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PETER HENDERSON & CO., BOOKS. 



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS. 



DELIVERED FREE IN THE UNITED STATES. 



FLOWERS, PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING. 



Each, 

 $1.50 



.50 



Gardening *' or IMeasurc. By Petes Henderson. 



Flowers. (The Cultivation of Garden und Houm- 1'lants.) By REXFORD 

 Written particularly tor amateurs 



The English Flower Garden. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) Position, arrange- 

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



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



Old-fashioned flowering mid foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.50 



Garden Making. 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 simple language 1.00 



The Wild Garden. By Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) The natural grouping of hardy 



plants ; the best for various effects, culture, etc 5.00 



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



special regard to the picturesque 60 



Century Hook oi Gardening. A new and magnificently illustrated English work 



on Mowers, flower and vegetable gardening 7.50 



Handbook of IMants. By Peter Henderson. Descriptions and American culture of 



species. 3.00 



Cyclopedia ot 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 

 i 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 



dictionary of Gardening. An English work by Geo. Nicholson, A. L. S. Botanical 

 classification, full descriptions of both species and varieties, with cultural direc- 

 tions ; practical, useful, valuable and indispensable. 4 vols. Profusely illustrated 20.00 



Dictionary of Gardening Supplement. Includes new plants and horticultural 



matters, br inging ever\ thing up to date. 2 vols 10.00 



Landscape Gardening. B.v PROF. Waugh, University of Vermont. A short t r« .i tise 



on the principles governing outdoor art 50 



A Mew Work on Landscape Gardening. By Prof. Maynard, of Mass. Agricul- 

 tural College. The whole subject is covered, from laying out grounds to trees 

 and shrubs, situations and treatment 1.50 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. li. Elliott. Designs lor 



small city lots and large suburban grounds 1.50 



Landscape Gardening, or How to Lay out a Garden. By EDWARD Kemp. Choos- 

 ing, 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 pluces 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 



GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW GARDENING. 



Gardening tor Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. $1.50 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson. 1.50 



Cut Flowers and How to Grow. By M. A. Hunt. The practical cultivation of 



Roses and other dowers for cut flowers, by an authority 2.00 



Greenhouse Management. By L. K. Takt. The latest and best work on forcing 



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



propagation, diseases ami insects 1.50 



Greenhouse Construction* By L. K. Taft. Various styles of greenhouse and plant 



house structures, also heating, ventilating, etc 1.50 



Greenhouse and stove Plants. By T. Mains. (Imported.) A masterly English 



work by their foremost authority 3.50 



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



and heating greenhouses and frames; suitable plants and culture 2.00 



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



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



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



practical florist 50 



House Plantsj How to Succeed with Them. By Lizzie P. Hillhouse. For 



women who grow house plants, by a woman who has success 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



The Ramboo Garden. By A. B. F. Mitford. Varieties, descriptions, arrangement, 



culture of sorts adapted to American climates $3.00 



Begonia Culture. By B. O. Ravenscroft. (Imported.) Under glass and open air ; 



