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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— BOOKS. 



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The following books written by PETER HENDERSON, are the acknowledged authorities and Text 

 Books on the subjects of wnich they treat in this country. 



Henderson's New Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture. 



A NEW AND REVISED EDITION, WITH COPIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS. 

 See full description of Contents on second page of Cover. Price, $4.00, post-paid. 



Also given free as a premium on orders from this Catalogue, amounting to $30 00. 



Gardening for Pleasure tells how to grow Flow- 

 ers, Vegetables and small Fruits, in the Garden and Green- 

 house; also treats fully on Window and House Plants. It 

 was especially written for Amateurs, and is fully illustrated. 



The scope of this book includes : Preparation of the 

 Ground — Walks — The Lawn — Design for Gardens — 

 Planting of Lawn and Flower Beds — Fall or Holland 

 Bulbs, etc. — Propagation of Plants by Seeds — Propaga- 

 tion of Plants by Cuttings — How Grafting and Budding 

 are done — The Potting of Plants — Winter-Flowering 

 Plants — Plants 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 attached to 

 Dwellings — Detached Greenhouses, Modes of Heating, 

 etc. — Greenhouses and Pits without Artificial Heating — 

 Flowers which will grow in the Shade — Insects and other 

 Parasites injurious to Plants — Humbugs in Horticulture — 

 Hardy Grapes — The Cold Grapery — The Hothouse or 

 Forcing Grapery — The Strawberry — The Vegetable Gar- 

 den — Monthly Calender of Operations. Contains 404 pages. 

 Price, $2.00, postpaid. 



// is also given free as a premium on orders from this Cata' 

 logue, if accompanied by the cash, amounting to $15.00. 



Henderson's Hand-Book, of Plants.— 



(Old edition.) A Dictionary of Plants giving the Scien- 

 tific and Common Names, with instructions for their 

 Culture and Propagation; 410 pages. Price, Post-paid, 

 $3.00. 

 It is also given free as a premium on all orders from (his 

 Catalogue if accompanied by the cash amounting to $20.00. 



Gardening for Profit.— How to grow Vegetablee 

 for Market — Gives all of the Latest Methods of Culturs 

 — And the best varieties of vegetables — The management 

 of Cold Frames and Hot Beds — Forcing Houses — Seed 

 Sowing, &c, &c. Written particularly for the Market 

 Gardener, but is equally as valuable for the Private Gar- 

 dener. Fully illustrated, 375 page6. Price, post-paid, 

 $2.00. 



It is also given free as a premium on all otders from this Cata- 

 logue if accompanied by the cash amounting to $15.00. 



Practical Floriculture. — Tells how to grow 



Flowers, Plants and Bulbs for profit, giving all of the latest 

 Methods of Treatment in the Greenhouse, Out of Doors, 

 Parlor or Window Gardening, &c, &c. Written particularly 

 for the Commercial Florist, but equally as valuable for the 

 the Amateur. Fully illustrated ; 325 pages. Price, post- 

 paid, $1.50. 

 // is also given free as a premium on orders from this Cata- 

 logue if accompanied by the cash amounting to $10.00. 



Garden and Farm Topics.— Tells how to Grow 



Bulbs, and contains essays on some special Greenhouse, 

 Vegetable, Fruit and Farm Crops. Fully illustrated; 244 

 pages. Price, post paid, $1.00. 



// is also given free as a premium on orders from this Cata- 

 logue if accompanied by the cash amounting to $5.00. 



How the Farm pays.— By Messrs. Henderson & 

 Crozier — An acknowledged authority for Farmers — Gives 

 all of the Latest Methods of Growing Grass, Grain, Root 

 Crops, Fruits, &c. ; and all about Stock, Farm Machinery, 

 &c, &c. Price, post-paid, $2.50. 



// is also given free as a premium on all orders from this 

 Catalogue if accompanied by the cash amounting to $20.00 



HENDERSON'S BULB CULTURE. 



JUST PUBLISHED. 



An invaluable new treatise, telling how to grow bulbs for winter flowering in the house, greenhouse, conservatory 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 "force" 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 whau 

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

 for summer flowering, etc., etc., and much other valuable information. 



Although written especially for amateurs, yet much instruction has been embodied that will be useful to the professional 

 florist. 24 pages. Price, post-paid, 25 cents. 



Will be given as premium on all orders from this Catalogue amounting to $2.00 and over. 



