By PETER HENDERSON. 



those who liave not seen our works on Gardening, we give below a brief statement of their 

 .ind= contents. 



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GARDENING FOR PROFIT. 



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To such as are intending to begin the business of Market Gardening, we offer for their instruction 

 our work "Gardening for Profit." published first in 1866, and new edition in 1*7; J .. 'Gardening for 

 Profit " has had a larger sale probably than any work ever published on the subject of Horticulture. 

 Upwards of fifty thousand copies have been sold, and we have hundreds of grateful testimonials from 

 those who have been benefited by its teachings. The subjects of its contents are : 

 The Men fitted for the Business; Amount of Capital Be- agement of Hotbeds; Forcing Pits and Greenhouses; 



quired and Working For. I Market 



Gardening; 1 



tion. Situatio: and pinir 



Preparation; uid in; Monthly 



Management of Cold Frames; The Formation and Man- ! ndar of Operations. 



Our second work, written in 1868, second edition in 1873, and the third edition December, 1878, 

 is entitled 



PRACTICAL FL0RICITLT1 



and it, like its contemporary, was written to teach how flowers and plants can be best "grown for 

 profit.'' The succeas^of* this has been even more marked than- the first, when we consider that it only 

 refers to a business exclusively a luxury. Upwards of twenty -five thousand copies of this work have 

 been sold, and it has been the means of establishing thousands of persons in an agreeable, and in a 

 majority of cases, profitable business. Its contents cmbr 



Aspect and Soil; Laying ont the Lawn and Flower Garden; Bo 



Designs for Ornamental Grounds; Planting of Flow Hi 



Beds; Soils for Potting; Temperature and Moisture; 



Protection: see 



i-tures; (;>. 



ion of I 

 ruo from Seed; 

 lrtiugs; How Plants andFlov 

 nation of Lilies; Culture of 

 the Verbena ; Culture of the 

 Holland Bulds; Cape Kill 

 Culture of Winter-Flowering Pla 



Heating ; Base 



own; 



( ulture of 



Unhid Culture ; 



l and Culture; 



Construction of 



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tions of Soft 

 Kinds; What Flow 

 house and St 

 haecous, Pe 

 Shrubs anil 

 Glass; Dial'. 



■ i >r Cut Flow 

 ..irdening; War- 

 it Koekwork: In- 

 rhf Nature's Law of 

 Mail; The Profits of 

 lorist; Short Descrip- 

 iug Plants of the Leading 

 row in the Shad 

 Hants, Annua Is.Hardy 



Our first two books fell into the hands of many who had no desire to make gardening a business, 

 but who yet wished for information on the subject for their private use. To such it was found that a 

 book detailing operations on a smaller scale, vet embracing, as far as possible, all the information on 

 the subject, was much wanted. To supply this want we, in 1875, wrote 



U 



GARDENING FOR PLEASURE," 



and it is flattering to state that the demand for it, for the time it has been issued, has been greater 

 than either of its predecessors. Its scope of subjects is naturally greater than either " Gardening for 

 Profit," or " Practical Floriculture,'' as it embraces directions for the propagation and culture of fruit, 

 flowers, and vegetables. Its contents include : 



Soil and Lorat ion; Drainage: Preparation of the Ground; 



Sj>. \vn; 



Fall or Holland Bulb- ion of Plants b\ 



Propagation of Plants bv Cuttings; Propagating by Lay- 

 ering; About Grafting and Budding; How Graftingaiid 

 Budding are Done; Treatment of Tropic:il Bulbs 



iits- Winter-Flowering Plants; 

 Cnhealthj uedv; Plants Suited for Suni- 



ini -kefs; Window Gardening; 



Parloi ig, or the Cultivation of Plants in Rooms; 



Wan! Ferneries; Jardinieres; Winter! lin- 



ing the Lily of the Valley; Greenho 

 Dwell 

 iug by Hot 

 Meat; Com 

 Shrubs; Climbers and 

 nials; Annual Flower 

 Grow In the Shade; i 



Mulching; Are Plants Injurious t 



Shading; The Laws n 

 Hardy Grapes; Cold '. 

 ing Grapery; Thi 



Digression; Thi- den Imple- 



ments; Month] us. 



All these works were written by Peter Henderson, the senior member of our firm, and are simply a 

 relation of his extensive experience of over a quarter of a century, in all departments of Horticulture. 

 They are written in the plainest language, so that the instructions can be at once understood, no mat- 

 ter how ignorant the reader may be of the subject. The price of " Gardening for Profit," "Practical 

 Floriculture." and " Gardening for Pleasure, is $1 .50 each (prepaid by mail); but to all ordering 

 seeds, plants, or other articles to the value of $10.00 (in one order), from this Catalogue, any one of 

 them will be added gratis. For conditions of this offer, plea.se see pair 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. 

 sinea, Market Gardeners, and Florists, 



35 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK. 



