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PETER HENDERSON & CO., BOOKS. 



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS. 



DELIVERED FREE IN THE UNITED STATES. 



FLOWERS, PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING. Eacn. 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See description, page c.) $l..>0 



Flowers. (The Cultivation of Garden and House Plants.) By Rexkord. 



Written particularly for amateurs 7* .50 



The English Flower burden. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) Position, arrange- 

 ment, with best plants for various purposes, and their culture 5.00 



The Old-Fnshioned Garden and Hardy Perennials. By J. Wood. (Imported.) 



Old-fashioned dowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.50 



Garden .Making. By Prof. Bailey. Instructions for beginners and for the skilled 

 gardener. Covers the whole subject, laying out and planting small city yards 

 and large suburban grounds, plants, trees, bedding, pruning, vegetables, fruits, 

 scientific truths in simple language 1.00 



The Wild Garden. By Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) The natural grouping of hardy 



plants ; the best for various effects, culture, etc 5.00 



The ISeitiitlful Flower Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathews. Its treatment, with 



special regard to the picturesque : 50 



Century Hook ol Gardening. A new and magnificently illustrated English work 



on dowers, flower and vegetable gardening 7.50 



Handbook of Plants. By Peter Henderson. Descriptions and American culture of 



species, iSee description, page 7.) 3.00 



Cyclopedia ot American Horticulture. Edited by L. H. Bailey, Professor of 

 Horticulture, Cornell University, assisted by expert cultivators and botanists ; 

 a monumental and up-to-date work, distinctively American, comprising directions 

 for the cultivation of horticultural crops, original descriptions of the species of 

 fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants. In four volumes per set 20.00 



Dictionary of Gardening. An English work by Geo. Nicholson, A. L. S. Botanical 

 classification, Cull descriptions of both species and varieties, with cultural direc- 

 tions; practical, useful, valuable and indispensable. 4 vols. Profusely illustrated 20.00 



Dictionary of Gardening Supplement. Includes new plants and horticultural 



matters, bringing everything up to date. 2 vols 10.00 



Landscape Gardening. By Prof. Waugh, University of Vermont. A short treatise 



on the principles governing outdoor art 50 



A New Work on Lnndscupe Gardening. By Prof. Maynard, of Mass. Agricul- 

 tural College. The whole subject is covered, from laying out grounds to trees 

 and shrubs, situations and treatment 1.50 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. R. Elliott. Designs for 



small city lots and large suburban grounds 1.50 



Landscape Gardening, or How to Lay out a Garden. By Edward Kemp. Choos- 

 ing, forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Lawns and Gardens. By N. Jonsson-Rose. How to beautify home surroundings ; 



landscaping, plans, best plants and their places 3.50 



Kesldential Sites and Environments. By J. F. Johnson. All information for 

 developing residential surroundings; diagrams, suitable plants, trees, shrubs, 

 grouping, culture, etc: 2.50 



GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW GARDENING. 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See description, page ff.) §1.50 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson. {See description, page 6.j 1.50 



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



Roses and other flowers for cut flowers, by an authority 2.00 



Greenhouse Management. By L. R. Taft. The latest and best work on forcing 



roses, carnations and other florists' flowers, vegetables and fruits under glass ; 



propagation, diseases and insects 1.50 



Greenhouse Construction, By L. R. Taft. Various styles of greenhouse and plant 



house structures, also heating, ventilating, etc 1.50 



Greenhouse and Stove Plants. By T. Bains. (Imported.) A masterly English 



work by their foremost authority 3.50 



Greenhouse Management tor Amateurs. By W. J. May. (Imported.) Building 



and heating greenhouses and frames; suitable plants and culture 2.00 



Window and Parlor Gardening. By N. Jonsson-Rose. The daily care of house 



plants and allied subjects ; a book of reference for the amateur 1.25 



The Window 1- low er Garden. By J. J. Heinrich. The personal experience of a 



practical florist 50 



Hoa-e Plants; How to Succeed with Them. By Lizzie P. HlLLHOUSE. For 



women who grow house plants, by a woman who has success 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



The IS :i in boo Garden. By A. B. F. Mitford. Varieties, descriptions, arrangement, 



culture of sorts adapted to American climates §3.00 



Begonia Culture. By B. C. Ravenscroft. (Imported.) Under glass and open air ; 



directions for both amateurs and professionals .50 



liegoiiins, Tuberous. By several practical growers. Gives cultural directions and 