directions for both amateurs and professionals 50 



Begonias, Tuberous. By several practical growers. Gives cultural directions and 



general management 25 



Bulb Culture. By Peter Henderson. 25 



Uulbs and Tuberous-Hooted Plants. By C. L. ALLEN. Descriptions, propaga- 

 tion, culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.50 



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



full cultural instructions 2.00 



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

 gation, culture. A practical work. Revised edition, 1901 1.50 



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



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



Chrysanthemum Culture for America. By James Morton. A thorough work, fully 



covering the subject for America 1.00 



Chrysanthemum Culture lor Amateurs and Professionals. An English work, 



by Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



Chrysanthemum, Growth of the Plant. By Edwin Molyneux. A practical Eng- 

 lish work on culture, etc 50 



Hahlla, The. By L. K. Peacock. New and valuable work, classes, varieties, de- 

 scriptions, cultivation, history 80 



Ferns In their Homes and Ours. By Prof. J. Robinson. Our native Ferns, when 



and where to llnd them ; how to grow them at home 1.50 



Ferns and Fern Culture. By J. Birkenhead. (Imported.) Selections and culture 



for cold and warm ferneries. Wardian cases, dwellings, etc 76 



Irises* Bulbous. By PROF. Michael Poster. (Imported.) Species, varieties, de- 

 scriptions, time of flowering, habitat and culture for each 2.00 



Lille* and their Culture. By I>R. Wallace. (Imported.) All varieties are de- 

 scribed ; their nat ive habitats and conditions, culture 1.15 



Orchid*. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Hook. 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.) 2.50 



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



species and varieties, culture ami other information 10.00 



Orchid*, Their Culture and Management. New Edition. By W. Watson, Royal 

 Gardens, Kew, England. (Imported.) Descriptions of all kinds in general culti- 

 vation. Elegant illust rations and colored plates 8.00 



Rhododendrons. By E. S. Rand, .Ik. Revised Edition 1.50 



Ko»c, The. By II. B. Ellwanokr. Revised Edition. Varieties, classification, char- 

 acteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Base. Parson* on the. By S B. Parsons. Revised Edition. Propagation, culture, 



training, classification and descriptions 1.00 



BoSe Culture* Secrets of. By W. J. Hatton, florist. Paper. Rose houses, heating, 



management ; best Roses for all purposes, etc 50 



Hose*, A liooU About. By Dean S. Reynolds Hole. Mth Edition. (Imported.) A 



reliable English guide to Rose Culture 1.25 



Roue Hook. The Amateur'*. By Shirley HihbaRD. (Imported.) Cultivation under 



glass and in i lie garden , format ion of rosarium, etc 1.75 



KoMCMund ICnsc Culture. By Wm. Paul. An English work for amateur rosarians. .60 



Boafl Garden. By Wm. PAUL. A valuable work by an English specialist; descrip- ** 

 1 1 ohm, en It ure. f Beaut i fully illustrated and 20 colored plates.) 8.00 



ltoftc« In Pot*. The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 75 



Sweet Pcus, By Rev. W. T. Hutcuin Varieties, culUvaUou, etc :u< 



Each. 



Violet Growing. (Commercial.) 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 $1.61 



Waterlilie* and Aquatic*. Their culture. By Peter Henderson 25 



The Water Garden. B.v Wm. Thicker, All water plants described; how to grow 

 in tubs, ponds, etc. : the formation of artificial ponds, utilization of natural prop- 

 agation, culture, wintering, etc ^ 2.0* 



vegetable gardening and truck farming. 



Gardening for Profit. By PETER HENDERSON. t$l.. r >» 



Gardening for Pleasure* By Peter HENDERSON. 1.5*> 



Principles of Vcgctuble Gardening. By PROF, L. H. BAILEY." Soils ; its treat- 

 ment ; vegetables ; management from seeds to marketing and Storing 1.25 



Truck Farming at the South. By Dr. A. Oemler. A guide to raising vegetables 

 for northern markets, culture, packing, etc., by an experienced and successful 



grower ' 1.00 



Vegetable Growing In the South for Northern Murkets. By Prof. Rolfs, of 



Florida Agricultural College. Practical and valuable information 1.25 



Success in Market Gardening. By W. W. Rawson. Vegetables out-of-doors and 



under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate... 1.00 



The Young Market Gardener. By T. GREINER. A guide to beginners in market 



vegetables ; outside culture, hot-beds, frames, preparing and selling, etc 50 



The Forcing Hook. By Prof. Bailky. The cultivation of winter vegetables in 

 glass houses. The best and most complete book on Una subject for those who 



grow for home consumption or for market ... 1.00 



Calif ornia Vegetables In Garden and Field. By E. J. Wickson. A manual of prac- 

 tice for sub-tropical climates, with and without irrigation 2.25 



Garden Making. B.v Prof. Bailey. (See under " Flowers, Plants," etc.) 1.00 



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

 Wisconsin. A new work. Full of practical information about growing vege- 

 tables for both home use and for marketing -v. 25 



cultures of special vegetables. 



