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PETER HENDERSON & CO. —BOOKS. 



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS. 



Delivered Free in the United States at these prices. — 



FLOWERS, PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING. Each. 



««rdening >'or Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. $1.50 



Home Floriculture. (The Cultivation of Garden and House Plants.) By 



Rexford. Written particularly for amateurs 1.60 



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

 ment, with. best plants for various purposes, and their culture 5.00 



Ctordenliifr lor Ladles. By Mrs. J. C. LOUDON. 2d American Edition 1.50 



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 propaga- 

 tion, culture, wintering, etc 2.00 



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



Old-fashioned flowering- and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.50 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. Instructions for beginners and for the skilled 

 gardener. Covers the whole subject, laving out and planting small city yards and 

 large suburban grounds, plants, trees, bedding, pruning, vegetables, fruits, scien- 

 tific truths in simple language 1.00 



The Wild Garden. By Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) The natural grouping of hardy 



plants ; the best for various effects, culture, etc 6.00 



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



special regard to the picturesque 40 



The Bamboo Garden. By A. B. F. Mitford. Varieties, descriptions, arrangement, 



culture of sorts, adapted to American climates 4.00 



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



species. 3.00 



Dictionary of Gardening. An English work by Geo. Nicholson, A. L. S. Botanical 

 classification, full descriptions of both species and varieties, with cultural direc- 

 tions ; practical, useful and valuable. 4 vols. 20.00 



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



small city lots and large suburban grounds 1.50 



Landscape Gardening, or Hon- to Lay out a Garden. By Edward Kemp. Choosing, 



forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Law II* and Gardens. By N. Jonsson-Rose. How to beautify home surroundings ; 



landscaping, plans, best plants and their places 3.50 



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

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

 grouping, culture, etc 2.50 



The Royal Parks and Gardens of London. By Nathan Cole. (Imported.) Em- 

 bellishing flower beds and borders, sub-tropical bedding, geometrical designs, 

 the plants used, their propagation and culture L25 



GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW QARDENINO. 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. $LW 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson. 1.50 



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. h. Taft. The latest and best work on forcing 



roses, carnations' and otber'florists' flowers, vegetables and fruits under glass; 



propagation, diseases and insects 1.50 



Greenhouse and Stove Plants. By T. Bains. (Imported.) A masterly English 



work by their foremost authority 3.60 



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



and heating greenhouses and frames ; suitable plants and culture 2.00 



Window and Parlor Gardening. By N. J<>nsson-Kose. The daily care of house 



plants and allied subjects ; a book of reference for the amateur. L25 



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



practical florist 60 



Douse Plants; How to Succeed with Them. By Lizzie P. Hillhouse. For 



women who grow house plants, by a woman who has success LOO 



House Plants as Sanitary Agents. By Dr. Anders. Relations of vegetation In 



floriculture, forests, plantations, etc.. to health and disease L60 



cultures of special plants. 



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



directions for both amateurs and professionals. $0.60 



Begonias, Tuberous. By several practical growers. Gives cultural directions and 



general management 25 



Bulb Culture. By Peter Henderson. 25 



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



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden L60 



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



cultural instructions 2.00 



Carnation Culture, Amerlcun. By L. L. Lamborn. Varieties, classification, propa- 

 gation, culture. A practical work 1.60 



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



and Picoteesof all classes ; pots and open-ground culture 40 



Chrysanthemum Culture for America. By James Morton. A thorough work, 



fully covering the subject for America 1.00 



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



Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



Chrysanthemum, Growth of the Plant. By Edwin Molyneux. A practical English 



work on culture, etc 50 



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



descriptions, cultivation, history 30 



Ferns In their Homes and Ours. By Prof. J. Robinson. Our native Ferns, when 



and where to find them ; how to grow them at home L50 



Ferns and Fern Culture. By J. Birkenhead. ^Imported.) Selections and culture 



for cold anil warm ferneries, Wardian cases, dwellings, etc ; .75 



Ferns, The Book of Choice. By Geo. Schneider. A beautiful , work in three 



volumes : the best ferns, descriptions, cultures, etc 18.00 



Irises, Bulbous. By Prof. Michael Foster. (Imported) Species, varieties, des- 

 criptions, time of flowering, habitat and culture for each 2.00 



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



described , their native habitats and conditions, culture L75 



Orchids. The Amateur Cultivator** Guide Book. By H. A. Burberry, Orchid 

 grower to Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. Varieties, descriptions and how to grow 

 in cool, intermediate and warm houses. (Imported.) : 2.00 



•rehld Grower's Manual. By B. S. Williams. (Imported.) Descriptions of 2,500 



species and varieties, culture and other information 10.00 



Orchids, Their Culture and Management. New Edition. By W. Watson, Royal 

 Gardens, Kew. England. (Imported.) Descriptions of all kinds in general cultiva- 

 tion. Elegant illustrations and colored plates 8.00 



Rhododendrons. By E. S. Rand, Jr. Revised Edition 1.60 



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



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Rose, Parson* on the. By S. B. Parsons. Revised Edition. Propagation, culture, 



training, classification and descriptions. LOO 



Rose Culture, Secrets of. By W. J. Hatton, florist. Paper. Rose nouses, heating, 



management ; best Roses for all purposes, etc 50 



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



reliable English guide to Rose culture 1.26 



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



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



Roses and Bose Culture. By Wm. Paul. An English work for amateur rosarians. .. .50 



Rose Garden. By Wm. Paul. A valuable work by an English specialist: descrip- 

 tions, culture. (Beautifully illustrated and 2U colored plates.) 8.00 



Roses In Pots, The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 75 



Sweet Peas. By Rev. W. T. Hutchins. Varieties, cultivation, etc 30 



Violet Growing. (Commercial.) By Prof. Galloway, of U. S. Department of Agri- 

 „ culture. The subject is fully covered, from suitable houses and varieties, culture, 

 diseases, etc., to shipping the flowers 1.60 



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VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK FARMING. Bach. 



Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson. $l.5f 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. " L6# 



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 



Vegetable Growing In the South for Northern Markets. By Prof. Rolfs, of 

 Florida Agricultural College. Practical and valuable information 



Success In Market Gardening. By W. W. Kawson. Vegetables out>-of-doors and 

 under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 



The Young Market Gardener. By T. Greiner.. A guide to beginners in market 

 vegetables ; outside culture, hot-beds, frames, preparing and selling, etc 



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

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

 grow for home consumption or for market LOO 



California Vegetables In Garden und Field. By E. J. Wickson. A manual of prac- 

 tice for sub-tropical climates, with and without irrigation a.0# 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (See under " Flowers, Plants" etc ) L0» 



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

 Wisconsin. A new work. Full of practical information about growing vegeta- 

 bles for both home use and for marketing L2S 



Vegetable Garden, The. Translated by W. Robinson from the French of H. db 

 VILMorin. An exhaustive work on vegetables for cool and temperate climates ; 

 descriptions of types, varieties, cultivation and other valuable information. An 

 Indispensable reference book 5.0* 



cultures of special vegetables. 



Asparagus Culture. By Jas. Barnes and Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) The best 



methods employed in England ami France $0.60 



Cabbages, How to Grow. By J. J. H. Gregory. Details of culture, keeping, 



marketing, etc ga 



Cabbages und Cauliflowers for Profit. By J. M. Lupton. A new book on this 



subject by a successful grower ao 



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



feed them 9| 



Cauliflowers, and How to Grow Them. By Brill. Plain directions for man- 

 agement from seed sowing to marketing 2© 



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 .&* 



Mushroum», How to Grow Them. By Wm, Falconer. The best and most practical 



American work on growing for home use or for market L00 



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



on this subject 60 



Mushroom Culture for Amateurs. By W. J. May. (Imported.) An English 

 work, giving methods of growing in houses, sheds, cellars, shelves and out- 

 of-doors 60 



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



and highly valuable metUodi are described 60 



Onions, How to Raise them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long ex- 

 perience, residing in different sections of country 20 



Potato Culture, The A K C of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and qual- 

 ity, and other new and valuable information 35 



Potato Culture, The New. By E. S. Carman. New and profitable methods ; trench 



system, etc. Results Of 1G years' experiments T6> 



Potatoes for Profit. By Van Orman. The result of U6 years' experience by a leading 



grower. 



Sweet Potato Culture. By James Fitz. Full instructions from starting the plants 



to harvesting and storing ; the Chinese Yam, etc 60 



Rhubarb Culture. By F. S. Thompson. A complete guide by one of the largest 



practical growers LOO 



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



winter storing, etc 30 



The Tomato. By W. Iggulden. F. R. H. S. (Imported.) The English method of 



maintaining under glass a continuous supply 60 



Tomato Culture. By Day, Cummins and Hoot. Culture in field, under glass and 



in the south j forborne, for market, for canning factories 36 



PESTS— INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES, WEEDS. 



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



easily idcntilled : preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc $2.60 



Inaeeta uhiI Insecticide*. By PBOF. Weed. Tells how to comhat insects in field, 



orchard, garden, green house and dwelling L60 



Injurious Insects ortlie Farm und Garden. By Mrs Mary Treat. Describes the 



insects, their methods of working, the plants they infest, and remedies 1.60 



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



their treatment 1.00 



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



powders ; application and apparatus 1.0© 



Weeds and How to F:rudkatc Them. By Prof. Tiios. Shaw 7* 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. 



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



and improvement of plants $1.00 



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



Prof Baii.ey. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs 1.00 



The Principles of Plnnt Culture. By E. S. (iOFF. Full of practical ideas on the 



science of grow mg, propagation, etc 1.00 



The Pruning Itook. By PBOF. Bailey. Issued 1897. Where, how and when to prune 



fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1.60 



The Horticulturist's Hule Book. By Prof L. H. Bailey. Full of useful informa- 

 tion for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others 76 



BOTANIES, AND HOW TO KNOW WILD FLOWERS, 

 FERNS, TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



School and Field Botnny. By Dr. Asa Gray ■■■■■ ■••••• $!•» 



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" plan is east of the Mississippi L7S 



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

 2uo illustrations, rendering identification easy, especially so by the aid of arrange- 

 ment into color classes and seasons of bloom 2.2* 



Wild Flowers of North America. By PROF. Goodalf., of Harvard Botanic 



Gardens. 51 colored plates anil numerous other illustrations 7.60 



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



iilentilleation easy for amateurs ■ • 1.1* 



The Wlldflowers of the Northcustern States. By Ellen Miller and Ma.igaret 

 C. Whiting. Easily understood descriptions, aided by illustrations, enable any 

 one to identify and name our wild Mowers 3.00 



Flora oflhc Southern States. By Chapman. Third Edition 4.00 



Trees, Plants and Flowers: Where and How they Grow. A familiar history of 



the vegetable kingdom. By W. L. Bailey .7* 



Familiar Trees and their Leaves. By F. S Mathews, Characteristics, descriptions 



and illustrations ol over SOU types, common and exceptional L75 



The Trees of Northeastern America. By Chas. S. Newhai.l. The descriptions and 



illustrations enable any one to identify and name 2.50 



The Shrubs of Northeastern America. By Chas S Newhall — ••• 2M 



Trees of the Northern United States (east of the Kocky Mountains). By Prof. 



Apgak. Their study, inscription and determination l.a> 



