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BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS— Continued. 



Prices Include Free Delivery in the United States. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS* 



Each. 



The Enellsili Flower Garden. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) Position, arrangement, 



with best plants for various purposes, and their culture $5.00 



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



Old-fashioned flowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.60 



Garden Maklni;. By Prof. Bailey. Instructions for beginners and for the skilled 

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

 and large suburban grounds, plants, trees, bedding, pruning, vegetables, fruits, 

 scientific truths in si tuple language 1.00 



How to Make Sehool Gardens. By H. D. Hemenway. Illustrated from 



photographs 1.10 



How to Make a Flower Garden. A beautifully illustrated book, written by 

 experts, and covering every branch of the subject. Special features are the 

 accounts of actual experiences in different localities and the lists of flowers and 

 shrubs for special purposes, time of flowering and complete cultural instructions. 1.75 



Home Floriculture. By Ebkn E. Rexford. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment »>f flowering and ornamental plants in the house and garden 1.00 



A Woman*» Hardy Garden. By Mrs. H. R. Ely. Gives in a charming manner a 

 woman's long and successful experience in planting and handling a large garden 

 of hardy plants, shrubs, bulbs, etc. Photographic illustrations 1.85 



Plant Culture. By G. W. Oliver, Propagator at the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture. A 

 working handbook of everyday practice for all who grow flowering and orna- 

 mental plants in the garden or greenhouse. 193 pages 1.00 



Gardenlnip for Beginners. By E. T. Cook. An exhaustive English work of 660 

 pages, profusely illustrated, describing all important garden and greenhouse 

 plants, bulbs, shrubs, etc., giving proper situations, conditions and treatment for 

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

 garden and forcing-house; everything is explained f or oeginners 3.76 



Wall and Water Gardens. By Gertrude Jekyll An English work describing 

 wall and rock work gardening arrangement and plants, also water and bog 

 gardens; beautiful photographic illustrations 3.75 



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



special regard to the picturesque 40 



Cyclopedia of American Horticulture. Edited by L. H, Bailey, Professor of 

 Horticulture, Cornell University, assisted by expert cultivators and botanists ; a 

 monumental and up-to-date work, distinctively American, comprising directions 

 for the cultivation of horticultural crops, original descriptions of the species of 

 fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants. In four volumes per set 20.00 



Landscape Gardening. By Prof. Wau3H, University of Vermont. A short treatise 



on the principles i^overning outdoor art 50 



Landscape Gordenine as Applied to Ifome Decoration. By Prof. Maynard, 

 of Mass. Agricultural College. The whole subject is covered, from laying out 

 grounds to trees and shrubs, situations and treatment 1.60 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardenlnfi:. By F. R. Elliott. Designs for 



small city lots and large suburban grounds 1, 6 



LaiidHcape Gardening, or How to Lay out a Garden. By Edward Kemp. 



Choosing, forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Lawns 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 



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 Managrement. By L. R. Taft The latest and best work on forcing 

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

 propagation, diseases and insects 1.60 



Greenhouse Con«truetlon, By L. R. Taft. Various styles of greenhouse and plant 



house structui'es, also heating, ventilating, etc 1.50 



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



and heating greenhouses and frames : suitable plants and culture 2.00 



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



practical florist 50 



Window and Parlor Gardening. By N. Jonsson-Rose. The daily care of house 



plants and allied subjects ; a book of reference to the amateur 1.25 



CULTURE OF SPEOAL PLANTS. 



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



directions for both amateurs and professionals $0.50 



Beieonlas, Tuberous. By several practical growers. Gives cultural directions 



and general management 25 



Bulb Culture. By Peter Henderson & Co. (See special description.) 50 



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



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.60 



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



full cultural instructions 2.00 



The American Carnation— How to Grow It. By C. W. Ward. The latest and 



most comprehensive guide. The results of years of actual experience of Ameri- 

 ca's foremost carnationist. A handsome work, illustrated with photo-engravings, 3.50 

 Carnation Culture, American. By L. L. Lamborn. Varieties, classification, 



propagation, culture. A practical work. {Revised edition, f90i.) 1.60 



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



and Picotees of all classes ; pots and open-ground culture 40 



Chrysanthemum Culture. By Arthur Herrington. A new book by one of the 



most experienced and successful private growers in the U. S. Everything is 



covered from cuttings to exhibiting the flowers 60 



Chrysanthemum Culture, Proetlcal. By Walter P. Wright. A new English 



work, describing and illustrating every branch 75 



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



Rwenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



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



descriptions, cultivation, history 30 



Ferns and How to Grow Them, By G. A. WooLSON. Treats of the growing of 



hardy ferns both in the garden and indoors 1.10 



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



described ; their native habitats, conditions and culture 1.25 



Orchid Growers* Manual. By B. S. Williams. (Imported.) Descriptions of 2,500 



speiriesand varieties, culture and other Information 10.00 



Orchids. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Book. By H. A. Burberry. Orchid 



grower to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. Varieties, descriptions and how 



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



Rhododendrons. By E. S. R.\>'D. Jr. Revised edition 1.50 



Kose. The. By H. B. Ellwan'ger. Revised edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1 .25 



Kose, I'arsona on the. By S. B. Parsons. Revised edition. Propagation, culture, 



training, classification and descriptions .. 1.00 



Practical Rose Growing. By Walter P. Wright. A new English work on this 



subject, describing propagation, budding, grafting and pruning all types ; 



selections for beds, arches, walls, pots, soil and culture. 100 illustrations 75 



Rosen, and How to Grow Them, in garden and under grass. By Doubleday. 



