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BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE; AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS-Continued. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. Each - 



Gardenlner for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See special description.) $1.50 



The English Flower Garden. By W. Kobinson. (Imported.) Position, arrangement, 



with best plants for various purposes, and their culture 5.00 



The Old-Eushloned Garden and Hardy Perennial*. By J. Wood. (Imported.) 



Old-fashioned flowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.60 



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

 gard -ner. Covers the whole subject, laying oat and planting small city yards 

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

 scien title truths in simple language 1.00 



Bow to Make a Flower Garden. A beautifully illustrated book, written by 

 experts, and covering every branch of the subject. Special features are the 

 accounts of actual experiences in different localities and the lists of flowers and 

 shrubs for special purposes, time of flowering and complete cultural instructions. 1.75 



Home Floriculture. By Eben E. Rexford. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment of flowering and ornamental plants in the house and garden 1.00 



A Woman's Hardy Garden. By Mrs. H. R. Ely. Gives in a charming manner a 

 woman's long and successful experience in planting and handling a large garden 

 of hardy plants, shrubs, bulbs, etc. Photographic Illustrations 1.85 



Art and Craft of Garden Making. By T. H. Mawson. An imported book of 

 252 large pages, illustrated with photographic views, perspective drawings and 

 garden plans, architectural accessories, etc. ; giving all details in arrangement 

 of more particularly formal and architectural gardens and grounds 10.00 



Plant Culture. By I*. W. Oliver, Propagator at the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture. A 

 working handbook of everyday practice for all who grow flowering and orna- 

 mental plants in the garden or greenhouse. 193 pages 1.00 



Gardening for Beginners. By E, T. Cook. An exhaustive English work of 660 

 pages, profusely illustrated, describing all Important garden and greenli 

 plants, bulbs, shrubs, etc., giving proper situations, conditions and treatment for 

 best results. It also gives full directions for growing vegetables, fruits, etc, in 

 garden and forcing-house; everything is explained for toeginners S.75 



Wull and Water Gardens. By Gertrude Jekyi.l. An English work describing 

 wall and rock work gardening arrangement and plants, also water and bog 

 gardens ; beautiful photographic; illustrations 3.75 



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



special regard to the picturesque 50 



Century Itook of Gardening. A new and magnificently illustrated English work 



on flowers, flower and vegetable gardening 7.60 



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



of species. {See special description,) 3. CO 



Cyclopedia of 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, full descriptions of both species and varieties, with cultural 

 directions; practical, useful, valuable and indispensable. 4 vols, Illustrated.. 20.00 



Dictionary of Gardening Supplement. Includes new plants and horticultural 



matters, bringing everything up to date. 10.00 



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



on the principles governing outdoor art 50 



ANcff Work on Landsciipe Gardening. By Prof. Maynard, of HaAS. Agricul- 

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

 ami shrubs, situations and treatment .... 1.60 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. U. Elliott. Designs fur 



small city lots and large suburban grounds 1.50 



LamNcnpe Gardening, or How to Lay out a Garden. By Edward Kemp. 



Choosing, forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Law ha and Gnrdcn*. By N. JoNssON-RosE. How to beautify home surrounding 



landscaping, plans, best plants and their places 3.60 



Itetdtlcntliil Bites and Environments. By J. F. Johnson, a 11 information for 

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

 grouping, culture, etc 2.50 



Practical Elorlculture. By Peter HENDERSON. (See special description.} 1.60 



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 1.60 



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



house structures, also heating, ventilating, etc 1.50 



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



and heating greenhouses and frames ; suitable plants and culture 2.00 



The Window Flower Garden. By J. J. Heinrich. The personal experience of a 



practical florist 60 



House Plants; How to Succeed with Them. By Lizzie P. Hillhouse. For 



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



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



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



directions for both amateurs and professionals $0.. r i0 



Begonias, Tuberous. By several practical growers. Gives cultural directions 



and general management. 25 



Bulb Culture. By Peter Henderson & Co. (Sec special description.) 60 



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



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.60 



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



full cultural instructions 2.00 



The American Carnation— How to Grow It. By C. W. Ward. The latest and 



most comprehensive guide. The results of years of actual experience of Ameri- 



ca'sforemost carnationist. A handsome work, illustrated with photo-engravings, 3.60 

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



propagation, culture. A practical work. (Revised edition, iOOf) , 1.60 



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



and Picotees of all classes : potsand open-ground culture 40 



Chrysanthemum Culture, Practical. By Walter P. Wright. A new English 



work, describing and illustrating every branch 75 



Chrysanthemum Culture for Amateurs and Professionals. An English work, by 



Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



Bahllu, The. By L. K. Peacock. New and valuable work, clashes, varieties, 



descriptions, cultivation, history 30 



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



for cold and warm ferneries, Wardian cases, dwellings, etc 60 



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



described ; their native habitats, conditions and culture 1.25 



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



species and varieties, culture and other information 10.00 



Orchids. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Book. 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.) 2.00 



Rhododendrons. By E. S. Rand. Jr. Revised edition 1.50 



Kose, The. By H. B. Ellwanoer. Revised edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Rose, Parsons on the. By S. B. Parson's. Revised edition. Propagation, culture, 



training, classification and descriptions 1.00 



Practical Rose Growing. By Walter P. Wright. A new Encrlish work on this 



subject, describing propagation, budding, grafting and pruning a'l types ; 



selections for beds, arches, walls, pots, soil and culture. 100 illustrations 75 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS-Continued. Each. 



