PETER HENDERSON & CO.— BOOKS 



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS. 



Delivered Free in the United States at these prices. 



GENERAL FRUIT AND NUT CULTURE. Each 



Apple Culture, Field Xotea on. By PROF. Bailkt. Practical and valuable in- 

 struction from planting 1 to harvesting: $0.75 



California Frulta and How to Oro%v Them. By E. J. WiCKSON. Methods and ex- 

 perience of growers ; varieties for certain districts, etc 3.00 



The Principles of Fruit Growing. By PROF. Bailey. Anew work and one of the 



most valuable on the subject, science md practice 1.25 



American Fruit CulturUt. By J. J. Thomas. 2oth edition . just revised and en- 

 larged. A handbook of everything" pertaining to fruit culture 2.50 



The Fruit Garden. By P. Barky. A standard work on fruit culture by an experi- 

 enced author and nurseryman 1.50 



The Practical Fruit Grower. By C. T. Mayinard. Just what the beginner m <->!s 



and the successful man practices 50 



Bunh Fruits. By Prof. Card, of R. I Agricultural College. A new work. Cultiva- 

 tion, varieties, diseases, injects, evaporation, etc.. etc 1.50 



Small Fruit CulturNt. By A. S. PULLER. Rewritten, enlarged and up to date ; 



propagation, culture, varieties, marketing, etc. 1.00 



The Orchard House. By J. K. Pearson. The English method of growing fruits 



in glass houses. Construction ami management 50 



The >ut CulturUt. By A. S. Fuller, Propagation, cultivation, marketing of nut- 

 bearing trees and shrubs. 1.50 



Nuts for Profit, By J. R. Parry. Germination, budding, grafting, cultivation, 



harvesting, marketing, receipts for preparation and serving 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FRUITS. 



Cider Maker's Handbook. By J. M. Trowbridge. Making and keeping in perfec- 

 tion, based on scientific facts $1.00 



Cranberry Culture. By J. J. White. Location, preparation, planting, manage- 

 ment, picking, keeping, etc., etc 1.00 



Cape Cod Cranberries. By J as. Webb. A valuable handbook by a successful cul- 

 tivator 40 



Florida Fruits and How to Raise Them. By H. Har< 01 i:r. Cultivation, man- 

 agement, marketing of all fruits adapted to semi-tropical regions of the U. S. ; 

 evaporating fruits and how to use them 1.00 



Grape CulturUt. By A. S. Fuller. One of the best works on cultivation and man- 

 agement of hardy grapes. 1.50 



Grape Growing and W hie Slaking, American. By Prof. G. Husmann. Revised. 

 Garden and vineyard management from planting to harvesting, both in the 

 East, West and California ; all about making wine 1.50 



Grape Grower's Guide (under glass.) By WM. CHORLTON. Cultivation suited to 



America in warm and cold graperies, construction, heat injr 75 



Peach Culture. By Hon. J. A. Fulton. Revised. The nest work on growing 



peaches for profit or home use 1.00 



Pear Culture for Profit. By P. T. QuiNN. Soils, preparation, planting, manage- 

 ment, harvesting, mark ?ting 1.00 



Quince Culture. By W. 'v*. Meech. Revised and enlarged. Varieties, propagation, 



cultivation, diseases, ir. sects and remedies 1.00 



Strawberry CulturUt. By A. S. Fuller. Field, garden, forcing and pot culture ; 



hybridizing, varieties etc 25 



Strawberry Culture, ".'he ARC of. By T. B. Terry. The latest on this subject 



and by an experienced grower 40 



SHADE TREES, FORESTRY AND TIMBER. 



