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HENDERSON'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE— BOOKS 



Books on Gardening Subjects 



Delivered Transportation Paid 

 in U. S. and Possessions 



Henderson's Handbook of Plants. By Peter Henderson. The 

 standard American dictionary of plants, including vegetables and 

 fruits; a complete work on cultivated plant life. 654 pages, profusely 

 Illustrated, price, $3.50. 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. Was written to 

 meet the want of those desiring information on gardening for private 

 use. Its scope therefore embraces directions for the culture and prop- 

 agation of Flowers. Vegetables and Fruits. 404 pages, fully Illus- 

 trated, price, $2.00. 



Henderson's Bulb Culture. Gives up the up-to-date methods of 

 treatment for all kinds of Hardy and Tender. Winter. Spring. Summer 

 and Autumn Flowering Bulbs, Tubers, Oorms, etc. 68 pages, pro- 

 fusely illustrated, price. 75c. 



Henderson's Garden Guide and Record. By Peter Henderson &• 

 Co. It contains brief understandable articles on Vegetable Culture. 

 Flowers from Seeds, Bulb Culture. Lawns, Preparing the Garden 

 Ground, Fertilizers. Insecticides and Plant Diseases, Canning 

 Vegetables, and many other garden pointers. 



It is of convenient pocket size. 5x8 ' 3 inches, containing 64 pages 

 of text including index. Also 12 pages, one for each month for a 

 diary. 25c. 



Around the Year In the Garden. By Frederick F. Rockwell. 

 This book tells the work to be done with flowers, fruits, 

 vegetables and lawn through each week of the year, and just 

 how to get results. 



Arranged as a weekly calendar, the book suggests a definite 

 gardening plan and indicates the best time and place for 

 every operation and plant. It is readily adaptable to any 



season or locality $2 . 50 



Manual of Gardening. By Prof. L. II. Bailey A practical 

 guide to planning, making and caring for home grounds, 



growing vegetables, flowers, fruits, spraying, etc ._,... 3.00 



Home Flower-Growing. By Ernil C.VoU. Professor of Floricul- 

 ture. Iowa State Colleoc. This is a book for the person who would 

 grow flowers and decorative plants at home for pleasure, 

 indoors and out. and who wishes to understand the principles 

 and practices necessary for success 



The amateur gardener will find here all he needs to know 

 about plant propagation and culture, how and where to grow 

 flowers and plants for best results, in the open ground, as part 

 of the home planting scheme, indoors in winter, in window 

 boxes, hanging baskets, rock gardens, or water gardens; and 



how to arrange cut flowers for best effects 3. 50 



Home Floriculture. By Ehen Rexford. A practical guide to the 

 treatment of flowering and other ornamental plants in the 



house abd garden 1.75 



Gardening with Peatmoss. "Gardening with Peat Moss" is 

 different from most books on this subject in that it contains 

 fundamental information which is the foundation of success 

 in gardening, and which is unknown to. most writers of 

 garden books. 



Based on the science of soil condition it tells in a most 

 interesting and easily understandable manner the exact 

 treatment necessary for the most successful results with all 



kinds of vegetables, flowers, fruits and shrubs 1.00 



The Gardener. ByL. H. Bailey Simple directions for growing 

 the common fruits, vegetables, and flowers in the garden and 

 about the house An accurate gardening guide, arranged 

 alphabetically for handy reference. 260 pages $2.00 



Bailey's New Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. 



Freshly written in the light of the most recent research and 

 experience largely by experts in their various specialties, all 

 edited by Prof. L. H. Bailey. It is published in three large 

 volumes, sold only in complete sets. Buyers paying transit. .25.00 



The Farm and Garden Rule Book. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. 

 Full of useful information for farmers, fruit growers, truck 

 gardeners, florists and others 3. 00 



Evergreens for the Small Place. By F. F. Rockwell. To 

 accomplish the right effect with evergreens requires knowledge 

 of the principles of good design, care in selecting the proper 

 sorts and proper attention after they are planted. All of this 

 information will be found in this book, clearly and plainly 

 written by one who is himself a home owner and a garden 

 maker of long experience 1 . 00 



The Culture of Perennials. By Dorothy M. P. Cloud. No 

 flower lover should be without this work. It gives valuable 

 information clearly, treating on the upkeep and making of 

 perennial gardens, both old and new. Beautifully illustrated 2.50 



A Woman's Hardy Garden. By Mrs. H. R. lily. Gives in a 

 charming manner a woman's long and successful experience 

 in handling a large garden of hardy plants, shrubs, bulbs, etc. 2. 00 



The Practical Flower Garden. By Mrs. II. R. Ely. A new 

 book by the author of "A Woman's Hardy Garden" 2.50 



The Garden Month by Month. By M. C. Sedawlck. A book 

 on hardy flowers grouped according to their month of bloom. 

