How Our Book Premiums Can be Obtained. 



The plan we adopted several years ago, of giving Mr. Peter Henderson's Books to 

 customers, as Premiums on orders, has, we think, been mutually satisfactory ; and as we 

 w shall continue the practice on a more extensive scale than ever, we ask of our patrons care- 

 ful consideration to the terms detailed below, by which these different books may be ob- 

 tained. Mr. Henderson's last production, ''Garden and Farm Topics," as will be seen, can 

 be had on orders of $10 and upward, while for orders of $20 and upward, the purchaser 

 may select either " Gardening for Profit" '• Practical Floriculture," or " Gardening for 

 Pleasure." 



While the selling price of these four works is $1.50 each, we ourselves publish only 

 one of them, " Garden and Farm Topics, " which enables us to offer it as a premium on a 

 smaller order. We make this statement to explain, what might otherwise appear contra- 

 dictor}'. In the information given, these various books do not conflict with each other, as 

 most of our costumers perhaps know. Here are the conditions : On all orders from this 

 catalogue to the amount of 810 and upward (in one order) we will include, without charge, 

 a copy of Peter Henderson's new book, " Garden and Farm Topics, " a work of 250 pages, 

 handsomely bound in cloth, and containing an excellent portrait on steel of the author. 

 The subjects this book embrace will be found below. When the order is to the extent of 

 820 and upward, purchasers may choose any one of Mr. Henderson's three books, " Gar- 

 dening for Profit, " " Practical Floriculture, " or " Gardening for Pleasure, " the price of 

 which is 81.50 each ; and when the order amounts to $40 and upward, we will send the 

 buyer his choice of any two of the above four books, or, instead, a copy of our late work, 

 "Henderson s Handbook of Plants" the value of which is $3.00, but it is understood that 

 any book or books desired must be selected at the time of ordering. This last condition is 

 imperative, and under no circumstances can we deviate from it ; and customers must not be 

 disappointed if we fail to honor subsequent demands made upon us for the books as Pre- 

 miums. When the books are not wanted as Premiums, an amount equal to their value may 

 be selected in either seeds or plants at list rates upon the same conditions. 



Of the books offered above as Premiums. 



Garden and Farm Topics,— Price $1 .50,— Embraces within its scope the following subject!?: 



Popular Bulbs and their culture. — "Window Gardening, and Care of Plants in Rooms. — Propagation of 

 Plants— Rose Growing in Winter. — Green house Structures, and Modes of Heating. — Formation and Renova- 

 tion of Lawns. — Onion Growing. — How to Raise Cabbage and Cauliflower. — On the Growing and Preserving of 

 Celery. — The New Celery " White Plume. " — Strawberry Culture. — Root Crops for Farm Stock. — Culture of 

 Alfalfa or Lucerne.— Manures and their Modes of Application.— Market Gardening around XewYork — The Use 

 of the Feet in Sowing and Planting.— Popular Errors and Scientific Dogmas in Horticulture.— Humbugs in 

 Horticulture. — Draining. 



Gardening for Profit. — Price $ 1 .50. — Gives in comprehensive detail our twenty-five year-' experience 

 in Market Gardening. If you wish to grow vegetables for sale, you need this book. (In cloth, illustrated ) 



Practical Floriculture.— Price $ 1 .50.— Gives up to date our whole experience in the Propagation and 

 Growing of P'ants during the past thirty years. This work is a complete guide for those intending to be- 

 come Commercial Florists. (In cloth, illustrated.) 



( \ hardening for Pleasure.— Price $ 1 ,50.— Is a concise compendium, giving plain details for the cul- 

 ture of Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, and General Gardening. For the use of Amateur Cultivators. (In 

 cloth, illustrated.) 



Henderson's Handbook of Plants.— Price $3.00.— Is a condensed encyclopedia of 412 pages, 

 giving botanical classification, propagation and culture of nearly every known plant in cultivation, either 

 ornamental or useful. Invaluable as a book of reference. (In cloth.) 