Trees for Street and Shade. By Messrs. Powell and McMillan. From nursery to 



permanent location ; what, where and how to plant trees i'"r city streets $0.25 



Practical Forestry. By A. S. Fuller. Varieties, propagation, planting and culti- 

 vation of both eve' green and deciduous 1.50 



Forest Planting. Fy H. N. Jarchow, LI..D. Restoration, maintenance and care of 



wood and timber ands on plains and mountains 1.50 



Elements of Forestry. By F. D. Hough, Pb.D., Chief of Forestry Division, XJ. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. Planting and care for both profit and ornament ; 

 creation and care ef woodlands, etc 2.00 



Lumber and Log Book. By J. L. Scribner. New Edition. Quick computation of 



measurement, weight, etc., of lumber in all forms, etc.. 25 



Maple Sii ear and the Sugar Bush. By Prof. Cook. How to make maple sugar ; 



new apparatus, etc 35 



AGRICULTURE AND FARM CROPS. 



How the Farm Pays, By Henderson and Crozier. {See description, page 7.) . ... $2.00 



American Farm Book. By R. L. and L. F. Allen. Revised. A compendium, of 



farming in all its details 2.00 



Our Farming. By Terry. The experience of 20 years' successful, up-to-date farm- 



inr; valuable for reference ; no farmer should be without it 2.00 



A Handbook lor Formers and Dairymen. By F. W. Woll, Professor of Agricul- 

 tural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. A book of reference, of great value, 

 facts, tables, formulas, receipts, cultivation of crnps, feeding animals, etc.. 1.50 



First Principles of Agriculture. By E. B. Voorhees. A new work, treating on 



elementary principles of scientific farm practice — from soils to crops and animals. LOO 



Book of the Farm. By Geo. E. Warring, Jr. Buying, leasing, fences, buildings, 



implements, drainage, subsoiling, rotation, etc., etc 2.0O 



How Crops Grow. By Prof. Samuel Johnson. Agricultural plants, composition, 

 .development, requirements, tables of analysis, etc., indispensable to farmers who 

 want to understand the "whys and wherefores." L5 1 ' 



How Crops Feed. By Prof. Samuel Johnson. Scientific facts of atmosphere and 



soil as i elated to nutrition of plants, etc L,w0 



Practical Farm Chemistry. By T. Greiner. A handbook of profitablecrop feeding. LOO 



Broom Corn and Brooms. By Editors of "American Agriculturist." Raising 



broori corn and making brooms on large or small scale 60 



Corn C-jIture (Indian). By C. S. Plumb, Director Indiana Experiment Station. 



Practical as well as scientific instructions, covering all details LOO 



Flax Culture. By several experienced growers. Selecting and preparing groun 1 ; 



culture, harvesting and marketing 30 



Grasses and Forage Plants. By Chas. L. Flint. New Edition. Varieties, nutri- 

 tive values, culture, curing, management grass If nd, etc 2.00 



Grasses and Clovers. Field Roots. Forage nnd Fodder Plants. By Prof. 



Tpos. Shaw. Food values, cultivation, etc .60 



Grasses of North America. By Prof. W. J. Beal. Descriptions, structure, develop- 

 in ?nt, directions for cultivation under varied conditions ; in 2 vols .. 7.50 



The Hop. By H. Myrick. Every detail from preparing the soil to curing and selling 



tue crops ; insects ; also u^esand manufacture of hops 1.50 



Per nut Plant, Its Cultivation and Uses. By B. W.Jones. Instructs the begin- 



1 ; ner how to raise good crops 50 



Sugar Industry, American. By H. Myrick. A practical handbook on the produc- 



, ■ tion of sugar beets and sugar cane, and the manufacture of sugar. L60 



Sucar Beet, The, By L. S. Ware. Varieties, soils, tillage, harvesting ; the industry 



in Europe, etc LOO 



Sugar Beet Seed. By L, S. Ware. Full details — practical and scientific; — how to 



grow best seed. Secrets of European growers 1.50 



}. Book on Silage. The latest work on this subject by F. W. "Woll, Prof. Agricul- 

 tural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin LOO 



Ullage, Ensilage and Silos. By Manly Miles. Practical treatise on ensilage of 



fodder, corn, etc 60 



Sorghum. By Peter Collier, Ph. D. Culture and manufacture as a source of 



sugar, syrup and fodder 3.00 



Tobacco Culture. Full practical details by fourteen experienced growers in differ- 

 ent sectiom of the country 25 



Tobacco Leaf. By Killebrew and Myrick. Issued 1*97. Approved methods of 

 • culture, harvesting, curing, packing, selling and manufacturing. E /ery process 

 In field, barn and factory made plain 2.00 



Wheat Culture, By D. S. Curtiss. How to double the yield, varieties. Improved 



m&ckuaery, etc 60 



SOILS, flANURES, DRAINAGE, IRRIGATION. 



