

YThe following books written by 



are the ackno-wledged 



American 



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PETER HENDERSON, 

 Books of 

 I "^Horticulture. 



PRACTICAL FLORICULTUR6, 



This work teaches how flowers and plants can best be " grown for profit." The original Practical Floriculture, 

 mtten eight years ago. has had an enoimous sale, and it was admitted to be the leading authority on this subject. 

 I We have received numerous complimentary letters from people who actually knew "nothing of the florists' business, 

 land who have followed the instructions of this book and are now " full fledged florists," having a remunerative and 

 I pleasant business This new edition of Practical Floriculture has been written to keep abreast of the times, as 

 Itheie are now many superior methods of propagation and culture of flowers and plants — and many improved varieties 

 (of plants — all of which have been fully treated in this new edition. 



The Following: Table of Contents 



[will give a pretty good idea of the scope of the book — viz : How to become a florist ; The prices of nursery and 



greenhouse products at home and abroad ; The profits of floriculture ; Aspect and soil ; The preparation for new and 



the renovation of old lawns ; Laying out the flower garden ; Designs for ornamental grounds and flower gardens ; 



Slanting of flower beds ; Soils for potting ; Temperature and moisture ; The potting of Plants ; Drainage in pots : 



I Expert garden workmen ; Cold frames for winter protection ; The construction of hot beds ; Greenhouse structures ; 



Wide greenhouses for bedding plants and rose growirg ; Glass glazing and shading; Modes of Heating; Heating 



[by steam . Base-burning water heater ; Propagation of plants by seeds ; Propagation by seeds— what varieties come 



[true from seeds? Propagation of plants by cutting ; Saucer system of propagation : Propagating soft wooded plants 



i in summer ; Propagation of roses by cuttings ; Propagating roses by grafting and budding ; Greenhouse plants most 



kin demand in spring ; The cultivation of the Verbena Cold frame plants most sold in spring ; Plants most in demand 



Ifor window decoration in winter ; Culture of winter flowering plants for cut flowers ; Rose growing in winter ; Bulbs 



' for winter flowers ; Violets, chrysanthemums, carnations and mignonette ; Bouvardias. stevias, eupatoriums. helio- 



1 tropes, poinsettia. and other winter flowering plants ; Orchids ; Chinese primrose, geranium, camellia and eucharis : 



I Plants used f>>r decoration of rooms; General collection of plants grown under glass ; Construction of bouquets, etc, 



I Hanging baskets ; Parlor or window gardening ; Formation of rockwork and plants for rocks ; Are plants injurious 



[to health ? The injury to plants by forcing ; Nature's law of colors ; \\ hat flowers will grow in the shade ; Succession 



[crops in the greenhouse ; Packing plants ; Plants by mail ; Insects and diseases affecting plants ; Mildew : Diary of 



[operation for the year ; The culture of grape vines under glass. Fully illustrated 325 pages. Sent post-paid on 



[receipt of §1.50. It is also given free as a premium , on an order from this Catalogue amounting to $20.00. 



[Gardening; for Pleasure tells how to grow Flowers, Vegetables and small Fruits, in the garden and 



greenhouse ; also treats fully on Window and House Plants. It was specially written for Amateurs — Contains 404 



pages, and is fully illustrated. 



I'rie scope of this book includes ; Preparation of the Ground — Walks — The Lawn — Design for Gardens — Planting 



of Lawn and Flower Beds — Fall or Holland Bulbs, etc. — Propagation of Plants by Seeds — Propagation of Plants 



by Cuttings — How Grafting and Budding are done — The Potting of Plants — Winter-Flowering Plants— Plants 



Lsuited for Summer Decoration — Window Gardening — Culture of Water Ldies and other Aquatic Plants — The 



Chrysanthemum — Parlor Gardening, or the Cultivation of Plants in Rooms — Greenhouses attached to Dwellings 



— Detached Greenhouses, Modes of Heating, etc — Greenhouses and Pits withcut Artificial Heating — Floweis 



which will grow in the Shade — Insects and other Parasites injurious to Plants — Humbugs in Horticulture — Hardy 



Grapes — The Cold Grapery — The Hot-house or forcing Grapery — The Strawberry — The Vegetable Garden — 



Monthly Calender of Operations. Price, $2.00 post paid. It is also given free as a premium, on an order from 



this Catalogue amounting to $25 00. 



Gardening for Profit. How to grow Vegetables for Market — Gives all the Latest Methods of Culture^ 



— And the best varieties of vegetables — The Management of Cold Frames and H*6t Beds — Forcing Houses — Se 



Sowing, &c. , &c. Written particularly for the Market Gardener, but is equally as valuable for the Private Gard 



r ully illustrated, 375 pages. Price, post-paid, $2 00 / 



It is also given free as a premium, on an order from this Catalogue amounting to $25.00. ^feenhouse 



iGarden and Farm Topics. Tells how to Grow Bulbs, and contains essays on some spec^ 



f Vegetable. Fruit and Farm Crops. Fully illustrated ; 244 pages. Price, post-paid, $1.00. 



" It is also given free as a premium, on an order from this Catalogue amounting to $10.00. 



LHow the Farm Pays. By Messrs. Henderson & Crozier — An acknowledged authc'* 



W all of the Latest Methods of Growing Grass, Grain, Root Crops, Fruits, &c, and all aboi-^^ 



^ &c. &c. Price, post-paid, $2.50. ^ 



^L/{ is also ; •-■en free as a premium, on an order from this Catalogue amount. _^^^fl 



federsou's Bulb Culture. (Publish. d ■ .^^^flflfl 



^^Jor winter flowering in tl>e house, greenhouse, ccn^^^n^fl 

 Akcats on summer flooring bulbs, in fact si'iy^j^B 

 ^^j> tells how to "Ae " Lily of the Vallei^| 

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