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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— BOOKS. 



GENERAL FRUIT AND NUT CULTURE. 



The Principles of Fruit Growing. By Prof. Bailey. A new work and one 



of the most valuable on the subject, science and practice $1 .50 



Successful Fruit Culture. By Prof. S. T. Maynard. The cultivation and 

 propagation of fruits from the standpoint of profit. It covers the whole 

 subject from varieties to soil. Marketing, storage, etc 1.00 



American Fruit Culturist. By J. J. Thomas. 20th edition; just revised 



and enlarged. A handbook of everything pertaining to fruit culture. . 2.50 



Bush Fruits. By Prof. Card, of R. I. Agricultural College. A new work. 



Cultivation, varieties diseases,, insects, evaporation, etc 1.50 



Berry Book, The Biggie. A handy work on berries, particularly strawberries . 50 



Cider Maker's Handbook. By J. M. Trowbridge. Making and keeping 

 in perfection, based on scientific facts 1 . 00 



Citrus Fruits. By Prof. Hume. An up-to-date work on the culture of 



oranges, pomelos, shaddocks, citrons, lemons, etc 2.50 



Dwarf Fruit Trees. By F. A. Waugh. A practical book, giving full de- 

 tails on the planting, pruning, care and general management, etc 50 



Fruit Harvesting, Storing and Alarketing. By Prof. Waugh. A practical 



guide to the picking, sorting, packing, shipping and marketing of fruit. . 1.00 



Florida Fruits and How to Raise Them. By H. Harcourt. Cultivation, 

 management, marketing of all fruits adapted to semi-tropical regions in 

 the U. S.; evaporating fruits and how to use them 1.25 



The Practical Fruit Grower. By C. T. Maynard. Just what the beginner 



needs and the successful man practices 50 



Small Fruit Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. Re-written, enlarged and up-to- 

 date; propagation, culture, varieties, marketing, etc 1.00 



The Nut Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. Propagation, cultivation, market- 

 ing of nut-bearing trees and shrubs 1 .50 



Nuts for Profit. By J. R. Parry. Germination, budding, grafting, cultiva- 

 tion, harvesting, marketing, receipts for preparation and serving 60 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FRUITS. 



The Apple Orchard. By F. A. Waugh. A manual for the novice as well as 

 for those of more experience. Every detail connected with the successful 

 cultivation of the apple is thoroughly explained 75 



Cranberry Culture. By J. J. White. Location, preparation, planting, 



management, picking, keeping, etc ' 1 . 00 



Grape Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. One of the best works on cultivation 



and management of hardy grapes 1 . 50 



Grape Growing and Wine Making, American. By Prof. G. Husmann. Re- 

 vised. Garden and vineyard management from planting to harvesting 

 both in the East, West and California; all about making wine 1.50 



Grape Growers' Guide (under glass). By Wm. Chorlton. Cultivation 



suited to America in warm and cold graperies, construction, heating. . .75 



Peach Culture. By Hon. J. A. Fulton. The best work on growing 



peaches for profit or home use 1 . 00 



Pear Culture for Profit. By P. T. Quinn. Soils, preparation, planting, 



management, harvesting, marketing 1 .00 



Plums and Plum Culture., By Prof. Waugh. A complete manual on all 



known varieties of plums 1 . 50 



Quince Culture. By W. W. Meech. Revised and enlarged. Varieties, 



propagation, cultivation, diseases, insects and remedies 1 .00 



Strawberry Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. Field, garden, forcing and pot 



culture; hybridizing, varieties, etc 25 



Strawberry Culture, The A B C of. By T. B. Terry. The latest on this 



subject and by an experienced grower 50 



Raspberry and Blackberry Culture. By J. F. Littooy. Giving the standard 



methods, as well as new methods of increasing production 25 



SHRUBS, TREES AND FORESTRY. 



