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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— BOOKS. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 



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

 experts, and covering every branch 01 tne subject. Special features are 

 the accounts of actual experiences in diffeernt localities and the lists of 

 flowers and shrubs tor special purposes, time of flowering and complete 

 cultural instructions. 15U illustrations SI. 75 



Mary's Garden and How It Grew. By Frances Duncan. A charming 

 treatise on flower and window gardening for young people, told in the 

 form of an interesting story- The directions are technically sound and 

 will instruct many older people. Well illustrated 1.25 



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 



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

 arrangement, with best plants for various purposes, and their culture.. 5.00 



The Beautiful Flower Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathew. Its treatment, 



with special regard to the picturesque 50 



The Old-Fashicned Garden and Hardy Perennials. By J. Wood. (Import- 

 ed.) Old-fashioned flowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.50 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. Instruction 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 



A Woman's Hardy Garden. By Mrs. H. R. Ely. A simple and serviceable 

 handbook, giving 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 



Plant Culture. By G. W. Oliver, Propagator ot the U. S. Dept. of Agricul- 

 ture. A working handbook of everyday practice for all who grow flower- 

 ing and orna.nental plants in the garden or greenhouse. 193 pages. . . . 1.00 



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

 560 pages, profusely illustrated, describing all important garden and 

 greenhouse plants, bulbs, shrubs, etc., giving proper situations, condi- 

 tions and treatment for best results. It also gives full directions for 

 growing vegetables, fruits, etc., in garden and forcing-house 3.75 



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 crops, original descriptions 

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



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 Management for 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 Flower Garden. By J. J. Heinrich. The personal experience 

 of a practical florist 50 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



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

 open air; directions for both amateurs and professionals : 50 



Begonias, Tuberous. By practical growers; culture and management 25 



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

 gation, culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.50 



Cactus Culture for Amateurs. By W. Watson. Descriptions and culture. 2.00 



The American Carnation — How to Grow It. ByC. W. Ward. The latest 

 and most comprehensive guide. The results of years of actual experience 

 of America's foremost carnationist. A handsomely illustrated work. . . . 3.50 



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

 propagation, culture. A practical work. {New edition.) 1.50 



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

 Carnations and Picotees or all classes; pots and open ground culture. .40 



Chrysanthemum Culture. By Arthur Herrington. A new book by one 

 of the most experienced and successful private growers in the U. S. 

 Everything is covered from cuttings to exhibiting the flowers 50 



Chrysanthemum Culture, Practical. By Walter P. Wright. A new Eng- 

 lish 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 



Dahlia, The. By L. K. Peacock. New and valuable work, classes, varie- 

 ties, descriptions, cultivation, history 30 



Ferns and How to Grow Them. By Woolson. Treats of the growing of 

 hardy ferns both in the garden and indoors 1.10 



Irises, Bulbous. By Prof. Michael Foster. (Imported.) Species, varie- 

 ties, descriptions, time of flowering, habitat and culture for each 1.25 



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

 are described; their native habitats, conditions and culture 1.25 



Narcissus, Daffodils, and How to Grow Them 1.21 



Orchids. The Amateurs' Cultivator Guide Book. By H. A. Burberry, 

 Orchid grower to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. Varieties, de- 

 scriptions and how to grow in cool, intermediate and warm houses. . . . 2.00 



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



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

 cations, characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Roses, and How to Grow Them, in garden and under glass. By Double- 

 day. Page & Co , 1.10 



Rose, Parsons on the. By S. B. Parsons. Revised edition. Propagation, 

 culture, training, classification and descriptions 1.00 



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

 this subject, describing propagation, budding, grafting and pruning all 

 types; selections for beds, arches, walls, pots, soil and culture; illustrated .75 



Roses, A Book About. By Dean S. Reynolds Hole. 14th edition. (Im- 

 ported.) A reliable English guide to Rose Culture 1.25 



Rose Book, the Amateurs'. By Shirley Hibbard. (Imported.) Cultiva- 

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



Roses in Pots, The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 1.00 



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



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



Violet Growing. (Commercial.) By Prof. Galloway, of U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. The subject is fully covered, from suitable houses 

 and varieties, culture, diseases, etc.. to shipping the flowers 1.50 



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HARDY GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING. 



Landscape Gardening as Applied to Home Decoration. By Prof. Maynard. 

 of Mass. Agricultural College. The whole subject is covered, from laying 

 out grounds to trees and snrubs, situations and treatment 1.50 



Landscape Gardening. By Parsons, ex-Superintendent of Central Park. . 2.00 



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. 