Each. 



The Soil. By F. H. King, Professor Agricultural Physics, University of Wisconsin. 

 Its nature, composition, functions, relations to plant life and principles of man- 

 agement ; a distinct advance on the subject $0.75 



The Fertility of the Lund. By PltoF. Roberts, Director Cornell Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. A valuable book to every tiller of the soil ; the philosophy of 

 controlling and increasing fertility through'management of soil, water, rotation.. 1.25 



Fertilizers. By Prof. E. B. Voorhees, of N. J. Agricultural Experiment Station. A 

 new and valuable contribution to the subject ; the underlying principles of soils 

 and fertilizing ; the requirements of important crops, and the best fertilizers to 

 use for them l.ou 



Talks on Mumiren. By Joseph Harris, M. S. Familiar talks on the whole subject 



of manures and fertilizers 1.50 



A Treatise on Manures. By Dr. A. B. Griffiths. (Imported.) A handbook on 



manuring, fertilizers and fertilizing subjects 3.50 



Farming with Green Manures. By Dr. C. Harlan. The advantage of soiling and 



green manuring ; details of practice and effects 1.00 



Tile Hrainage. By W. J. Chamberlain. The experience of forty years by a practi- 

 cal agriculturist who has laid 15 miles of tiles 35 



Land Draining. By Manly Miles. A handbook of principles, practice and con- 

 struction of tile drains ; what errors to avoid LOO 



Irrigation Farming. By Lute Wilcox. The application of water in the produc- 

 tion of crops, appliances, principles and advantages L60 



Irrigation for Farm, Garden and Orchard. By HENRY Stewart. Methods and 



management to secure water for critical periods L00 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY FARMING. 



Principles of Modern Hairy Practice. American edition by F. W. WOLL, Pro- 

 fessor Agricultural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. Bacteria and their rela- 

 tions to new methods of dairying, from the udder to butter and cheese . $2-00 



Dairying for Profit; or, the Poor Man's Cow. By Mrs. M. E. Jones, Judge of 

 Dairy Products at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. Should be in the hands of 

 (V -ry one having anything to do with dairying. Cloth . .50 



A It f in Cheese Making. By J. H. Monrad. Home cheese making ; Chedder, 



French cream, Neufchatel and skim milk cheese 60 



Dairyman's Manual. By Henry Stewart. A trustworthy handbook, covering 



the entire subject, with latest approved methods.... 2.00 



FARH ANIMALS AND LIVE STOCK. 



Feeds and Feeding. By Prof. W. A. Henry. A new and up-to-date handbook for 

 stock raisers; the acknowledged standard work on this subject 



Manual of Cattle Feeding. By H. P. Armsby, Chemist, Connecticut Experiment 

 Station. Laws of nutrition; feeding stuffs and feeding. 



Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Swine. By Geo. W. Curtis. History, description, merits 

 of different breeds ; hints on selection and management ; methods of breeders 



Farmers* Veterinary Adviser. By Prof. Jas. Law. Prevention of disease in domes- 

 tic animals as well as remedies and treatment 



Allen's American Cattle. By Lewis F. Allen. A standard authority. History of 

 breeds, breeding, management and improvement 



Cattle; their Management In Health and Disease. By Geo. Arm at age. A guide 

 for the farmer and breeder; diseases and treatment 



Shepherd's Manual. By Henry Stewart. A valuable treatise on sheep for Ameri- 

 can farmers; breeds, breeding, management and diseases 



Swine Husbandry. By F. D. Coburn. Revised and enlarged edition. Breeding, 

 rearing, management, diseases, prevention, treatment 



Harris on the Pig- By Jos. Harris. Various breeds discussed ; management, etc 



Horse Breeding. By J. H. Sanders. The principles of heredity, selection, breeding, 

 management; treatment of diseases peculiar to breeding 



The Family Horse. By G. A. Martin. Stabling, care, feeding, working, driving... 



