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FLOWER GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING. Each. 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. K. ELLIOTT. Illustrated. 



Designed for City and Suburban residences ; designs' tor lots and grounds §1.50 



Landscape Gardening, or How to Lay out a Garden. By Kpwaru Kemp. Illus- 

 trated. A guide in choosing, forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Lawns and Gardens. By N. Jonssox-Rose. Illustrated. Tells bow to beautify home 



surroundings ; plans, best plants, etc S.50 



Home Floriculture. (The Cultivation of Garden and House Plants.) By 



Rexford. Illustrated. Written particularly for amateurs 1.50 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. Illustrated. Anew work on grounds. Mower, 



fruit and vegetable gardening 1.00 



Gardening for Lit die*. By Mrs. J. C. Loudon. 2d American Edition 1.50 



The Water Garden. By Wm. Thicker. Illustrated. All water plants described, 



growing in tubs, ponds natural, artificial, etc 2.00 



GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW GARDENING. 



Cut Flowers and How to Grow. By M. A. Hunt. Illustrated. The practical 



cultivation of Roses and other flowers for cut flowers §2.00 



"Window and Parlor Gardening. By N. J6nsson-Rose. Illustrated. The daily 



care of house plants ; a book of reference for the amateur 1.25 



The Window Flower Garden. By J J. Helnrich. Illustrated. The personal 



experience of ti practical florist 75 



House Plants and How to .Succeed with Them. By Lizzie P. HiiXHOUSE. Illus- 

 trated. A book for Women by a woman who has achieved success 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



Begonia Culture. By B. C. Rayenscboft. (Imported.) Illustrated. Under glass 



and open air ; directions for both amateurs and professionals S0.50 



Bulbs and Tuberous-Rooted Plants. By C. L. Allen. Illustrated. Descriptions, 



propagation, culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 2.00 



Cactus Culture for Amateurs. By W. Watson. (Imported.) Illustrated. Descrip- 

 tions and full cultural instructions 2.00 



Carnation Culture, American. By L. L. Lambohx. Illustrated. Varieties, classi- 

 fication, propagation, culture. A practical work 1.50 



Chrysanthemum Culture for America. By James MORTON. Illustrated. A 



thorough work, fully covering the subject for America LOO 



Dahlia] The. By L. K. Peacock. Illustrated. New and valuable. Classes, varieties. 



cultivation, history 50 



Ferns and Ferneries. Illustrated 25 



Ferns in their Homes and Ours. By Prof. J. Robinson. Illustrated. Our native 



Ferns, when and where to find them; how to grow them at home L50 



Lilies and their Culture. By Dr. Wallace. (Imported.) Illustrated. Varieties 



described ; culture ; their native habitats and conditions, etc 1.50 



Orchids. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Book. By H. A. Burberry, Orchid 

 grower to Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. (Imported.) Illustrated. Varieties and 

 how to grow in cool, intermediate and warm houses 2.00 



Orchid Grower's Manual. By B. S. Williams. (Imported.) Illustrated. Descrip- 

 tions of 2,500 species and varieties, culture and other information 10.00 



Rose, The. By H. B. Ellwanger, Revised Edition. Illustrated. Varieties, classifi- 

 cation, characteristics,. cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Hose* Parsons on the. By S. B. Parsons. Revised Edition. Illustrated. Prop- 

 agation, culture, training, classification and descriptions 1.00 



Kose Culture. Secret** of. By W. J. Hatton. florist. Paper. Illustrated. Rose 



houses, heating, management ; best Roses for all purposes, etc 50 



Sweet Peas. By Rev. W. T. HUTCHINS. Illustrated. Varieties, cultivation, etc 20 



VEGETABLE AND MARKET GARDENING. 



Vegetable Gardening. By Prof. S. B. Green. Illustrated. Full of practical in- 

 formation about the growing of vegetables $1.25. 



Vegetable Garden, The. Translated from the French of H. de Vilmorin. An 



exhaustive reference book 5.00 



Truck Farming at the South. By Dr. A. Oemler. Illustrated. A guide to raising 



vegetables for northern markets, culture, packing, etc 1.50 



Vegetable Growing in the South for Northern Markets. By Prof. Rolfs, of 



Florida Agricultural College. Illustrated . Practical and valuable information ... 1.25 



The Forcing Book. By Prof. Bailey. Illustrated. A manual of the cultivation 

 of vegetables in glass houses. The best and most complete book on this subject. 

 Invaluable 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



Asparagus Culture. By Jas. Barnes and Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) 'Illustrated. 