 Choosing, forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Landscape Gardening. By Prof. vVaugh. University of Vermont. A short 

 treatise on the principles governing outdoor art 50 



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

 roundings; landscaping, plans, best plants and their places 3.50 



Residential Sites and Environments. By J. F. Johnson. All information 

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

 shrubs, grouping, culture, etc 2.50 



How to Plan the Home Grounds. By Samuel Parsons, Jr. A valuable 

 guide to the amateur in arranging grounds, shrubs, trees, flowers, etc. . 1.00 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



School and Field Botany. By Dr. Asa Gray- 



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

 L. H. Bailey. A simple guide for gardeners and amateurs to studv 

 structures and names of commoner plants east of the Mississippi 



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

 scriptions, 200 illustrations, rendering identification easy, especiallv so 

 by the aid of arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom. "... 



How to Know Wild Flowers. By Mrs. Dana. A guide to haunts and hai> 

 its; their identification easy for amateurs. Fully illustrated 



Our Native Orchids. By W. H. Gibson 



The Wildflowers of the Northeastern States. By Ellen Miller and Mar- 

 garet C. Whiting. Easily understood descriptions, aided by illustra- 

 tions, enable any one to identify and name our wild flowers 



How to Know the Ferns. By Frances T. Parsons. A guide to the names, 

 haunts and habits of our native ferns. 144 illustrations 



VEGETABLE AND MARKET GARDENING. 



Vegetable Garden, The. By M. M. Vilmorin-Andrieux, the world-famous 

 horticulturists, the English edition under direction of W. Robinson. An 

 exhaustive work on vegetables for cool and temperate climates; descrip- 

 tions of types, varieties, cultivation and other valuable intormation. 

 An authoritative and indispensable reference book 4.50 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. See under " Ornamental Plants ". . . . LOO 



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

 sity of Wisconsin. A new work. Full of practical information about 

 growing vegetables, for both home use and for marketing 1.00 



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

 treatment, vegetables; management irom seeds to marketing and storing 1 .2." 



How to Make a Vegetable Garden. By E. L. Kullerton. A very instruc- 

 tive work by a feminine gardening enthusiast, who writes entertainingly 

 and has illustrated her points with 200 photographic reproductions. . . . . 20 



Southern Gardeners' Alanual. By Prof. J. S. Newman. S. C. College of 

 Agriculture. Full cultural instructions for vegetables and small fruits 

 in Southern States 1.10 



Gardening for the South. By P. H. Mell. Practically a new w-ork on 

 growing vegetables and fruits in the South, according to the methods of 

 the most successful southern gardeners. 683 pages, 280 illustrations. . . 2.50 



Truck Farming at the South. By Dr. A. Oemi.er. A guide to raising vege- 

 tables for Northern markets, culture, packing, etc 1.00 



The Forcing Book. By Prof. Bailey. The cultivation of winter vege- 

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

 for those who grow for home consumption or for market 1 00 



Success in Market Gardening. By W. W. Rawson. Vegetables out-of- 

 doors and under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate. . . 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



(Sec also under Farm Crops.) 

 Asparagus. By F. M. Hexamer. The best methods of raising, cultivating. 



harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus ' 50 



Bean Culture. By Glenn C. Sevey. The only complete comprehensive 



and authoritative book published on the subject 50 



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



marketing, etc 30 



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



this subject by a successful growler 30 



Carrots and Mangels. By T. J. H. Gregory. How to raise, keep arid feed 30 

 Cabbages, Cauliflower, and Allied Vegetables. By C. L. Allen. Complete 



instructions from seedtime till harvest, including Erussels Sprouts, 



Kohl Rabi, Kale, etc 50 



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



of culture, " The Secret of Success," and full information 50 



Celery Culture. By W. R. Beattie. A practical guide for beginners and 



a standard reference to those already engaged in growing celerv. 50 



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



the growing of foreign cucumbers under glass 50 



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



practical American work on growing for home use or for market 1 00 



Mushroom Culture. By W. Robinson. England's standard authority !f>0 



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



new and highly valuable methods are described .' 50 



Onions, How to Raise Them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of 



long experience, residing in different sections of the countrv -'0 



The Potato. By Sam'l Frazer. of Cornell Agricultural College. Potato 



cultivation, spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc... 75 



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



and quality, and other new and valuable information ' 5(1 



Potatoes for Profit. By Van Orman. The result of 25 vears' experience 2." 



Sweet Potato Culture. By James Fitz. Full instruction from starting the 



plants to harvesting and storing the Chinese Yam, etc 50 



The New Rhubarb Culture. By J. E. Morse. Field culture and forcing. . . 50 

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



gathering, winter storing, etc 30 



Tomato Culture. By W. W. Tracy. Contains the iatest and most complete 



information on the subject 50 



The above Books delivered free in the United States at these prices by Peter Henderson & Co., New York. 



