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



Peter Henderson's 

 Books on Horticulture. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— The set of nine books, described 

 below, carriage prepaid for $10.00. If purchased separ- 

 ately would cost $13.75. 



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 Horticulture. 



A NEW AND REVISED EDITION, WITH ABOUT 800 ILLUSTRATIONS. 



THIS new edition rewritten and enlarged in 1889 comprises about fifty per cent, more gerera than the former 

 one, and embraces the botanical name (accentuated according- to the latest authorities), derivation, natural order, etc., to- 

 gether with a short history of the different genera, and concise instructions for their propagation and culture. A valuable 

 feature of the book, particularly to amateurs, 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 di- 

 rections about soils, manures, roads, lawns, draining, implements, greenhouse buildings, heating by steam and hot water, propa- 

 gation by seeds and cuttings window gardening shrubs, trees, etc. In short everything relating to general horticulture is given 

 in alphabetical order to make it a complete book of reference. Price, $4.00, post-paid. 



Gardening for Pleasure. New Edition. Tells 

 how to grow Flowers, Vegetables and small Fruits in the 

 Garden and Greenhouse; also treats fully on Window and 

 House Plants. It was specially written for amateurs — con- 

 tains 404 pages, and is fully illustrated. The scope of this 

 book includes 



Preparation of the ground — Walks — The Lawn — Designs for Gardens — 

 Planting of Lawn and Flower beds — Fall or Holland Bulbs, etc. — -Propa- 

 gation of Plants by Seeds — Propagation of Plants by Cuttings — How 

 Grafting and Budding are done — The Potting of Plants — Winter Flower- 

 ing Plants — P!ants Suited for Summer Decoration — Window Gardening- 

 Culture of Water Lilies and other Aquatic Plants — The Chrysanthemum — 

 Parlor Gardening, or the Cultivation of Plants in Rooms — Greenhouses at- 

 tached to DwelSngs — Detached Greenhouses, Modes of Heating, etc. — 

 Greenhouses and Pits without Artificial Heating — Flowers that will grow 

 in the Shade — Insects and other Parasites injurious to Plants — Humbugs 

 in Horticulture — Hardy Grapes — The Cold Graperv — The Hot-house or 

 Forcing Grapery — The Strawberry — The Vegetable Garden — Monthly 

 Calendar of Operations. 



Price, $2.00, 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 

 Gardeni>ig, and a revised list of varieties in vegetables recom- 

 mended for market culture. Written particularly for the 

 Market Gardener, but is equally as valuable for the Private 

 Gardener. Fully illustrated: 375 pages. 

 Price, |2.oo, post paid. 



Garden and Farm Topics. Contains essays on 

 some special Greenhouse, Vegetable and Bulb, Fruit and 

 Farm Crops. Fully illustrated; 244 pages. 

 Price, fi.oo, postpaid. 



Practical Floriculture. New Edition. Written 

 particularly for the Commercial Florist, but equally as valu- 

 able for the Amateur. Fully illustrated, 323 pages. This 

 work teaches how flowers and plants can best be "grown for 

 profit." It is admitted to be the leading authority on the 

 subject. Price, $1,50, post-paid. 



How the Farm Pays. By Messrs. Henderson and 

 Crozier. An acknowledged authority for Farmers. Gives 

 all of the Latest Methods of growing Grass, Grain. Root 

 Crops, Fruits, etc.; and all about stock, Farm Machinery, 

 etc., etc. Price, $2.50, post-paid. 



Injurious Insects and Plant Diseases 

 with Remedies, by PROF. BAILEY, chief of 



Cornell Experiment Station, gives the latest preventatives 

 and treatments from practical testsand experiments includ- 

 . ing the latest apparatus for applying fluid and powders in- 

 secticides. It gives all in plain and concise manner. 



Price 25 cents, post-paid. — •. ■'■■ 



Culture of "Water Lilies and Aquatics. 



How to make a Water Lily Tank and Protect in Winter — When Tender 

 Species may be Started — Keeping Water Lilies over Winter — 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 Garden — How to Grow Water Lilies from the Seed — An Ama- 

 teur's Success— Species and Varieties of Water Lilies and Aquatics. 



42 pages, illustrated. Price, post paid, 25 cents. 



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An invaluable treatise, telling how to grow bulbs for winter flowering in the house, greenhouse, con- 

 servatory or window, and for spring flowering in the garden. It also treats on summer flowering bulbs; 

 in fact gives full instructions when and how to plant, and after management. It also tells how to '■' fo'ree" 

 Lily of the Valley, Tulips, Hyacinths, Lilies, Narcissus and other ''florists' bulbs." 



It tells how to grow bulbs in glasses, crocus pots, moss and other novel ways. It gives designs for beds of bulbs and tells 

 what to put in them. It gives a list of common names; tells what bulbs are suitable for the naturalization, for bedding, for 'winter 

 flowering, for summer flowering, etc., etc., and much other valuable information. Price, post-paid, 25 cents 