general management 25 



TCnib Culture. By Peter Henderson, (See description, page 7.).. 25 



ltulb* and i uherous-Gooted Plants. By C. L. ALLEN. Descriptions, propaga- 

 tion, culture in dwelling. g> eenhouse and garden 1.50 



Cactus Culture lor Amateurs. By W. Watson. (.Imported.) Descriptions and 



full cultural in-tructioiis 2.00 



Carnation Culture, American. By L. L. Lamborn. Varieties, classification, propa- 

 gation, culture. A practical work. Revised edition, liiol 1.50 



Carnation Culture ior Amateurs. An English work, by Ravenscroft. Carnations 



and Picotees of all classes ; p. As and open-ground culture 40 



Chrysanthemum Culture lov America. By James Morton. A thorough work, fully 



covering the subject for America 1.00 



Chrysanthemum Culture tor Amateurs and Professionals. An English work, 



by Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



Chrysanthemum, Growth of the Plant. By Edwin Molynecx. A practical Eng- 

 lish work on culture, etc. . . ; 50 



Huhllu, The. By L. K. Peacock. New and valuable work, classes, varieties, de- 

 scriptions, cultivation, history 30 



Ferns In their Homes and Ours. By Prof. J. Robinson. Our native Ferns, when 



and where to find them ; how to grow them at home 1.50 



Ferns and Fern Culture. By J. Birkenhead. (Imported.) Selections and culture 



lor cold and warm ferneries. Wardian cases, dwellings, etc 75 



Irises, ltulboiis. By Prof. Michael POSTER. (Imported.) Species, varieties, de- 

 script ions, time of flowering, habitat and culture for each 2.00 



Lilies and their Culture. By Dr. Wallace. (Imported.) All varieties are de- 

 scribed ; their native habitats and conditions, culture *1.75 



Orchids. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Hook. By H. A. BURBERRY, Orchid 

 grower to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. Varieties, descriptions and how- 

 to grow in cool, intermediate and warm houses. (Imported.) 2.50 



Orchid Growers* Manual. By B. S. Williams. (Imported.) Descriptions of 2,500 



species and varieties, culture and other information 10.00 



Orchids, Their Culture and Management. New Edition. By W. Watson, Royal 

 Gardens, Kew, England. (Imported.) Descriptions of all kinds in general culti- 

 vation. Elegant illustrations and colored plates , 8.00 



Rhododendrons. By E. S. Rand, Jr. Revised Edition 1.50 



Ko»e. The. By II. B. Ell w anger. Revised Edition. Varieties, classification, char- 

 acteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Kosc. Parsons on the. By S. B. Parsons. Revised Edition. Propagation, culture, 



training, classification and descriptions 1.00 



Kosc Culture, Secrets of. By W. J. Hatton, florist. Paper. Rose houses, heating, 



management ; best Roses for all purposes, etc .50 



K oses, A Hook About. By Dean S. Reynolds Hole. 11th Edition. (Imported.) A 



reliable English guide to Rose Culture 1.25 



Kosc Hook, The Amateur's. By Shirley Hibbard. (Imported.) Cultivation under 



glass and in the garden ; formation of rosarium, etc 1.75 



Roses and Rose Culture. By Wm. Paul. An English work for amateur rosarians. .50 



Kose Gurden. By Wm. Paul. A valuable work by an English specialist; descrip- 

 tions, culture. (Beautifully illustrated and 20 colored plates.) 8.00 



Koses In Pots. The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 75 



fevveet J\'M». By Kbv. w. t, JIutchins, Varieties, cuXtivattou^etc.., ty 



Each. 



Violet Growing. (Commercial.) By Prof. Galloway, of U". S. Department, of 

 Agriculture. The subject is fully covered, from suitable houses and varieties, 



culture, diseases, etc., to shipping the flowers $1.5* 



Wuterlilies and Aquatics. Their culture. By Peter Henderson b.j 



The Water Garden. By Wm. Tricker. All water plants described : how to grow 

 in tubs, ponds, etc. : the formation of artificial ponds, utilization of natural prop- 

 agation, culture, wintering, etc 2.0H 



VEGETABLE gardening and truck farming. 



Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson. (See description, payee.) '.. $l.f> 



Gardening lor Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See description, page 6.) i.jk. 



Principles of Vegetable Gardening. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Soils ; its treat- 

 ment ; vegetables ; management from seeds to marketing and storing 1.25 



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

 for northern markets, culture, packing, etc., by an experienced and successful 

 grower ". 1.00 



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



Florida Agricultural College. Practical and valuable information.. 1.25 



Success in Market Gardening. By W. W. Rawson. Vegetables out-ol-doors and 



under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 1.00 



The Youiur Market Gardener. By T. Greiner. A guide to beginners in market 



vegetables ; outside culture, hot-beds, frames, preparing and selling, etc . .50 



The Fore-ins: Rook. By Prof. Bailey. The cultivation of winter vegetables in 

 glass houses. The best and most complete book on tnis subject for those who 

 grow for home consumption or for market 1.00 



California Vegetables in Garden and Field. By E. J. Wickson. A manual of prac- 

 tice for sub-tropical climates, with and without irrigation 2.25 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (See under " Flowers, Plants," etc.) 1.00 



Vegetable Gardening. By S. B. Green, Professor of Horticulture, University of 

 Wisconsin. A new work. Full of practical information about growing vege- 

 tables for both home use and for marketing -x.25 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