 Concise descriptions, situations and culture. Lavishly 

 illustrated 8 . 50 



Greenhouses — Their Construction and Equipment. By 

 W. J. Wright. An up-to-date treatise on the construction of 

 greenhouses. The most complete work on the subject 2.00 



Plant Culture. ByG. W.Oliver. Propagator of the U. S. Dept. 

 of Agriculture. A working hand-book for all who grow 

 flowering and ornamental plants in the garden or greenhouse 3. 50 



Principles of Plant Culture. By Prof . E. S.C.off. This book is 

 designed as a simple textbook for beginners in the study of 

 agriculture and horticulture, treating on plant life from seed 

 to flower and fruit, insects, etc: 2.00 



Gardening for Beginners. By E. T. Cook. An exhaustive 

 English work, describing garden and greenhouse plants, 

 bulbs, shrubs, etc.. giving proper situations and treatment. 

 It also gives directions for growing vegetables, fruits, etc., in 

 garden and forcing-house 0. 00 



Milady's House Plants. By F.E. Palmer. An instructive book 

 on the successful culture of plants in the home 1 . 00 



1001 Garden Questions Answered. By A. C. Hottes. Its 

 purpose is to solve your garden perplexities. When in trouble 

 consult "1001" 2.00 



Greenhouse Management. By L. R. Taft. Forcing roses, 

 carnations and other florists' flowers, vegetables and fruits 

 under glass: propagation, disease and insects 2. 25 



Greenhouse Construction. By L. R. Taft. Various styles of 

 greenhouse and plant house structures, also heating, venti- 

 lating, etc 2.25 



A Little Book of Annuals. By A. C. Hottes. A reliable guide 

 through the season of annual bloom 1 . 50 



A Little Book of Perennials. By A. C. Hottes. For the 

 amateur and professional 1 . 50 



A Little Book of Climbing Plants. By A C. Hottes. The 

 only book obtainable combining all climbing plants 1 . 75 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS 



The Book of Bulbs. By F. F. Rockwell. Graphically and 

 authoritatively the chapters deal one by one with the plan- 

 ning and making of bulb gardens, bulbs for winter bloom, the 

 naturalization of bulbs, their propagation, and protection 

 from insects and diseases. As the pages progress, they fulfill 

 this fascinating prospect of the all-year diversity and novelty 

 attainable in bulb-raising. Illustrated 3.00 



Bulbs and Tuberous-Rooled Plants. By C. L. Allen. De- 

 scriptions, propagation, culture in dwellings, greenhouses and 

 garden 2. 00 



Bulbs That Bloom in the Spring. By T. A. Weston. Con- 

 tains all the home gardener requires, regarding bulbs planted 

 in the Fall for Spring display 2.00 



Spring Flowering Bulbs. By C. L. Thayer. A new and com- 

 plete treatise on Spring flowering bulbs for use in gardens, 

 borders and beds. A book for every home gardener 1. 25 



Chrysanthemum Culture. By Arthur Herrinyton. A suc- 

 cessful private grower. Everything is covered from cuttings to 

 exhibiting 1 . 00 



Dahlia Culture, Little Book of. By IV, H. Waite. For the 

 person who wants to grow better dahlias, by a man who is 

 doing it 1. 50 



Gladiolus, The. By A. C. Beal. Prepared to meet the needs 

 of practical and amateur growers. The instructions if fol- 

 lowed will enable anyone to grow this plant successfully. ... 1.25 



Iris, The. By J . C. Wisler. This book presents in a clear and 

 convincing manner the simple requirements of this flower. 

 Complete and practical _ . 1 25 



Lilies, How to Grow In the Garden (Garden Clnderellas). 



By Helen M. Fox. Foreword by E. II. Wilson, keeper 

 of the Arnold Arboretum. This is the only complete and 

 practical book on Lily growing for the amateur gardener. Mrs. 

 Fox has grown these beautiful flowers in her own garden for 

 14 years; she knows every detail of their culture from experi- 

 ence, from careful study, and from collaboration with other 

 growers. 269 pages; 4 color plates, 29 halftones, 18 line 

 drawings 5. 00 



The Rose In America. By J. Horace McFarland. 232 pages. 

 Beautifully illustrated in color and sepia, this new and en- 

 larged edition will have an important place on every rose 

 fancier's book shelf 3. 00 



Peosy Manual. By Harrison. Cultivation and propagation.. .SO 



Roses and Their Culture. By S. C. Hubbard. A new and 

 practical guide on the propagation, culture and history of the 

 rose grower, either experienced or beginner, can afford to be 

 without it 1 . 25 



Rose Growing, Commercial. By Eber Holmes. Modern 

 methods of growing the rose for market purposes under glass 

 and outdoors 2. 00 



Shrubs. By F. F. Rockwell. The home owner will find in this 

 book brief but complete and usable information on how to 

 enhance the beauty and value of his place with shrubs 1 00 



Violets, How to Make Money Growing. ByG. Saltford. A 



popular treatise giving helpful suggestions on violet growing. .30 



Practical Violet Culture. By A r . Coon. A new book on grow- 

 ing and marketing violets for profit 1. 75 



