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ICTURESQUE GARDENS" 



(Ornamental Gardening Illustrated), 



By CHARLES HENDERSON. 



160 pages, 9% x 12 inches ; 340 photographic illustrations. Price, $2.50, post-paid. 



" To say this is one of the most useful and beautiful 

 works of the times on practical landscape gardening is no 

 more than due to Mr. Henderson. There are several hun- 

 dred illustrations of beauty spots in large and small gar- 

 dens that afford admirable bints for those who would 

 make beauty where plainness only ruled before." 



MEEHAN'S MONTHLY. 



THIS unique new book mirrors the charms of the prettiest parks, lawns and gardens of Europe and America. The pictur- 

 esque, the natural and the gardenesque adornments are reflected in over three hundred, magnificent photographic 

 illustrations from nature — many of these views are 5x7 inches, some larger, few smaller; they are grouped and 

 printed in a most artistic manner on heavy-coated paper, with just enough text matter to describe the view and name the plants, 

 vines, trees and shrubs needed to produce a similar effect or design. 



There are in this country many lawns, gardens and grounds which the 

 owners would improve and embellish, but they do not know exactly what they 

 want, what would look well nor how to go about it, and it is for the benefit of 

 such that we have prepared this book, for, although there are countless works of 

 exhaustive precept on landscaping and gardening, there have been none issued so 

 rich with illustrations of example. In it we force no particular styles or fashions, 

 but describe and picture such a great variety of lawn and garden creations that 

 some fruitful suggestions must be found adaptable to the environment of every 

 home, whether pretentious or modest. 



Those who are fond of improving and embellishing their gardens, lawns and 

 grounds, or who are planning new ones, will get many valuable ideas from this 

 beautiful book. 



The Range of Henderson's "PICTURESQUE GARDENS": 



FLOWER GARDENS AND BEDDING.— Geometrical bedding and bedding designs 

 — Formal gardens — Sunken and terrace garden — Gay parterres — Walled gardens — French, Italian, 

 English and Japanese gardens — American gardens (city, villa and suburban) — Topiary and old* 

 fashioned gardens — Subtropical gardens — Aquatic gardens— Rosariums, ferneries, rockeries — Her* 

 baceous borders — Flower-fringed paths, etc. 



LAWN VIEWS. — Lawn gardens— Park lawns — Shady nooks — Vista and landscape— Avenues, 

 walks and drives — Terraces, steps and balustrades — Vases and statuary — Sun dials — Fountains — 

 Entrance gateways — Ornamental and flowering trees, shrubs and plants, specimen or grouped^- 

 Pouds, lakes, streams, cascades, bridges. 



UNIQUE AND ARTISTIC EFFECTS -WITH PLANTS. VINES AND 

 TREES. — Verdure arches and festoons— Rose bowers and arches— Screens and fancy hedges- 

 Old trees, etc., embowered with vines— Vine-clothed rocks and banks— Vine-covered arbors, piazzas, 

 windows, columns, arcades, peragolas, summer houses, etc. — Garden rests .and retreats — Seats of 

 stone, rustic, etc., old-fashioned and modern — Floral clocks— The Maze— Veranda decoration and 

 decorative plants in tubs, etc., and numerous garden adornments. 



"7 have received 'Picturesque Gardens,' with which I 

 am much. pleased, having, from it, received many valua- 

 ble hints as to the beautifying of a place of seven acres, 

 on which was some bog land that 1 did not know what to 

 do with. It is a handsome and valuable book, and one 

 which I appreciate for its practicability." 



J. T. BULLA IW, Mt. Lake Park, Md. 



" This is a notable book, both for the variety and ex- 

 cellence of its photographic illustrations and as a prac- 

 tical contribution to the growing love of Americans who 

 delight in making the surroundings of their homes beau- 

 tiful, etc." THE CONGREGATIONALIST. 



'■'To say that I am pleased with yourbook, 'Picturesque 

 Gardens,' is stating it lightly. It is a magnificent work 

 of art, a valuable guide to the gardener, carrying one, as 

 it were, through the world' sbeautiful gardens and suggest- 

 ing, from time to time, beautiful effects in plant grouping 

 and color blending." JOHN COCHRAN, 



Gardener to Mrs. J. E. Addicks, Claymont, Del. 



" The book will be found of the greatest assistance to 

 those whose mission is to make home surroundings beau- 

 tiful, etc." THE FLORISTS' EXCHANGE. 



H e ne d # r b s ook! "Picturesque Gardens," is ^tZ^A'X^VS*^ Price, $2.50, post-paid. 