Page & Oo 1.10 



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



A reliable English guide to Rose Culture 1.25 



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



glass and in the garden : formation of rosarium, etc 175 



CULTURE OF SPECIAL PLANTS— Continued. 



Each. 



Roses and Rose Culture. By Wm. Paul. An English work for amateur rosarians. $0.50 



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



Sweet Peas. By Rev. W. T. Hi'tchins. Varieties, cultivation, etc 20 



Violet Growing. By Prof. Galloway, of U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 

 subject is fully covered, from suitable houses and varieties, culture, diseases, 

 etc., to shipping the flowers 1.60 



plant breeding, propagation, pruning. 



Plant Breedlne. New edition. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The philosophy of 



crossing, variation and improven\ent of plants $1.15 



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



Prof. Bailev. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs I.OO 



The Principles of Plant Culture. By E. S. GOFF. Full of practical ideas on the 



science of growing, propagation, etc i.oo 



The Pruning: Book, By Prof. Bailey. Issued 1897, Where, how and wjien to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes i .60 



The Horticulturist's Rule Book. By Prop. L. H. Bailey. Full of useful 



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



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



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 plants east of the Mississippi $1.7S 



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

 200 illustrations, rendering identification easy, especially so by the aid or 

 arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom i ,76 



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



identification easy for amateurs 2.00 



vegetable gardening and truck farming. 



Teiretable Garden, The, By ViLMORIN. An exhaustive work on vegetables for 



cool and tempeiate climates. An authoritative and indispensable reference book $4.60 



Principles of Veicetuble Gardenlnsr. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Soils; its treatment; 



vegetables ; management from seeds to marketing and storing i ,25 



Southern Gardeners' Manual. By Prof. J. 8. Newman, 8. C. College of Agriculture. 



Full cultural instructions for vegetables and small fruits in Southern States 1.10 



Gardening lor the South. By P. H. Mell. Practically a new work on growing 

 vegetables and fruits in tiie South, according to the methods of the most success- 

 ful southern gaideners. 683 pages, 280 illustrations 2.60 



Truck Farming at the South. By DR. A. Oemler. Aguide to raising vegetableefor 



Northern markets, culture, packing, etc., by an experienced and successful grower 1.00 



How to Make a Vegetable Garden. By E. L. Fullerton. A very instructive 

 work by a feminine gardening enthusiast, who writes entertainingly and has 

 illusti'ated her points with 200 photographic reproductions 2.20 



Success In Market Gardenlnff. By W. W. Rawson, Vegetables out-of-doors and 



under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 1.00 



The Forclnip 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 i.OO 



Garden Maklns:. By Prof. Bailey. {See under "Ornamental Plants and Flowers") i.uO 



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

 consin. A new wortt. Full of practical information about growing vegetables for 

 both home use and for marketing — i.OO 



CULTURE OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



Asparagus. By F. M. Hexasier. A practical new treatise on the best methods of 



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus $0.60 



Cahbaee How to Grow, By J. J. H. Gregory. Details of culture, keeping, mar- 

 keting, etc 30 



Cabbages, CauUUower, and Allied yese':ables. By C. L. Allen. A new work. 



Gives complete instructions from seedtime till harvest 50 



Cabbages and Cauliflowers for Profit. By J. M. LtJPTON. A new book on thii 



subject by a successful grower , 60 



Carrots and Mangels. By J. J. H. GREGORY. How to raise them, keep them and 



feed them 30 



Celery Culture for Profit. By Gbeiner, New and improved methods of culture.. .ao 



Celery, Kalamazoo Culture of. By G. voN Bochove. Improved methods of 



culture, "The Secret of Success," and ful. information 60 



Cucumber Culture for Amateurs, By W, J. May. An English treatise on the 



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass 60 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. By Wm. Falconer. The best and most practi- 

 cal American work on growing for home use or for market 1.00 



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



on this subject 60 



Onion Culture, The New. ByT. Grkiner. For the home garden or market; new 



and highly valuable methods are described 60 



Onions, How to Kalse Them Profitobly. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing in different sections of the country 26 



The Potato. By Sam'l Frazer, of Cornell Agricultural College. Potato cultivation, 



spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc 76 



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



quality, and other new and valuable information M 



Potatoes for Profit. By Van Orman. The result of 25 years' experience by a lead- 

 ing grower 26 



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



to harvesting and storing; the Chinese Yam. etc.. 60 



The New Bhubnrb Culture. By J. E. Morse. A new and complete guide to dark 



forcing and field culture 60 



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



winter storing, etc , 30 



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



the South; for home, for market, for canning factories 36 



INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES. 



Fuml^Btlon Methods. By Prof. "Willis G. Johnson. An up-to-date work on the 

 practical application of hydrocj'anic acid gas and carbon bisulphid, for the de- 

 struction of insects and larvae in orchards, granaries, greenhouses, etc., illustrated. 81-00 



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



easily identified ; preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc 2.50 



Funei and FungloSdes. By Prof. Weed. Fungous diseases of plants, etc., and 



their treatment. Paper covers, 50c. ; in cloth 1.00 



Insectsand Insecticides. By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects infield, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.60 



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



powders ; apjjlicatinn and apparatus 100 



Spraying Crops. By Clarence M. Weed. A revised and enlarged edition, telling 

 when and how garden and field crops, fruit and shade trees should be sprayed 

 for their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated 60 



Our Book Catalogue oi?t'p^fic^a't?S„ Gives a more Complete List of Books r^rYclTiV;? 



on Horticulture, 

 re, etc. 