The best methods employed in England and France S0.50 



Cabbages and Cauliflowers for Profit. By J. M. LrPTON. Illustrated. A new book 



on this subject by a successful grower 50 



Celery, Kalamazoo Culture or. By G. VON Bochove. Illustrated. Improved 



methods of culture, "The Secret of Success,'* and full information 50 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. By Wm. Falconer. Illustrated. The most 



practical work on growing for home use or for market 1.50 



Onion Culture, The New. By T. Greiner. Illustrated. For the home garden or 



market -. new and highly valuable methods are described 50 



Potato Culture, The New. By E. S. Carman. Illustrated. New and profitable 



methods j trench system, etc -75 



Potatoes for Profit. By F. B. Van Ornam. Illustrated. The result of 35 years' ex- 

 perience of a leading grower who has originated some of our best potatoes 30 



Sweet Potato Culture. By James Fitz. Illustrated. Full instructions from stall- 

 ing the plants to harvesting and storing 60 



Tomato Culture. By Day. Cummins and A. I. Root. Illustrated. Culture in field 



and under glass and in the South ; for home, for market, for canning factories 10 



INSECTS, PLANT AND TREE DISEASES. 



Economic Entomology. By Prof. Smith, one of the highest authorities. Illustrated. 



Insects easily identified ; preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc $2.50 



Insects and Insecticides. By Prof. Weed. Illustrated. Tells how to combat 



insects in field, orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.50 



Fungi and Fungicides. By Prof. Weed. Illustrated. Fungous diseases of plants. 



etc., and their treatment 1.00 



The Spraying of Plants. By Prof. Lodeman. Illustrated. Insects and fungi ; 



liquids and powders ; application and apparatus 1.00 



MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS, 



The Horticulturist's Rule Book. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. 4th Edition. Full of 



useful information for fi-uit growers, truck gardenei-s, florists and others SO. 75 



Plant Breeding. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Illustrated. The philosophy of crossing. 



variation and improvement of plants 1.00 



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



Prof. B alley. Directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs." etc 1.00 



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



when to prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1.00 



Weeds and How to Eradicate Them. By Prof. Thos. Shaw. Illustrated 75 



House Plants as Sanitary Agents. By DR. Anders. Illustrated. Relations of 



vegetation in floriculture, forests, plantations, etc.. to health and disease L50 



Greenhouse Construction, also llot-bcd* and Frames. By Prof. L. R. Taft. Illus- 

 trated. All details for florists and amateurs ; heating and ventilating 1.50 



Greenhouse Heating by Hot Water and Stenm. By A. B. Fowler. Illustrated. 



Best systems, location, selecting apparatus, computing and other details 76 



Land Measurer for Farmer*. By Redder. Shows at once the contents of any 



piece of land, with other useful farm tables 65 



Lumber and Log Book, By J. M. Scribner. New and Enlarged Edition . .. ,25 



AGRICULTURE AND FARMING. ] 



American Farm Book. By R. L. and L. F. Allen. Revised. Illustrated. A com- 

 pendium of farming in all of its details 



Our Farming. By T. B. TERRY. Illustrated. The experience of 20 years' successful 

 and up-to-date farming ; valuable for reference 



A Handbook for Farmers and Dairymen. By F. W. Woll, Professor of Agrieul- 

 tural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. Illustrated. A book of reference, of 

 great value, tacts, tables, formulas, receipts ; revised and brought up to date, 18y7. 



Agriculture in Some of Its Kelutlous with Chemistry. By F. H. Rtorer, Pro- 

 fessor of Agricultural Chemistry, Harvard University. 3 vols. Illustrated. Hun- 

 dreds of subjects ; of great value to the farmer 



How Crops Grow. By Prof. Samt el Johnson, of Yale College. Illustrated. 

 A guide to the knowledge of agricultural plants, composition, requirements, etc... 



How Crops Feed. By Prof. Samcel Johnson. Illustrated, Atmosphere and soil 

 related to nutrition of plants, etc 



Corn Culture (Indian). By C. S. Plumb. Director Indian Exposition. Illustrated, 

 Practical as well as scientific instructions, covering all details 



Grasses and Forage Plants. By Chas. L. Flint. New Edition. Illustr'ated. 

 Varieties, nutritive values, culture, curing, management grass land, etc 



Sugar Beet, The. By L S. Ware. Illustrated. Varieties, soils, tillage, harvesting; 

 the industry in Europe, etc 



Silage, Kiislla'ge and Silos. By Manly Miles. Illustrated. Practical treatise on 

 ensilage of fodder, corn, etc 



Sorghum. By Peter Collier, Ph. D.. (late chemist D. S. Department of Agriculture.) 

 Illustrated. Culture and manufacture as a source of sugar, syrup and fodder. :... 



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

 methods of culture, harvesting, curing, packing, selling and manufacturing. 

 Every process in field, barn and factory made plain 



Wheat Culture. By D. S. Cl'RTiss. Illustrated. How to double the yield, varieties, 

 improved machinery, etc 



The Soil. By F. H. King, Professor Agricultural Physics, University of Wisconsin. 

 Illustrated. Its nature, relations and principles of management ; a distinct 

 advance on the subject 



The Fertility of the Land. By Prof. Roberts, Director Cornell Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, A valuable book to every tiller of the soil ; the philosophy of 

 controlling fertility 



Talks on Manures. By Joseph Harris. M. S. Illustrated, Familiar talks on the 

 whole subject of manures and fertilizers 



Farming with Green Manures. By I)R. C. Harlan. 4th and Enlarged Edition. 