Asparagus. By F. M. He.yamer. A practical new treatise on the best methods of 



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus $0.50 



Asparagus Culture. By Jas. Barnes and Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) The best 



methods employed in England and Fiance 50 



C&hhages, How to Grow. By J. J. H. Gregory. Details of culture, keeping, 



marketing, etc 30 



Cabbages. Cauliflower, etc. By C. L. Allen. A new work. Gives complete in- 

 structions from seedtime till harvest 00 



Cabbages and Cauliflowers for Profit. By J. M. Lupton. Anew book on this 



subject by a successful grower 00 



Carrots and Mangels. By J. J. H. Gregory. How to raise them, keep them ami 



feed them. ...." ?0 



Celery Culture lor Profit. By Greiner. New and improved methods of culture. z\t 



Celery, Kalamazoo Culture of. By G. von Bociiove. Improved methods of cul- 

 ture, "The Secret of Success." and full information 50 



Cucumber Culture for Amateurs. ByW. J. May. An English treatise on the 



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass 5o 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. By Wm. Falconer. The best and most practical 



American work on grow ing for home use or for market 1.00 



Mushroom Culture. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) England's standard authority 



on this subject 50 



Mushroom Culture for Amateurs. By W. J. May. English methods of growing 



in houses, sheds, cellars, shelves and out-of-doors.. 50 



Onion Culture. The New. By T. Greiner. For the home garden or market ; 



new and highly valuable methods are described S, 



Onions. How to liaise them Profitably. By IT practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing in different sections of country -;i) 



Potato Culture, The ABC of. By W. B. Terry. How- to grow- quantity and qual- 

 ity, and other new ami valuable information 35 



Potatoes for Profit. By Van ORMAN. The result of 25 years' experience by a lead- 

 ing grower 25 



Sweet Potato Culture. By James Fitz. Full instructions from starting the plants 



to harvesting and storing ; the Chinese Yam. etc 50 



Rhubarb Culture. By F. S. Thompson. A complete guide by one of the largest 



practical growers 1.00 



The New Khabarb Culture. By J. E. Morse. Anew and complete guide to dark 



forcing and held culture 50 



Squashes. By J. J. H. Gregory. Soil selection and preparation, culture, gathering. 



winter storing, etc 30 



Tomato Culture for Amateurs. By B. C. Ravenscroft. The English method of 



maintaining under glass a continuous supply 50 



Tomato Culture. By Day. Cummins and Root. Culture in held under glass and 



in the south ; for home, for market, for canning factories "5 



PESTS— INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES, WEEDS. 



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



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



Inseets'und Insecticides. By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.50 



Fungi and Fungicides. By Prof. Weed. Fungous diseases of plants, etc., and 



their treatment 1.00 



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



powders ; application and apparatus 1.00 



Meeds and How to Eradicate Them. By Prof. Thos. Shaw ;5 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. 



Plant Breeding:. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The philosophy of crossing, variation 



and improvement of plants $1.00 



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



Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs 1.00 



The Principles of Plant Culture. By E. S. Goff. Full of practical ideas on the 



science of growing, propagation, etc 1.00 



The Pruning Hook. By Prof. Bailey. Issued 1807. Where, huw and when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1.50 



The Horticulturist's Rule Hook. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Full of useful informa- 

 tion for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others :."j 



BOTANIES, AND HOW TO KNOW WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, 

 TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



School and Field Botany. By Dr. Asa Gray $'-'.00 



Botany, Field. Forest and Garden. By Dr. Asa Gray. Revised by Prof. L. II. 

 Bailey. A simple guide for gardeners and amateurs to study structures and 

 names of commoner plants east of the Mississippi 1.15 



Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathews. Descrip- 

 tions, 200 illustrations, rendering identification easy, especially so by the aid of 

 arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom 1.75 



Wild Flowers of North America. By Prof. Goodale, of Harvard Botanic Gardens. 



51 colored plates and numerous other illustrations. 7.50 



How to Know Wild Flowers. By Mrs. Dana. A guide to haunts and habits; 



their identification easy for amateurs 2.00 



The Wildflowers ot the Northeastern States. By Ellen Miller and Mar<; \kkt 

 C. Whiting. Easily understood descriptions, aided by illustrations, enable any- 

 one to identify and name our wild flowers 3.00 



Flora of the Southern States. By Chapman. Third Edition 4,50 



Familiar Trees and their Leave*. By F. S. Mathews. Characteristics, descrip- 

 tions and illustrations of over 20U types, common and exceptional 1.75 



The Trees of Northeastern America. By Ciias. S. Newhall. The descriptions 



and illustrations enable anyone to identify and name 2.50 



The Shrubs of Northeastern America. By CHAS. S. Newhall 



Trees of the Northern I'nlted States (east of the Rocky Mountains/. Bj Prop. 



ATGAB. Their study, description and determination 1.35 



