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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— HORTICULTURAL BOOKS. 



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED S UBJECTS— Continued. 

 Prices Include Free Delivery in the United States. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. =■«*■ 



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



with best plants tor various purposes, and their culture $5.00 



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



Old-fashioned flowering and f ullage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.60 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. Instructions for beginners and fur 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 si tuple language 1.50 



llow to Make School Gardens. By H. D. HemenwaY. Illustrated from 



photographs 1.00 



Itow 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 Fioricultore. By E3EN E. Kexford. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment <>f 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 1.00 



Plant Culture. By it. 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 5C0 

 pages, profusely illustrated, describing all important garden and greenhouse 



Elants, 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 3.75 



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 3.75 



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



special regard to the picturesque 50 



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



Horticulture, Cornell University, assisted by expert cultivator s and botanists ; a 



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



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



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



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



on the principles governing outdoor art 50 



.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 shrubs, situations and treatment 1.50 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By K. 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 



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



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



grouping, culture, etc 2.50 



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 



ro-*es. 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 



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



practical florist 50 



CULTURE OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



Narcissus, Daffodils, and How to Grow T'lera. Written by a Narcissus lover who 



has made a hobby of their cultivation in garden, grass and greenhouse for many 



years and whose collection of varieties is probably the most extensive of any in 



America SI -20 



Book of the Rose. By Rev. a. Foster Mellia*. A popular and authoritative 



English work on garden roses 1.7j 



Begonia Culture. By B. C. Kavenscroft. (Imported.) Under Glass and open air; 



directJons for both amateurs and professionals 50 



Bulb Culture. By Peter Henderson & Co. {See special description ) ; .50 



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



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.50 



Cactus Culture lor 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's foremost earnationist. A handsome worn, illustrated with photo-engravings, 3.50 

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



propagation, culture. A practical work. {Revised edition, iHOi.) 1.50 



Carnation Cnlts:re for Amateurs. An English work, by Kavenscroft. Carnations 



and Picotees of all classes ; pots and open-ground culture _ ; .40 



Chrysanthemum Culture. li\ 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 English 



work, describing and illustrating every branch 75 



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



RAVENSCROFT. Culture for hnth exhibition and market 50 



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



descriptions, cultivation, history .30 



Ferns and How to Grow Them", By G. A. Woolson." Treats of the growing of 



hardy ferns both in the garden and indoors p 1.10 



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 Ifiook. By H. A. Burberry. Orchid 



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



to grow in coed, intermediate and warm houses. (Imported.) 3.00 



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



Rose, The. By H. B. Ellwanger. Revised .edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



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 «nd culture. 100 illustrations 75 



Roses, and How to Grow Them, in garden and under grass. By Doubleday, 



Page & f.o 1.10 



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



A reliable English guide to Rose Culture 1.25 



CULTURE OF SPECIAL PLANTS— Continued. Each - 



Roses and Rose Culture. By Wm. Paul. An English work for amateur rosarians. $0 50 



Roses in Pots, The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) " i "oo 



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 tully covered, from suitable houses and varieties, culture, diseases, 

 etc., to shipping the flowers j $$ 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. 



Plant Breeding. New edition. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The philosophy of 



crossing, variation and improvement of plants $l.. r »i"> 



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



Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs 1.50 



ThePrinciples of Plant Culture. By E. S. Goff. Pull of practical ideas on the 



science of growing, propagation, etc 1.00 



The Pruning Rook. By Prof. Bailey. Issued 1897. Where, how and when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes i &o 



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



information for fruitgrowers, truck gardeners, florists and others 1.50 



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 gl.76 



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 1.76 



now to Know \V !ld Flowers. By Mrs. Dana. A guide to haunts and habits ; their 



identification easy for amateurs 8.00 



vegetable gardening and truck farming. 



Vegetable Garden, The. By Vilmorln. An exhaustive work on vegetables for 



cool and temperate climates. An authoritative and indispensable reference book g4.60 



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



vegetables: management from seeds to marketing and storing 1.50 



Southern Gardeners' Manual. By Prof. J. S. Newman, S. C. College of Agriculture. 



Full cultural instructions for vegetables and small fruits in Southern States 1.00 



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. G83 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 



How to Make a Vegetable Garden. By E. L. Klllerton. A very instructive 

 work by a feminine gardening enthusiast, who writes entertainingly and has 

 illustrated her points with 200 photographic reproductions 2,20 



Success in Market Gardening. By W. w. Rawsox. Vegetables out-of-doors and 



under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 1.00 



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

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

 glow for home consumption or for market 1.50 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (See under "Ornamental Plants and Flowers.") 1.50 



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

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

 both home use and for marketing — LOO 



culture of special vegetables. 



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



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus J^OJW 



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

 keting; etc so 



Cabbages. Cauliflower, and Allied Vegetables. By C. L. Allen. A new work. 



Gives cmplete instructions from seedtime till harvest 50 



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



subject bv a successful grower 30 



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



feed them ,80 



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



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



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass BO 



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

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



Mu-lirooia 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, llow to liaise Them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing in different sections of the country 26 



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



spraving. harvesting, storing, marketing, etc ' 76 



'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 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 60 



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



forcing and field culture 60 



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



winter storing, etc SO 



Tomato Cultu re. 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-date work on the 

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

 struction of insects and larvae in orchards, granaries, greenhouses, etc. .illustrated. 81.00 



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



easily identified ; preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc 250 



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



their treatment. in cloth 100 



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



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.60 



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



powders ; application and apparatus 1.50 



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 60 



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