 Illustrated. The advantage of soiling and green manuring ; details of practice 

 and effects 



Land Draining. By Manley Miles. Illustrated. A handbook of principles, practice 

 and construction of tile drains, 



Irrigation Farming. By Lt'TE Wilcox. Illustrated. The application of water in 

 the production of crops, appliances and principles 



Irrigation for Farm, Garden and Orehard. By Henry Stewart. Illustrated. 

 Methods and management to secure water for critical periods 



FRUITS, NUT AND TREES. 



Tree-* for Street and Shade. By Messrs. Powell and McMxllan. From nursery to 



permanent location : what, where and how to plant 



Practical Forestry. By A. s. Fuller. Illustrated. Varieties, propagation, planting 



and cultivation of both evergreen and deciduous 



Forest Planting. By H. X. Oarchow, LL.D. Issued 1897. Illustrated. Restoration. 



maintenance and care of wood and timber lands on plains and mountains 



The Principles of Fruit Growing. By Prof. Bailey. Illustrated, A new work 



and one of the most valuable ever written on the subject 



American Fruit Ciilturist. By J. J.Thomas. 20th Edition ; just revised and en- 

 larged. Illustrated. A handbook of everything pertaining to fruit culture 



The Fruit Garden. By P. Barry. Illustrated. A standard work on Fruit Culture 



by an experienced author and nursei-y man 



Fruit Culture. By W. c. Strong, Vice-President American Pomologieal Society. 



New and Revised Edition. Illustrated. Making it the latest work on the subject. 

 The Practical Fruit Grower. By C. T. JLiynard. Illustrated. Just what the 



heir inner needs and the successful man practices. 



Small Fruit Ciilturist. By A. S. FULLER. Illustrated. Re-written, enlarged and 



up to date ; propagation", culture, varieties, marketing, etc 



The Orchard House. By J. R. Pearson. The English method of growing fruits in 



glass houses. Construction arid management 



The Nut Ciilturist. By A. S. Filler. Illustrated, Propagation, cultivation, 



marketing of nut-bearing trees and shrubs 



Apple Culture. Field Notes on. By Prof. Bailey'. Illustrated. Practical and 



valuable instruction from planting to harvesting 



California Fruits and How to Grow Them. By E. J. iVickson. Illustrated. 



Methods and experience of many successful growers 



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



management, picking, keeping, etc., etc 



Florida Fruits and How to Kalse Them. By H. Harcoirt. Illustrated, Culti- 

 vation, management, marketing of semi-tropical fruits of the U. S 



Grape Culturlst. By A. S. Fuller. Illustrated. One of the very best works on 



cultivation and management of hardy grapes 



Grape Growing nnd Wine Making. American. By Prof. G. Husma.vx. Illustrated. 



Revised 1895. Garden and vineyard management from planting to harvesting, 



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



Grape Grower's Guide i under Glass). By Wm. Chorltox. Illustrated. Cultivation 



suited to America in warm and cold graperies, construction, heating, etc 



Orange Culture (In Fin.. La. and Oil.) By Rev. T. W. Moore. Illustrated. 



Oranges, lemons and limes, culture, gathering, packing, shipping, etc. 

 Mich Culture. By Hox. J. A. Fultox. Revised. Illustrated. The be: 

 growing peaches for profit or home use. 



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Peiir Culture for Profit. By P. T. Qrixx. Illustrated. Soils, preparation, planting, 

 management, harvesting, marketing 



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

 propagation, cultivation, diseases, insects and remedies 



Strawberry Ciiltme. The A B C of. By T. B. Terry". Illustrated. The latest on 



this subject and by an experienced grower I" 



BOTANIES, DICTIONARIES, WILD FLOWERS, ETC 



LeftNoiiH and Manual of Botany. Bv Dr. Asa Gray. Illustrated $3.50 



Field Botany. By W. P. Maxton. A handbook for the collector 50 



Dictionary of Gardening By Geo. Nicholson, A. L. S. A vols. Illustrated. Botani- 

 cal classification and practical information, useful and valuable 20.00 



How to Know Wild Flower*. By Mrs. Dana. Illustrated. A pruide to haunts and 



habits, their identification easy for amateurs 1.75 



The Language ofFlower*. Bv J. Ingraham. Includes floral poetry- Small ed., 50c., 



cloth, §1.00 * gilt. 1.50 



HOUSEHOLD BOOKS. 



Canning nnd Preserving. By Mrs. Rorer. How to can fruits and vegetables, make 



preserves, dry fruits and herbs, etc $»U<i 



Fruit* and How to t'*e Them. By Mrs. Poole. Illustrated. Nearly 7<K) receipts 



for preparing various fruits in various forms f\ 1.00 



The National Cook Book. By Marion Harland and C. T. Herrick. An entirely 



new work L.50 



Everybody's Paint Book. Illustrated. All about painting, staining, kalsomining, » 



renovating furniture, etc LOO 



Toy Making for Amateur*. By .Jrs. I.ckin. Illustrated. Home construction of 



wooden toys ; simple and driven bv various contrivances 1.00 



American Girl's Handy Book. By The Misses Beard, 300 Illustrations. How to 



amuse yourself and others, 2.00 



