PETEL HENDERSON'S BOOKS ON HORTICULT: 





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Gardening for Profit. 



- Practical Floriculture. 

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- - How the Farm Pays. 

 Garden and Farm Topics. 



- New Handbook of Plants. 



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THE FOLLOWING BOOKS WRITTEN BY PETER HENDERSON ARE THE ACKNOWLEDGED AUTHORITIES AND 

 TEXT BOOKS ON THE SUBJECTS OF WHICH THEY TREAT. 



^Henderson's J*ew .Handbook of Plants and General Jiorticulture. 



A NEW AND KEVISED EDITION, WITH ABOUT 800 ILLUSTRATIONS. 



THIS new edition rewritten and enlarged in 1889 comprises about fifty per cent, more genera 

 than the former one, and embraces the botanical name (accentuated according to the latest authorities), deri- 

 vation, natural order, etc., together 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 directions about soils, 

 manures, roads, lawns, draining, implements, greenhouse buildings, heating by steam and hot water, propagation 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, S4.00, post-paid. 



!E2P = Also given free as a premium on orders from this Catalogue amounting to $40.00, if asked for with the order. 



Practical Floriculture. New Edition. 

 Written particularly for the Commercial Florist, but 

 equally as valuable for the Amateur. Fully illustrated ; 

 325 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. Some of the 

 contents: 



How to become a florist — The Profits of floriculture — Aspect 

 and Soil — The Preparation for New and the Renovation of Old 

 Lawns — Laying out the Slower Garden — Designs for Ornament.il 

 Grounds and Flower Gardens — Planting of Flower Beds — Soils for 

 Potting — Temperature and Moisture — The Potting of Plants — 

 Drainage in Pots— Cold Frames for Winter Protection— Construc- 

 tion of Hot-Beds- Greenhouse Structures— Glass, Glazing and 

 Shading — Modes of Heating — Propagation of P'ants by Seeds — 

 Propagation of Plants by Cuttings — Propagating Roses by Graft- 

 ing and Budding — Greenhouse Plants most in demand in Spring — 

 Cold Frame Plants most sold in Spring— Plants most in demand for 

 Window Decoration in Winter- Culture of Winter Flowering 

 Plants for Cut Flowers— Rose Growing in Winter — Bulbs for 

 Winter Flowers — Plams used for Decoration of Rooms — Construc- 

 tion of Bouquets, etc. — Hanging Baskets — Parlor or Window 

 Gardening — Formation of Kock-work and Plants for Rocks — 

 What Floweis will grow in the Shade — Succession Crops in the 

 Greenhouse- Packing Plants— Plants by Mail— Insects and Dis- 

 eases Affecting Plants —Mildew — Diary of Operations for the Year 

 — The Culture of Grape Vines under Glass. 



Price, $1.50. post-paid. // is aho given free as a 

 premium on orders from this Catalogue amounting to 

 $20.00, if asked for with the order. 



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 speci- 

 ally written for amateurs — contains 404 pages, and 

 is fully illustrated 

 Price, $2.00, post-paid. It is also given free as a 



premium on orders from this Catalogue amounting to 



$25.00, /'/ ashed for with the order. 



Henderson's Bulb Culture. Price, post- 

 paid, 25 cents. Will be given free as premium on 

 all orders from this Catalogue, amounting to $4.00 

 and' over, if asked for with the order. 



Gardening for Profit. New Edition. A 

 new. revised and greatly enlarged edition <f this 

 popular work. This book gives in detail our 25 

 years' experience in Market Gardening, and a revised 

 list of varieties in vegetables recommended for 

 market culture. Written particularly for the Market 

 Gardener, but is equally as valuable for the Private 

 Gardener. Fully illustrated; 375 pages. Its contents 

 are : 



The Forcing of all important Vegetables and Fruits under Glass 

 —The Men Fitted for the Business— The Amount of Capital Re- 

 quired and Working Force per Acre— Profits of Market Gardening 



— Location, Situation and Laying Out — Soils, Drainage and Pre- 

 paration—Manures — The Uses and Management of Cold Frames 



— Protecting Cloth in lieu of Sashes— Spring raising of Cabbage, 

 Cauliflower and Lettuce — Formation and Management of Hot- 

 Beds— Forcing Pits or Greenhouses— Wide Greenhouses for Vege- 

 table Crops— Forcing Strawberries — Seeds and Seed Raising — 

 How, When and Where to Sow Seeds— Transplanting— Vegetables, 

 their Varieties and Cultivation— When to Sow and Plant in the 

 Southern States— Packing of Vegetables for Shipping— Preserva- 

 tion of Veeetables in Winter— Insects— Culture of Small Fruits- 

 Monthly Calendar of Operations. 



Price, $2.00, post-paid. // is also given free as a 

 premium oh orders from this Catalogue amounting to 

 $25.00, if asked for with the order. 



HOW the Farm Pays. By Messrs. Hender- 

 son and Crozier. An acknowledged authority for 

 Farmers. Gives all of the Latest Methods of Grow- 

 ing Grass, Grain, Root Crops, Fruits, etc.; and all 

 about Stock, Farm Machinery, etc., etc. 

 Price, $2.50, post-paid. It is also given free as a 



premium on orders from this Catalogue amounting to 



$30.00, if asked for with the order. 



Garden and Farm Topics. Contains 

 essav<# on some special Greenhouse. Vegetable and 

 Bulb, Fruit and Farm Crops. Fully illustrated; 244 

 pages. Price, $1.00, post-paid. 

 TV is also given free as a premium on orders from 



this Catalogue amounting to $IO.CO, //" asked for with 



the order. 



A New Book " Injurious Insects and Plant Diseases, with Remedies." bylPROF. BAILEY, chief of Cornell K*R«imc.,u 



Station, gives the latest preventives and treatments from practical tests and e.vpeuments, moudir.g the latest apparatus tor appljmg tluia 

 and powder insecticides. It gives all in plain, concise manner. Price, 75 cents, or given free as premium on alt orders Jromtnis catalogue 

 amounting to .$4.00 and ovei , of asked for ivith the order. 



