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By PETER HENDERSON. 375 Pages. Fully Illustrated. Price, postpaid. Sl.SO. 



/F you wish to grow Vegetables for Sale, read Gardening for Profit. The personal success of 

 its author fluring his long career as a market gardener. and the success of thousands from the time 

 he first made his cultural methods known up to the present day. shows the popular estimation of 

 the value set upon this great work. All over the land it opened up the market gardening interest, for 

 it should be always remembered that this was the first work ever w ritten on market gardening in this 

 country. To the South alone its value is almo.st beyond computation, for the enormous trucking 

 interests already there, and which are constantly on the increase owe their birth entirely to, aiid subse- 

 quent development mainly to the teachings of GARnENiNG for Profit. Written particularly for the 

 Market Gardener and Truck Farmer, yet it is of equal value for largeprivategnrdi ns. The first edition 

 of Gardexi.no for Profit was published in 1866 ; it has been revised twice since, and its sale lias Ihhmi 

 «o large that up to this time 4?. editions have been printed. The present tditloa was revised and greatly enlarged in the summer of l.tsSG. Its 

 scope has been greatly extended since the earlier editions were i)ulilished. The varieties in vegetables recommended for market culture have also 

 been carefully revised ; so that what is now advised to plant are kinds in general use at this time. 



. COISTTEJITTS. 



The Forcing of all important Vegetables and Fruits under Glass— The Men 

 Fitted for the Business— The Amount of Capital required and Working Force 

 per Acre— Profits of Market Gardening— Location. Situation and Laying Out- 

 Soils. Drainage and Preparation— Manures — The Uses and Jlanagement of Cold 

 Frame^Protecting Cloth in lieu of Sashes— Spring Raising of Cabbage. Cauli- 

 flower and Lettuce— Formation and Management of Hot-Beds— Forcing Pits or 



(Greenhouses— Wide Greenhouses for Vegetable Crops— Forcing Strawberries- 

 Seeds, and Seed Raising — How. When and Wliere to Sow Seeds — Transplanting — 

 Vegetables, their Varieties and Ciiltivation- ^Vhen to Sow and Plant in the 

 Southern States — Packing of Vegetables for Slapping — Preservation of Vege- 

 tables in Winter— Insects — Culture of Small Fruits— .Monthly Calendar of Opera- 

 tions, 



By PETER HENDERSON. 325 Pages. Fully Illustrated. Price, post-paid, SI. 50. 



/F you wish to become a Commercial Florist, then of all books you should procure 

 Practical FLoniciLTiRE. We have any number of complimentary letters from people 



who actuallv knew nothing of the florists' business, but who followed the instructions in this work and are now 

 "full-fledged florists." And although WTltten especiall.v for the Commercial Florist, it is cipi.-illy valuable to the amateur 

 and all having conservatories, greenhouses, window gardens, etc. Practical Floriciltirb was first issued in ISGS. 

 has gone through man.v editions and had an enormous sale, and is admitted to be the leading American authority on 

 this subject. This present edition of Practical Floriciltcre was greatl.v enlarged by .Mr. Henderson in 1S87, and 

 revised to keep abreast of the times, as there are now manv superior methods of propagation and culture of flowers 

 and plants — and many improved varieties of plants — all of which have been fully treated in this new edition. 



. COlTTElSrTS. 



How to become a Florist — The Profits of Floriculture— Aspect and Soil— Tlie 

 Preparation for New ami the Renovation of Old Lawn.s — l^iyinp out ihe Klowcr 

 Garden— DesigTis for Ornamental Grounds and Flower uardens — Planting of 

 Flower Beds — Soils for Pottmp: — Temperature and Moisture — The Potting of 

 Plants — Drainage in Pots— Cold Frames for Winter Prot'-ction — Cctnstruction of 

 Hot-Beds — Greenhouse Structures— Glass, Glazing^ and Shading- — Modes of Heat- 

 ing— Propajaration of Plants by Seeds — Propagation of Plants by Cuttings — Proi>- 

 ugaling RosVsby Grafting and Budding — Greenhouse Plant.s most in demand in 



Sprinir— Cold Frame Plants most sold in Spring— Plants most In demand for Win- 

 dow Decuratiun in Winter— Culture of Winter-flowering Plants for Cut Flowers 

 —Kose Growing in Winter— Bulbs for Winter Flowrrs— Plants use<l for Deeora- 

 tion of Rooms— Construction of Bouquets, etc. — Hanging Baskets— Parlor or 

 Window Gardening— Formati(»n of RtH-k-work and Plants for Kwks— What 

 Flowers will grow in the Shade — Succession Ci-ops in the Greenhouse — Packing 

 Plants— Plants by Mail- Insectsand Diseases Afr< cting Plants— Mildew— niarv of 

 Operations for the Year— The Culture of F'oreign Grape Vines under Glass. 



By PETER HENDERSON. 404 Pages. Fully Illustrated. Price, post-paid, SI. 50. 



WA!^ writlen to ineit Ihe wants of those desiring fnforuintlon on gjirdeniiii; for priv;ite use. ItH 

 scope therefore eiubraceM directions for the culture anil propagation of I'loHers, \'egeiables nnil 

 Fruits. It has had a large sale, and gone through several eilltlons, the pii'sent linvlug been 

 fvised and greatly enlnrgeil by the autliiT In ISiS.S; it exliaustlvely tn'ats on the Vegetable Harden. Flower 

 Garden, Fruit Garden, Greenhouse. Gr.iiiirv. Window Garden, I. awn, the Water Garden, etc. 



. COISTTENTS. 



• •( I'liuils l,v 



r I'laiils— Wint 

 ' 'iriilow (iarden 



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land Bell! 



Cultings— H 



er Howerlng 



Ing — Culture 



n of the Ground — Walks— Tlie Ljiwn— Pcsign 

 lis— Planting 'tf Lawn and Flower Reds- Kail or Hol- 

 ts, etc. — Propagation of Plants by .Seen s — Propaga- 

 tw Grafting and nudding are Done — The Potting 

 Plants — Plants HUited for Summer I»eeoration — 

 of Water Lilies and other Aipiatlc Plants — The 



C'lirysaniln'inuTn — Parlor Gardening or the Cnltlvntlon of Plants in Rooms — 

 Greenhouses attached to nwellings — Detneheil rireenhousrs. Modes of Heating, 

 etc — Griiiilnnis.s anil Pits witliniil Artltleiid lb iitini--— Unwei-s that will grow 

 in the Sliiiili' — Inserts and other Parasites injur ii.ns to Plan l-*i— II nndtugj* in Horti- 

 culture— Hnrdv Grape!.— The Cold Graperv- Tin- Mot-hoiiso or Forcing Oraiwry 

 — The SIrawbe'rrv— The Vegetalile tiardin— Mnnlhly Calendar of 0|>cnillonii. 



Any of oar Books may be obtained FKEE as a premlmn on orders— see particnJars on 3d pag'e of cover. 