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



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



Asparagus Culture. By Jas, Barnes and Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) The best 



met hods employed m England and France 50 



Cabbage*, How to Grow. By J. J. H. Gregory. Details of culture, keeping, 



marketing, etc 30 



CabhagCN. Cauliflower, etc. By C. L. Allen. A new work. Gives complete in- 

 structions from seedtime till harvest 50 



Cabbage* and Cauliflowers for Profit. By J. M. LUPTON. Anew book on this 



subject by a successful grower 00 



Carrots and Mangel*. By J. J. H. Gregory. How to raise them, keep them ami 



feed them 30 



Celery Culture lor Profit. By GREINER. Kew and improved methods of culture. 20 



Celery, Kalamazoo Culture of. By G. VON Bochove. Improved methods of cul- 

 ture, "The Secret of Success," and full information * .50 



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 practical 



American work on grow ing for home use or for market 1.00 



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



on this subject 50 



Mushroom Culture for Amateurs. By W. J. May. English methods of growing 



in houses, sheds, cellars, shelves and out-of-doors 50 



Onion Culture, The Mew. By T. GREINER. For the home garden or market ■ 



new and highly valuable methods are described 25 



Onions, How to I2ui*e them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing in different sections of country 20 



Potato Culture, The ABC of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and qual- 

 ity, and other new and valuable information 35 



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

 ing grower 25 



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



to harvesting and storing ; the Chinese Yam, etc 50 



Rhubarb Culture. By F. S. Thompson. A complete guide by one of the largest 



practical growers 1.00 



The New Khuburb Culture* By J. E. Morse. Anew 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 for Amateurs. By B. C. Ravenscroft. The English method of 



maintaining under glass a continuous supply 50 



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



in the south ; for home, for market, for canning factories 35 



PESTS -INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES, WEEDS. 



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



easily Identified i preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc $2.50 



Insects and Insecticides. By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insec ts in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.50 



Fungi and Fungicides. By Prof. Weed. Fungous diseases ot plants, etc., and 



their treatment 1.00 



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



powders ; application and apparatus 1.00 



Weeds and llow to Kradicnte Them. By Prof. Thos. Shaw 75 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. 



Plant Breeding. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The philosophy of crossing, variation 



and improvement of plants $1.00 



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



l J ROF. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs 1.00 



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



science of growing, propagation, etc 1.00 



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



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1.50 



The Horticulturist's Kule Book. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Full of useful informa- 

 tion for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others 75 



BOTANIES, AND HOW TO KNOW WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, 

 TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 



School and Field Botany. By Dr. Asa Gray $2.00 



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 



mimes of commoner plants cast of t be Mississippi 1.75 



Familiar Flowers of Field und Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathbws, Descrip- 

 tions, 200 illustrations, rendering identification easy, especially so by the aid of 



arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom 1.75 



Wild Flow ers of Nort h Amerlea. By Prof. Goodale, of Harvard Botanic Gardens. 



51 colored plates and numerous other illustrations. 7.50 



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



their identification easy for amateurs 2.00 



The Wlldllowers ot the Northeastern States. By Ellen Miller and Margaret 

 C. Whiting. Easily understood descriptions, aided by illustrations, enable any- 

 one to identify and name our wild flowers 3.00 



Flora of the Southern States* B.V Chapman. Third Edition 4.60 



Familiar Trees and t heir Leaves. By F. S. Mathews. Characteristics, descrip- 

 tions and ilhistrationsof over200 types, common and exceptional 1.75 



The Trees of Northeastern America. By ('has. S. Nkwhall. The descriptions 



and illustrations enable anyone to identify and name * 2.50 



The Shrubs of Northeastern Amerlea. By CHAS. S. Newuall 2.60 



Trees of the Northern United States (east of the Rocky Mountains). By Prof. 



apoak. Their study, description and determination 1.26 