Practical Forestry. By A. S. Fuller. Varieties, propagation, planting 



and cultivation of both evergreen and deciduous 1 .00 



Evergreens and How to Grow Them. By C. S. Harrison. A manual for 

 the amateur; raising and care from seeds or nursery stock for decoration 

 or profit 50 



Hedges, Windbreaks, Shelters and Live Fences. By E. P. Powell. The 



planting, growth and management for country and suburban homes. . .50 



Lumber and Log Book. By J. L. Scribner. Quick computation of 



measurement, weight, etc., of lumber in all forms, etc 25 



Familiar Trees and Their Leaves. By F. S. Mathews. Characteristics, 



descriptions and illustrations of over 200 types, common and exceptional 1 . 75 



The Trees of Northeastern America. By Chas. S. Newhall. The descrip- 

 tions and illustrations enable any one to identify and name 2.00 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. 



Plant Breeding. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. New edition. The philosophy 



of crossing, variation and improvement of plants 1.50 



The Principles of Plant Culture. By Prof. Goff. Full of practical points 



about the science of plant growing and propagation 1 .00 



Complete Guide to the Multiplication of Plants. (The Nursery Book.) By 



Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs. 1.50 



The Propagation of Plants. By A. S. Fuller. Hybridizing, crossing; 



modes of propagation and multiplication 1.50 



The Pruning Book. By Prof. Bailey. Issued 1897. Where, how and 



when to prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1.50 



The Horticulturists' Rule Book. By Prof. L. H. Bailey Full of useful in- 

 formation for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others 1.50 



AGRICULTURE AND FARMING. 



Farmers' Cyclopedia of Agriculture. By Messrs. Wilcox and Smith, Ex- 

 periment Station Editors in U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. A thoroughly 

 up-to-date, practical, concise and complete presentation of the whole sub- 

 ject of agriculture. Farm, orchard and garden crops, animals, feeding, 

 dairying, poultry, irrigation, drainage, fertilizing, spraying, etc. 6,000 

 topics, 700 pages, 500 illustrations. Cloth bound, S3. 50; half morocco. . 4.50 



Principles of Agriculture. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The elementary prin- 

 ciples; soils, preparation and care; seeds, plants, crops, pastures, etc. . 1.50 



AGRICULTURE AND FARMING.— Continued. 



First Principles of Agriculture. By Prof. Voorhees. New and up-to- 

 date. Soils, fertilizing crops, rotation, stock feeding, breeding, etc. ... $1.00 



Our Farming. By Terry. The experience of 20 years' successful, up-to- 

 date farming; valuable for reference; no farmer should be without it. . 1.00 



A Handbook for Farmers and Dairymen. By F. W. Woll. A book of 

 reference of great value, facts, tables, formulas, receipts, cultivation 

 of crops, feeding animals, etc 1 . 50 



Physics of Agriculture. By Prof. King. Fundamentals the farmer 



should understand to be successful. A cyclopedia of information. ... 1.75 



Ten Acres Enough. A practical experience snowing how a very small 



farm may be made to keep a very large family 1 . 00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FARM CROPS. (See Vegetables also.) 



Alfalfa. By F. D. Coburn. Its growth, use and feeding value 50 



Book of Alfalfa. By F. D. Coburn. The most authoritative, complete 



and valuable work on this forage crop ever published 2. 00 



Book of Wheat. By P. T. Dondlinger. A complete study of everything 



pertaining to wheat. New, authoritative and up-to-date 2.00 



Broom Corn and Brooms. By Editors of " American Agriculturist." 



Raising broom corn and making brooms on large or small scale 50 



Cereals in America. By Prof. T. F. Hunt. A comprehensive treatise of 



wheat, maize, oats, barley, rice, Kaffir, corn buckwheat, etc 1.75 



Clovers and How to Grow Them. By Prof. Thos. Shaw 1.00 



Cotton. By Prof. C. W. Burkett. The only work that covers every 



side of this great subject 2.00 



Flax Culture. By several experienced growers. Selecting and preparing 



ground; culture, harvesting and marketing 30 



Forage and Fibre Crops in America. By Thos. F. Hunt. Treating fully 



timothy, Kentucky blue grass, red clover, alfalfa, cowpeas, cotton, etc. . 1 . 75 



