PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE, 



A GUIDE TO THE 



SUCCESSFUL PROPAGATION AM) CULTITATION OF 



Florists' Pla.nts. 



BY PETER HEXDERSOX, BERGEX CITY, J. 



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Mr. Hendekpon is known as the largest Commercial Florist in 

 the countr} In the present work he gives a full account of his 

 modes of prcpigation and cultivation. It is adapted to the wanti 

 of the amateur as well as the professional grower. 



The scope of the work may be judged from the following 



TABLE OF 



CONTEXTS. 



Aspect and Soil. 



Orchid Culture. 



Laying out Lawn and Flower Garden. 



Holland Bulbs. 



Designs for Flower Gardens. 



Cape Bulbs. 



Planting of Flower Beds. 



Winter-Flowering Plants 



Soils for Potting. 



Construction of Bouquete- 



Temperature and Moisture. 



Hanging Baskets. 



The Potting of Plants. 



Window Gardening. 



Cold Frames — Winter Protection. 



Rock-Work. 



Construction of Hot-Beds. 



Insects. 



Greennouse Structures. 



Nature's Law of Colors. 



Modes of Heating. 



Packing Plants. 



Propagation by Seeds. 



Plants by Mail. 



Propagation by Cuttings. 



Profits of Floriculture. 



Propagation of Lilies. 



Soft-Wooded Plants. 



Culture of the Rose. 



Greenhouse Plants. 



Culture of the Verbena. 



Annuals. 



Culture of the Tuberose. 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 



Diary of Operations for 



each Day of the Vear. 



ILLUSTRATED. 



ORANGE JUDD & COMPANY, 



245 BROADWAY, New-York 



