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



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BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS— Continued. 



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ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 



Gardcninir for Pleasure. By Peter Hexdersox. (See special description.) Sl-50 



The KiiffU(*li Klower Ijiarileii, By W. KoEixsox. (Imported.) f'osition, arrangement, 



with oest jilaiits for various purposes, and their culture 5.00 



The Old-1'iishioncd Garden and Hardy Perennials. By J. Wood. (Imported.) 



Old-fashioned flowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.60 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. Instructions fur 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 si inple language 1.00 



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

 expcts, 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 pui'tJosos, time of (lowering and complete cultural instructions. 1.75 



Home f lorieultnre. By EisEN E. Rexford. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment i>f flowering and ornamental plants in the house and garden 1.00 



A Woman's Hardy Garden. By Mrs. H. E. Kly. Gives in a charming manner a 

 woman's long aiid successful experience in planting and handling a large garden 

 of hardy plants, shrubs, bulbs, etc. Photographic illustrations 1.85 



Art and Craft of Garden Maklne. By T. H. M.iwsoN. An imported book of 

 232 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 10.00 



Plant Onltiire. By n. W. Oli\^b, Propagator at the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture. A 

 ■working handbook of evei-yday practice for all wlio grow flowering and orna^ 

 mental plants in the garden or greenhouse. 103 pages 1.00 



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

 pages, profusely illustrated, describing all important garden and greenhouse 



giants, bulbs, shrubs, etc., giving jjroper situations, conditions and treatment for 

 est results. It also gives full diiections for growing vegetables, fruits, etc.. In 



garden and forcing-h>)Use; everything is explained for beginners 3.75 



Wall and Water Gardens. By Gertruue Jeky'LL. An English work describing 



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



gardens; beautiful photographic illustrations 3.75 



The Ueantifnl Flower Garden. By F. SCHUYLFji Mathews. Its treatment, with 



special regard to the picturesque 50 



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



t>n flowers, flower and vegetable gardening 7.50 



Handbook of Plants. B.y Peter Hexdersox. Descriptions and American culture 



of species. (See special de^scriptiou.) 3.00 



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



Horticulture, Cornell Universit.v, assisted by expert cultivators and botanists ; a 



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



for the cultivation of h'irticultural crops, original descriptions ot the species of 



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



Ulctlonury 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.. 20.00 

 IMctionary of Gardening Supplement. Includes new plants and horticultural 



matters, bringing everything up to date 10.00 



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



on the principles governing outdoor art 50 



AKcw Work on Kandscsipe Gardening. By Prof. SI.\ynaiid, of Mass. Agricul- 

 tural College. The whole subject is covered, fi-om laying out grounds to trees 



and shrubs, situations and treatment 1.50 



Handbook of I'ractical Landscape Gardening. By F. R, Elliott. Designs for 



s-nallcity lots and large suburban grounds 1.50 



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



Choosing, forming or improving small places and laige estates 2.50 



Lawns and <iardens. By N. Jonsson-Kose. How to beautify home surroundings ; 



landscaping, plans, best plants and their places 3.50 



Residential Sites and Environments. By J. F. JOBNSOX; All information for 



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



grouping, culture, etc 2.50 



Practical Floriculture. B.y Peter Hexderson. (See special description.) 1.50 



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



Hoses and other flowers for cut flowers, by an authority 2.00 



Greenhouse JIanagemcnt. By L. R. Taft. The latest and best work on forcing 



ro-^es, carnations and other finrists* flowers, vegetables and fruits under glass; 



propagation, diseases and insects 1.60 



Greenhouse Constrnetion. 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. Mat. (Imported.) Building 



and heating greenhouses and frames; suitable plants and culture 2.00 



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



practical florist 50 



Window and Parlor Gardening. By N. Joxssox-KosE. The daily cai'e of house 



plants and alliecl subjects ; a book of reference to the amateur 1.25 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