The Book of Corn. By Herbert Myrick. A complete treatise upon the 



culture, uses and marketing of maize in America and elsewhere 1.50 



Ginseng. Its culture, harvesting and marketing; new edition 50 



Farm Grasses of the U. S. By W. J. Spillman. Seeding and management 

 of meadows and pastures. Varieties and uses of grasses for different 

 climates, conditions and requirements 1 . 00 



Hemp. By S. S. Boyce. A practical treatise on its culture for seed and 



fibre and the various operations 50 



Peanut Plant. Its Cultivation and Uses. By W. B. Jones. Instructs 



the beginner how to raise good crops 50 



Silos, Silage and Ensilage. By Manly Miles. Practical treatise on en- 

 silage of fodder, corn, etc 50 



Soiling Crops and the Silo. By Prof. Thos. Shaw. The growing and feed- 

 ing of all kinds of soiling crops, conditions to which they are adapted, 

 plan of rotation, building and filling the silo, feeding ensilage, etc. ... 1.50 



Soiling, Ensilage and Stable Construction. By F. S. Peer. The experi- 

 enced authors' system of raising nutritious food, increasing the number 

 of stock and enriching the soil economically 1 .00 



Sugar Industry, American. By H. Myrick. A practical handbook on the 



production of sugar beets and sugar cane, and the manufacture of sugar . 1 . 50 



Tobacco Culture. Full practical details by 14 experienced growers in dif- 

 ferent sections of the country 25 



Tobacco Leaf. By Killebrew and Myrick. Issued 1897. Approved 

 methods of culture, harvesting, curing, packing, selling and manufactur- 

 ing. Every process in field, barn and factory made plain 2.00 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY FARMING. 



The Business of Dairying. By J. B. Lane. This book aims to cover the 

 practical side of dairy farming and takes up every detail of this business 

 thoroughly and systematically 1 .50 



First Lessons in Dairying. By H. E. Van Norman. This book is just 

 the thing for everyday dairymen and should be in the hands of every 

 farmer in the country 50 



Practical Dairy Bacteriology. By H. W. Conn. The most complete and 



up-to-date work on the subject 1 . 25 



Profitable Dairying. By C. L. Peck. A new and practical guide to suc- 

 cessful dairy management 75 



Principles of Modern Dairy Practice. American edition by F. W. Woll. 

 Bacteria and their relations to new methods of dairying, from the udder 

 to butter and cheese 2.00 



Milk and Its Products. By H. H. Wing, Professor Dairy Husbandry, 



Cornell University. A new book, covering the whole field 1.50 



A B C in Cheese Making. By J. H. Monrad. Home cheese making, Ched- 



der, French Cream, Neufchatel and skim milk cheese 50 



Butter and Butter Making. By W. F. Hazard. Producing and marketing. .25 



Dairyman's Manual. By Henry Stewart. A trustworthy handbook, 



covering the entire subject, with latest approved methods 1.50 



Testing Milk and Milk Products. By L. L. Van Slyke. A handbook for 



butter-makers, cheese-makers, producers of milk, etc 75 



SOILS AND MANURES. 



First Principles of Soil Fertility. By A. Vivian. Just the book for the 

 farmer desiring to study the best methods of maintaining the fertility 

 of the soil : 1 . 00 



Soils. By C. W. Burkett. A complete study of the improvement and 

 management of the soil, as well as a discussion of the problems of crop 

 growing and crop feeding 1 . 25 



The Soil. By Prof. F. H. King. Its nature, composition, functions, rela- 

 tions to plant life and principles of management; a distinct advance 

 on the subject 1.50 



The Fertility of the Land. By Prof. Roberts. Valuable to every tiller of 

 the soil; the philosophy of controlling and increasing fertility through 

 management of soil, water, rotation 1 .50 



Fertilizers. By Prof. E. B. Voorhees. The underlying principles of 

 soils and fertilizers, the requirements of important crops; and the best 

 fertilizers to use for them 1 . 50 



Farming with Green Manures. By Dr. C. Harlan. The advantage of 



soiling and green manuring; details of practice and effects 1 . 00 



The above Books delivered free in the United States at these prices by Peter Henderson & Co., New York. 



