PETER HEXDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.-BOOKS. 



Peter Henderson's 



Books on Horticultur 



THE FOLLOWING BOOKS, WRITTEN BY PETER 

 HENDERSON , ARE THE ACKNOWLEDGED 

 AUTHORITIES AND TEXT-BOOKS ON THE 

 SUBJECTS OF WHICH THEY TREAT. 



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Henderson's New Handbook of Fl^ts pro General Horticultur 



j HIS new edition, rewritten and enlarged in 1889, comprises about fifty per cent, more genera than the former o 

 -*- and embraces the botanical name (accentuated according to the latest authorities), derivation, natural order etc"' 

 together with a short history of the different genera, and concise instructions for their propagation and culture A 

 valuable teature of the book, particularly to amateurs, is the great care that has been given to obtain all the leading 

 local or common English names, together with a comprehensive glossary of Botanical and Technical terms Plain in- 

 structions are also given for the cultivation of the principal vegetables, fruits and flowers— both for the Amateur Florist 

 and Market Gardener— with very full instructions on forcing Tomatoes, Grapes, Cucumbers, Mushrooms Strawberries 

 etc., together with comprehensive practical directions about soils, manures, roads, lawns, draining implements green- 

 house buildings, heating by steam and hot water, propagation by seeds and cuttings, window gardening shrubs trees 

 etc. In short everything relating to general horticulture-is given in alphabetical order to make it a complete book of 

 reference. 526 pages, 800 illustrations. Price $4.00, postpaid. 

 GARDENING New Edition. Tells 



how to grow 



FOR Flowers, Vegetables and small Fruits in 



PLEASURE the Garden and Greenhouse; also treats 



fully on Window and House Plants. It 



was specially written for amateurs. The scope of this 



book includes 



Preparation of the ground— Walks— The Lawn— Designs for 

 Gardens- Planting of Lawn and Flower Beds— Fall or Holland 

 Bulbs, etc.— Propagation of Plants by seeds— Propagation of 

 Plants by Cuttings— How Grafting and Budding are done— The 

 Potting of Plants— Winter Fowering Plants— Plants suited for 

 Summer Decoration— Window Gardening— Culture of Water 

 Lilies aud other Aquatic Plants— The Chrysanthemum— Parlor 

 Gardening, or the Cultivation of Plants in Rooms— Greenhouses 

 attached to Dwellings— Detached Greenhouses, Modes of Heat- 

 ing, etc.— Greenhouses and Pits without Artificial Heating— 

 Flowers that will Grow in the Shade— Insects and other Parasites 

 injurious to Plants— Humbugs in Horticulture— Hardy Grapes— 

 The Cold Grapery— The Hot-house or Forcing Grapery— The 

 Strawberry— The Vegetable Garden— Monthly Calendar of 

 Operations. 



404 pages; fully illustrated. Price, $2.00, post-paid. 



, \ J ^L ^JiSSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES, 

 WITH REMEDIES, by PROF. BAILEY, chief of 

 Cornell Experiment Station: gives the latest preven- 

 tives and treatments from practical tests and experi- 

 ments, including the latest apparatus for applying fluid 

 and powder insecticides. It gives all in plain and con- 

 cise manner. 36 pages; illustrated. Price, 25 cents, 

 post-paid. 



GARDEN Contains essays on some special 



AND Greenhouse, Vegetable and Bulb 



FARM TOPICS. Fruit and Farm Crops. 244 pages ; 



fully illustrated. Price, $1.00, post-paid. 



GARDENING 



FOR 



PROFIT. 



New Edition. A new, revised and 

 greatly enlarged edition of this popular 

 work. This book gives in detail our 25 

 years experience in Market Gardening, 

 and a revised list of varieties in vegetables recommended 

 for market culture. Written particularly for the Market 

 Gardener, but is equally as valuable for the Private Gar- 

 dener. 375 pages; fully illustrated. Price, $2.00 post- 

 paid. 



PRACTICAL New Edition. Written particularly 

 FLORICULTURE, for the Commercial Florist, but 

 equally as valuable for the Ama- 

 teur. This work teaches how flowers and plants can best 

 be ''grown for profit." It is admitted to be the leading 

 authority on the subject. 325 pages ; fully illustrated. 

 Price, $1.50, post-paid. 



HOW THE By Messrs. Henderson and Crozier. An 

 FARM PAYS, acknowledged authority for Farmers. 

 Gives all of the Latest Methods of grow- 

 ing Grass, Grain, Root Crops, Fruits, etc.; and all about 

 Stock, Farm Machinery, etc., etc. 400 pages; fully illus- 

 trated. Price, $2.50, post-paid. 



CULTURE OF WATER LILIES AND AQUATICS. 



How to make a Water Lily Tank and Protect in Winter— When 

 Tender Species may be Started— Keeping Water Lilies over 

 Winter— To Extend the Season of Blooming— Soil for Growing 

 Aquatics— Water Lilies in Tubs and Cement Basins— The Possi- 

 bilities of Aquatic Gardening— Hardy Aquatics— Enemies ol 

 Aquatics and Remedies— Suitable Animals for the Aquatic Gar- 

 den—How to Grow Water Lilies from the Seed— An Amateur'* 

 Success— Species and Varieties of Water Lilies and Aquatics. 



42 pages; illustrated. Price, post-paid, 25 cents. 



Hendersons Bulb Culture. 



L^el a Ni r llura„ P !To t t her nd fl o a rfsts r -S a ^ ment " a ' S ° ^ ^ to "^ & * ^-Valle/ TuHps, S*ffi 

 „n^ tin ells w'f '° g 5° W ?u UlbS m £ las r es > cr< * us P? ts ' moss and other novel ways. It gives designs for beds of bulbs 

 bedrid 7or^tint?r U fl in 'f ' S1VeS V' St ° f com ™ n names; tells what bulbs are Stable f!r naturalization, for 



uated P F t 1 25' for t SUmmer flowenn g. etc- etc., and much other valuable information. 24 pages; i lus- 



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