Roses, A Book About. By Dean S. Reynolds Hole. 14th Edition. (Imported.) 



A reliable English guide to Rose Culture $1 2ft 



Rose Book, the Ainuteur'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. !&0 



Roses In Pots, The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 1,00 



Sweet Pens. By Rev. W. T. Hutchins. Varieties, cultivation, etc ]ao 



Violet Growing. By Pro f. Galloway, of U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 

 subject is lully covered, from suitable houses and varieties, culture, diseases, 



etc., to shipping the dowers 1 60 



Water Lilies and Aquatics. Their culture. By Peter Henderson <fc Co ^60 



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 

 propagation, culture, wintering, etc 2. 00 



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 



PBOF. 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 Book. By Prof. Bailey. Issued 1897. Where, how and when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes — 1.6O 



The Horticulturist's Rule Book. By Prof. I,. H. Bailey. Full of useful 



Information for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others 7ft 



botanies, wild flowers, FERNS, ETC. 



Botany, Field, Forest nnd Garden. By Dr. Asa Gray. Revised by Prof. L. H. 

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

 names of commoner plants east of the Mississippi $1.7ft 



Kit m lllu r Flowers of Field nnd Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathews. Descriptions, 

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

 arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom 1,75 



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



nl cut ideation easy for amateurs. 2. 00 



vegetable gardening and truck farming. 



Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson. (See special description.) $1.60 



Gardenias; for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See special description.) 1.60 



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



vegetables; management from seeds to marketing and storing i.2ft 



Gardening for the South. By P. H. Mell. Practically a new work on growing 

 vegetables and fruits in the South, according to the methods of the most success- 

 ful southern gardeners. 683 pages, 280 illustrations. 2. 60 



Truck Fnrmlngut theSouth. By Dr, A. OEMLER. A guide to raisingvegetnblesfor 



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 1.26 



Success In Market Gardening. By W. W. Rawson. Vegetables out-of-doors and 



under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 1.00 



The Forcing Book. By Prof. Bailey. The cultivation of winter vegetables in 

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

 grow for home consumption or for market 1.00 



California Vegetables In Garden and Field. By K. J. Wickson. A manual of 



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



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (See under "Ornamental Plants and Flowers. 1 ') 1.00 



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

 consin. A new work. Full of practical information about growing vegetables for 

 both home use and for marketing 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



Asparagus. By F. It Hexamer. A practical new treatise on the best methods of 



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus $0.60 



Cabbage, How to Grow. By J. J. H. Gregory. Details of culture, keeping, mar- 

 keting, etc 30 



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

 structions from seedtime till harvest fifi 



Cabbages and Cauliflowers for Proflt. By J. M. Lupton. A new book on this 



subject by a successful grower 50 



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



feed them 30 



Celery Culture for Proflt. By Greiner. New and improved methods of culture.. .20 



Celery, Kalainnzoo Culture of. By G. von Bochove. Improved methods of 



culture, "The Secret of Success," and full information 60 



Cucumber Culture for Amateurs. By W, J. May. An English treatise on the 



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass 60 



Mushrooms. How to Grow Them. By Wm. Falconer. The best and most practi- 

 cal American work on growing for nome use or for market 1.00 



Mu»hrooin Culture. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) England's standard authority 



on this subject 60 



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 60 



Onions, How to Kalse Them Profitably. By 1? practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing In different sections of the country .25 



Potato Culture, The A B C of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and 



quality, and other new and valuable information 60 



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

 ing grower 26 



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



to harvesting and storing; the Chinese Yam, etc . .60 



The New Khuburb Culture. By J. E. Morse. A new and complete guide u< dai k 



forcing and field culture 50 



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



winter storing, etc 30 



Tomato Culture. By Day, Cummins and Root. Culture in field under glass and In 



the South; for home, for market, for canning factories 36 



INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES. 



Fumigation Methods. By Prof. Willis G. Johnson. An up to-dnte work on the 

 practical application of hydrocyanic acid gas and carbon bisulphid, for the de- 

 struction of insects and larvae in orchards, granaries, green houses, etc., illustrated. $100 



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



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



Inseetsand Insecticides. By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.50 



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



powders ; application and apparatus 1 00 



Spraying Crops. By Clarence M. Weed. A revised and enlarged edition, telling 

 when and how garden and field crops, fruit and shade trees should be sprayed for 

 their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated 50 



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