Begronia Culture. By B. C. Ravexscroft. tlmported.) Under glass and open air ; 



directions fur both aniatems and professionals @0.50 



Be£:onia»>, Tuberous. By several practical growers. Gives cultural directions 



and general iiianjicrement 25 



Rulb Culture, By Peter Hendeusox & Co. (See special description.) — .60 



Bulb^ niid Tuberous-Jtooted J'htiitiii. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propagation, 



cnltui-e in dwelling, greenhouse and gai-den 1.50 



CactuH Culture for Amateurs, By W. Watson. (Imported.) Descriptions and 



full cultuial insti-uctions 2.00 



The Amcrieau Carnation— How to Grow It. By 0. W. Ward. The latest and 



most comprehensive guide. The results of years of actual experience of Ameri- 



ca'sforemost carnationist. Ahand>;omeworK. illustrated with photo-engravings, 3.50 

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



propagation, culture. A pi'actical work. (Revised erlition, iOOf) J. 50 



Carnation Culture for Amateur^i. An English work, by Kavenscroft. Carnations 



and Picotees of all classes ; pots and open-jrionnd cuItui'C 40 



Clir.vsantheninin Culture, Practical. By Walter P. Wright. A new English 



work, describing and illustrating every branch 75 



Chry(»antheuiuui Culture lor Aniatcur«i and I'rofesslonals. An English work, by 



llAVENSCROFT. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



l>alilia, The. By L. K. Peacock. New and valuable work, classes, varieties, 



descriptions, cultivation, history 30 



Lilies for Knt;lish Gardens. By Gertrude Jekyll. Tellsin plainest way how most 



siiccessfuJIy varioiis garden lilies may be grown. 62 photographic illustrations 2.50 

 Lilies and tlieir Culture. By Dr. Wallace. (Tmpoi-ted ) Ail varieties are 



described; their native habitats, conditions and culture 1.25 



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



Fpe>*ies and vaneties, culture and other inl- >rmation 10.00 



Orchids. The Amateur Cultivator'.* Guide Hook. By H. A. Burberry. Orchid 



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



to grow in cool, ititerinediate and warm houses. (Imported.) 2.00 



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



, liosc, Tlie. By H. B. Ellwanger. Revised edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation; pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Rose, Parsons on tlie. By S. B. Parson's. Revised edition. Propagation, culture, 



ti-aining. classification and descriptions 1.00 



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



subject, describing propaM"ation. budding, grafting and pinning nil types : 



selections for beds, arches, walls, pots, soil "and culture. 100 illustrations .75 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS— Continued. ^^"^^ 



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 



Roses and Rose Culture. By W31. Paul. Au English work for amateur rosariajis. .50 



lioscMin l*ots, Xlic Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 1 00 



Sweet Peas, By liEV. W. T. Hutciiiss. Varieties, cultivation, etc 20 



Violet Growing. By PROF. Galloway, of U. S. Depai-tmcnt of Agriculture. The 

 subject is tully 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 5u 



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 Rreeding. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The philosophy of crossing, variation 



and impi-ovement of plants gl.OO 



Complete Guide to tlie Multiplication of I'lunts. (The Nursery Book.) By 



Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, la^-ers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs l.OO 



The Principles of J*lant Culture. By E. S. GoFF. i\ill of practical ideas on the 



science of growing, propagation, etc j.oo 



The Pruniuff Book. By Prof. B.viley. Issued 1897. Where, how and when to 



prune friiit and ornamental trees and buslies 1.50 



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



information for fruit growers, truck gurdenei's. florists and others 75 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



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

 B.ULEY. A simple guide for gardeners and amateurs to study structure* and 

 names of commoner plants east of the Mississippi Sl-*^-"* 



Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathews. Descriptions, 

 200 illustrations, rendering identification easy, especially so by the aid or 

 arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom 1.70 



How to Know Wild Flowers. By Mrs. Daxa. A guide to haunts jiud habits ; their 



identification easy for auuiteui'S 2. 00 



VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK FARMING. 



