its pages, every one who is in need of a horticultural 

 book of reference must feel grateful to you for the care and 

 exactness with which you have filled a long-felt want. 



F. M. Hexamek, New Castle, N. Y. 



The Handbook of Plants I think will prove to be the most 

 valuable of any ever published in America on horticultural 

 subjects, for itfills a want long felt. 



John Hknderson, Flushing, X. Y. 



Your last work should be in the hands of every amateur 

 and professional in the land. The article on Roses alone is 

 worth many times the cost of the book. 



Edwix Loxsdale, Germantown, Pa. 



FROM AMATEURS. 



You have done much heretofore to promote the cause of 

 Terraculture in its various departments, but. without flatterv, 

 I consider this book one of the most usefu' and able accom- 

 plishments of your busy life. The whole book is a capital il- 

 lustration of what enterprise, experience, and indomitable 

 perseverance can accomplish. 



Marshall P. Wilder, Dorchener. Mass. 



Henderson's Hamlbook of Plants fills a gap for which all 

 lovers of flowers and plants will gratefully thank you as a 

 public benefactor. Jas. W. Smith, Sag Harbor, L. I. 



I am very much pleased with your work, and think it bet- 

 ter adapted to the wants of the practical plant-grower than 

 any book I have seen. 



- Mrs. S. B. Cone, Stockbridge, Mass. 



I have received y*n- verv excellent and needed Dictionary 

 of Plants; itwii supiy necessities that are often urgent. 

 That it is well and 'thoroughly executed, I need scarcely 

 pause to assure you. T. S. Bell, Louisville, Ky. 



Now that I have made an examination, it is difficult to see 

 h"w we have gotten along without it. I am sure every one 

 who sees it will agree with me that it is worth its weight in 

 go d. John T. Crisp, Independence. Mo. 



Albany. X. Y. 



The professional as well as the general reader will find in 

 your encyclopaedia much that is new and of special interest, 

 with very little verbiage. May it have thousands of readers 

 who will appreciate it as highly as 



Your friend, James Iiexdrick. 



HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS is a large octavo volume of 412 pages, printed on fine 

 white paper, and handsomely bound in cloth. 



We will forward the book, post-paid by mail, on receipt of $2.20; or we will send it as a Premium on 

 orders for goods selected from this catalogue, for conditions of which offer, please refer to p^ge U. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 



35 Cortlandt Street, New York. 



