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GARDENING FOR PROFIT 

 PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE. 

 GARDENING FOR PLEASURE. 



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HOW THE FARM PAYS. 

 GARDEN AND FARM TOPICS. 

 NEW HANDBOOK OF PLANTS. 



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THE FOLLOWING BOOKS, WRITTEN BY PETER HENDERSON, ARE THE ACKNOWLEDGED AUTHORITIES AND 

 TEXT BOOKS .ON THE SUBJECTS OF WHICH THEY TREAT. 



Henderson's New Handbook of Plants and General Horticnltnre. 



A NEW AND REVISED EDITION, WITH ABOUT 800 ILLUSTRATIONS. 



'' I HIS new edition re"writteil and enlarg'ed in 1889 comprises about fifty per cent, more genera than the former one, and 

 M_ embraces the botanical name (accentuated according to the latest authorities), derivation, natural order, etc., together with a short history of 

 the different genera, and concise instructions for their propagation and culture. A valuable feature of the book is the great care that has been 

 given to obtain all the leading local or common English names, together with a comprehensive glossary of Botanical and Technical terms. Plain 

 instructions are also given for the cultivation of the principal vegetables, fruits and flowers — both for the Amateur, Florist and Market Gardener — with 

 very full instructions on forcing Tomatoes, Grapes, Cucumbers, Mushrooms, Strawberries, etc., together with comprehensive practical directions aboiit 

 soils, manures, roads, lawns, draining, implements, greenhouse buildings, heating by steam and hot water, propagation by seeds and cuttings, window 

 gardening shrubs, trees, etc. In short, ever)'thing relating to general horticulture is given in alphabetical order, to make it a complete book of 

 reference. Price, $4.00, postpaid. 



Practical Floriculture. New Edition. Written par 

 ticularly for the Commercial Florist, but equally as valuable for the 

 Amateur. Fully illustrated ; 325 pages. This work teaches how 

 flowers and plants can best be " grown for profit." It :s admitted 

 to be the leading authority on the subject. Contents ; 



How to become a Flonst— The Profits of Floriculture— Aspect and Soil — The Pre- 

 paration for New and the Renovation of Old Lawns— Laying out the Flower Garden — 

 Designs for Ornamental Grounds and Flower Gardens — Piantmg of Flower Beds — 

 Soils for Potting— Temperature and Moisture — The Potting of Plants— Drainage in 

 Pots — Cold Frames for Winter Protection — Construction of Hot-Beds — Greenhouse 

 Structures— Glass, Glazing and Shading — Modes of Heating — Propagation of Plants by 

 Seeds — Propagation of Plants by Cuttings — Propagating Roses by Grafting and Bud- 

 ding-Greenhouse Plants most in demand in Spring — Cold Frame Plants most sold in 

 Sprmg — Plants most in demand for Window Decoration In Winter — Culture of W"inter 

 Flowering Plants for Cut Flowers — Rose Growing in Winter — Bulbs for Winter Flowers 

 — Plants used for Decoration of Rooms — Construction of Bouquets, etc. — Hanging 

 Baskets^Parlor or Window Gardening — Formation of Rockwork and Plants for 

 Rocks — What Flowers will Grow in the Shade -Succession Crops in the Greenhouse — 

 Packing Plants — Plants by Mai! — Insects and Diseases Afiecting Plants — Mildew — 

 Dia y of Operations for the Year— The Culture of Grape Vines under Glass. Price, 



$ 1 .50, post-paid. 



Gardening: for Pleasure. New Edition. Tells how to 



grow Flowers, Vegetables and small Fruits in the Garden and Green- 

 house ; also treats fully on ^^■indow and House Plants. It was 

 specially written for amateurs — contains 404 pages, and is fully illus- 

 trated. Price, $2.00, post-paid. 



Bo-W The Farm Pays. By Messrs. Henderson and Crozier. 

 An acknowledged authority for Farmers. Gives all the Latest 

 Methods of growing Grass, Grain, Root Crops, Fruits, etc., and all 

 about Stock, Farm Machinery, etc. Price, $2.50, post-paid. 



Gardening: for Profit. New Edition. A new, revised 

 and greatly enlarged edition of this popular work. This book gives 

 in detail our 25 years' experience in Market Gardening, and a revised 

 list of varieties in vegetables recommended for market culture. 

 Written particularly for the Market Gardener, but is equally as 

 valuable for the Private Gardener. Fully illustrated ; 375 pages. 

 Contents : 



The Forcing of all important Vegetables and Fruits under G'.ass — The Men Fitted 

 for the Business — The Amount of Capital Required and Working I oroe per Acre — 

 Profits of Market Gardening — Location, Situa'.ion and Laying out — Soils, Drainage 

 and Preparation — Manures — The Uses and Management of Cold Frames — Protecting 

 Cloth in lieu of Sashes — Spring Raising of Cabbage, Cauliflower and Lettuce — Forma- 

 tion and Management of Hot-Beds — Forcing Pits or Greenhouses — Wide Greenhouses 

 for Vegetable Crops — Forcing Strawberries^Seeds and Seed Raising— How, When 

 and Where to Sow Seeds — Traasp'anting — \'egetables, their Varieties and Cultivation 

 — ^When to Sow and Plant in the Southern States — Packing of Vevetables for Shipping 

 — Preservation of Vegetables in Winter— Insects— Culture of Small Fruits - Monthly 

 C&lendar of Operations. Price, $2.00, poSt-paid. 



Garden and Farm Topics. Contains essays on some 

 special Greenhouse, Vegetable and Bulb, Fruit and Farm Crops. 

 Fully illustrated ; 244 pages. Price, $1.00, post-paid. 



Henderson's Bulb Culture. Price, 25 cents, posf-paid. 



Culture of "Water Lilies and Aquatics. Price. 25 



cents, post-paid. 



Injurious Insects and Plant Diseases witfai 



Remedies. Gives the latest preventatives and treatments 

 from practical tests and experiments, including the latest apparatus 

 for applying fluid and powder insecticides. It gives all in plain con- 

 cise manner. Price, 25 cents, post-paid. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— The s6t of nine books, described above, carriag-e prepaid, for $10.00. If 

 purchased separately would cost $13.75. 