Gardeuing for J*rofit. By Pf.ter Henderson. {See special descr/ph'on.) Sl.-'O 



Gardening for l*leasnre. By 1'ktkr Hi-.ndekson. {Src special description.) X..,y) 



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



vegetables; management from seeds to marketing and storing i,2."i 



Gardening for the S»outh. 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 



Trutk Farmingat the J?outh. By Dr. A. oemler. A guide to raising vegetables for 



Norihern markets, culture, packing, etc.. by an experienced and .successful grower l.oO 



Vegetable Growing in tlie Soutli lor Northern Markets. By Prof. Rolfs, of 



Florida Agricultural College. Practical and valuable information 1.-25 



Success in Market Gardening. By W. W. Rawson. Vegetables (►ul-of-doors and 



under glass. Sijecially adapted to New England climate 1,00 



The Forcing Book. By Prof. Bailey. The cultivation of wintrr v. getables in 

 glasshouses. The best and most complete book on this subject for those who 

 grow for home consumption or for market i.oo 



California Vegetables in Garden and Field. By E. J. WiCKSoN. A manual of 



])ractice for sub-Tru)ucal climates, with and without irrigation. 2.2a 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (.See uinfer ''Ornamental Plants and Flowers.") 1-t'O 



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

 consin. A new worlc. Full of practical inforniation about growing vegetables for 

 both home use and for marketing i.uo 



CULTURES OF SPEOAL VEGETABLES. 



Asparagus. By F. M, Hexamer. A practical new treatise on th^ best methods of 



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



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

 keting, etc 30 



Cabbages, CauliUowcr, etc. By C. L. Allen. A new woik. Giv^s complete in- 

 structions from seedtime till harvest.. 50 



Cabbages and Cauliilowere for Prolit. By J. il. LurToN. A new book on this 



subject by a successful grower '. .■)0 



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



feed them 30 



Celery Culture for Profit, By Greiner. New and improved methods of culture.. .'^o 



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



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



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



gi-owing of foreign cucumbers under ginss 5ii 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. By W.m. Falconer. The best and most practi- 

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



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



on this subject .".0 



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



and highly valuable methods are described .''0 



Onions, How to liaise Them ProlitaUly. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



experience, lesiding in difl'erent sections of the country i> 



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



sjsraying. harvesting, sto'i ng, marketing, etc -"'O 



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 Orhan. The result of 25 yeai-s* experience by a lead- 

 ing grower 1'' 



Sweet Potato Culture. By James P^TZ. Full instructions from starting the plants 



to harvesting and storing: the Chinese Yam, etc ■'" 



The Mew Jihuharb Culture. By J. E. MORSE. A new and complete guide to dark 



forcing and field culture .''<' 



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



winter storing, etc :'** 



Tomato Culture. By Day. CUMMINS and Root. Culture in field under glass and in 



the South: lor home, for market, for canning factories '•^'* 



INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES. 



Fumigation Method*. By Prof. Willis G. Johnson. An up to-dato work on t)ie 

 practical applicaiion of hydrocyanic acid gas and carbon bisulphid, for the (le- 

 struction of insects and la rvje in orchards, granaries, greenhouses, etc .illustrated. S1.00 



Fcoiiomic Entomology. By PROF. SsnTH, one of the highest authorities. Insects 



easily identified ; pieventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc i.HO 



Insects and Insecticide.-*. B^^ Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat Insects in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling I..0O 



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



powders ; application and apparatus , 1.00 



Spraying Crops. By Cl.\rence M. Weed. A revised and enlarged edition, telling 

 when and how garden and field crops, f-iiit and shade trees should be sprayed 

 for their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated ". ."jO 



ALL BOOKS WILL BE DELIVERED FREE !!I5V/o&W!^' IN THE UNITED STATES, 