The Saddle Horse. Riding, training and feats under saddle 



How to Handle and Educate Vicious Horses. By O. R. Gleason 



Scientific Horseshoeing. By Prof. Wm. Russell. Enlarged edition of 1895. Level- 

 ing and balancing action; curitig diseases, etc 



Modern Horse Doctor. By G. H. Dadd, M.D., V.S. Preservation and restoration of 

 health ; treatment of lameness, etc 



Riley on the Mule. By Harvey Riley. Feeding, training, uses, etc 



Dogs of Great Britain, America and Other Countries. Breeding, training, 

 management, diseases, noted dogs, best hunting grounds, etc 



Practical Rabbit-Keeper. By Cupiculus. Species, raising for pleasure or profit ; 

 courts, warrens, hutches, fencing, etc 



POULTRY, BIRDS AND BEES. 



The A B C of Poultry Culture. Embodies the results of years of experience, and 

 is thoroughly practical 



The Art of Poultry Breeding. By J. H. Davis. Invaluable to the amateur on the 

 science of outcrossing: in breeding, etc 



Profits In Poultry and Profitable Management. The experience of practical 

 men in all departments ; useful and ornamental breeds 



Prnetleal Poultry Keeper. By L. Wright. A complete and standard guide for 

 domestic use, market and exhibition 



The American Standard of Perfection. (Adopted by American Poultry Assn.) 

 Descriptions of recognized breeds, judges' instructions, etc 



An Egg Farm. By H. H. Stoddard. Management of poultry in large numbers 



Five Hundred Questions and Answers in Poultry Raising. Also feed, care, 

 disea.es, eggs, incubation, buildings, etc 



Capons for Profit. By T. Greiner. How to make and manage ; plain instructions 

 for beginners 



Turkeys and How to Grow Them. By Herbert Myrick, and Essays from Prac- 

 tical Growers. History, breeds, successful management, etc 



Buck Culture. By Jas. Rankin. Natural and artificial 



Low-Cost Poultry Houses. By J. W. Darrow. Plans and specifications for §25 to 

 $luO buildings ; other conveniences 



Incubators and their Management. By J. H. Sl'TCLIFF 



Diseases of Cage Birds. By W. T. Green. Causes, symptoms, treatment. 



Pigeon- Keeping for Amateurs. By J. C. Lyell. A complete guide 



A IS C of Bee Culture. By A. L Root. A cyclopaedia on bees, honey, hives, imple- 

 ments; honey plants, etc 



Quiiihy's New Bee-Keeping. By L. C. Root. The mysteries explained ; 60 years' 

 experience ; latest discoveries and inventions 



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HOUSEHOLD BOOKS. 



Canning and Preserving. By Mrs. Roreb. How to can fruits and vegetables, 



make preserves, marmalades, fruit butter; dry fruits and herbs. 



Fruits and How to I'se Them. By Mrs. Poole. Nearly 700 receipts for preparing 



various fruits in various forms and how to use them 



Canning and Preserving Fruits and Vegetables. By Ermentixe Yocno. Also 



fruit pastes, syrups, evaporating fruits, etc 



New Snluds. By Mrs. Rorer. Salads for dinners, luncheons, suppers, receptions, 



odd salads. Ceylon salads, etc 



The Century Cook Book. A new book compiled with great care and illustrated 



with 150 photographic reproductions <>f dishes, cooking implements, etc., 600 pages. 



The National Cook Book. By Marion Ha hi. and and ('. T. HERRICK 



American Dainties and How to Prepare Them. Bj an American lady 



Common Sense In the Household. A manual of practieal h.uwu if cry 



Everybody's Paint Book. All about polishing, painting, staining, Ealsomining, 



renovating furniture, etc 



American Girl's Handy Book. Bow to amuse yourself and others 



The Language of Flowers. By J. Inorahah. Includes Uoral poetry. Small ed., 



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