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BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS— Continued. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS* 



Each. 



Gardening tor Pleasure, By Peter Henderson. (See special description.) 



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

 with best plants for various purposes, and their culture 



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

 Old-fashioned flowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 



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, tre'es, bedding, pruning, vegetables, fruits, 

 scientific truths in simple language 



How 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. 



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

 treatment of flowering and ornamental plants in the house and garden 



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... 



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 ... 



Plant Culture. By G. 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 



Gardening for Beginners. By E. T. Cook. An exhaustive English work of 560 

 pages, profusely illustrated, describing all important garden and greenhouse 



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

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



garden and forcing-house; everything is explained for beginners 



Wall and Water Gardens. By Gertrude Jekyll. An English work describing 



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



gardens; beautiful photographic illustrations 



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



special regard to the picturesque...-* 



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



on flowers, flower and vegetable gardening 



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



of species. (See special description.) 



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 perset 



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.. 

 Dictionary of Gardening Supplement. Includes new plants and horticultural 



matters, bringing everything up to date. 



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



on the principles governing outdoor art 



ANew Work on Laudscnpe Gardening. By Prof. Maynard, of Mass. Agricul- 



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



and shrubs, situations and treatment — 



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



small city lots and large suburban grounds '. 



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



Choosing, forming or improving small places and large estates 



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



landscaping, plans, best plants and their places 



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



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



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grouping, culture, etc. 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson. (See special description.) 



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



Roses and other flowers for cut flowers, by an authority 



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 



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



house structures, also heating, ventilating, etc 



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



and heating greenhouses and frames; suitable plants and culture 



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



practical florist 



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



plants and allied subjects ; a book of reference to the amateur , 



cultures of special plants. 



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



directions for both amateurs and professionals 



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



and general management 



Bulb Culture. By Feter Henderson & Co. (See special description.) 



Bulbs und Tuberous-Booted Plants. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propagation, 



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 



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



full cultural instructions 



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's foremost earnationist. A handsome work, illustrated with photo-engravings, 

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



propagation, culture. A practical work. (Revised edition, I'JOI) 



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



and Picotees of all classes ; pots and open-ground culture 



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



work, describing and illustrating every branch 



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



Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 



Bahliu, The. By L. K. Peacock. New and valuable work, classes, varieties, 



descriptions, cultivation, history 



Lille* for English Gardens. By Gertrude Jekyll. Tells in plainest way how most 



successfully various garden lilies may be grown. 62 photographic illustrations 

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



described ; their native habitats, conditions and culture 



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



species and varieties, culture and other information 



Orchids. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Itook. 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.) 



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



IJ ice. The. By H. B. Ellwanger. Revised edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 



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



training, classification and descriptions 



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. 100 illustrations 



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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 $1.25 



Rose Book, the Amateur's. By Shirley Hibbard. (Imported.) Cultivation under 



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



[,'<►-<■- and Rose Culture. By Wa, Paul. An English work for amateur rosarians. .50 



Rose* in Pots, The Cultivation of. By Wa. Paul. (Imported.) 1.00 



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



Violet Growing. 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 .' 1.50 



Water Lilies and Aquatics. Their culture. By Peter Henderson & Co [50 



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



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1.50 



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



information for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others 75 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



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

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

 names of commoner plants east of the Mississippi §1. 75 



Familiar Flowers of Field and 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 I.75, 



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



identification easy for amateurs 2.00 



VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK FARMING. 



Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson. (See special description.) $1.50 



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



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



vegetables; management from seeds to marketing and storing 1.25 



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 2.50 



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-of-doors and 



xinder glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 1.00 



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

 glasshouses. 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 E. 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.") 1.00 



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 i.00) 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



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



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



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 .. .50 



Cabbages and Cauliflowers for Profit. 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 Profit. By Greiner. New and improved methods of culture.. .20 



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



culture, il The Secret of Success," and full information 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 practi- 

 cal American work on growing for home use or for market l.OO 



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



'on this subject 50 



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 country 25* 



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



spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc 50 



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



quality, and other new and valuable information 50 



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 



The Sew Rhubarb Culture. By J. E. Morse. A new and complete guide to dark 



forcing and field culture 50 



Squashesi 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 35> 



insects and plant diseases. 



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

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

 struction of insects and larva? in orchards, granaries, greenhouses, etc., illustrated. $1.00) 



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



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



Insects and 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 l.OO 



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 



ALL BOOKS WILL BE DELIVERED FREE e ^Yt%ur a V°t%n x — IN THE UNITED STATES. 



