54 PETEIl HENDEKSON & CO., NEW YORK. — WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— BOOKS. 



BOOKS 0N H0RTICULTUI * E ' AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS. 



^ Delivered Free in the U. S> at these prices^also allowed as premiums on orders. For conditions see page 3 



FLOWERS, PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING. 



Each. 

 .... $2.00 



By 



4-urdcnlng for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See descripl ion , page a.) 



Home Floriculture. (The Cultivation of Garden mid Hoiihc I'lunt*.) 



Kexford. "Written particularly for amateurs 



The I n-li-h Flower Garden. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) Position, arrange- 

 ment, with best plants for various purposes, ami then - culture 



{•urdeiitng for Ladles. By Mrs. J. C. Loudon. 2d American Edition 



The Water Garden. By Wm. Trickkr. All water plants described ; how to grow in 

 tuba, ponds, etc.; the formation of artiticial ponds, utilization of natural propa- 

 gation, culture, wintering, etc 



The Old-Fawhloned Garden and llardv Perennial.*. By J. Wood. (Imported.! 

 Old-fashioned flowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. Instructions lor 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 



Handbook of Plants. By Pethr Henderson. Descriptions and American culture 

 of species. (See description, page ?.) 



Dictionary of Gardening. An English work by GEO. NICHOLSON, A. L. S. Botanical 

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

 directions; practical, useful, and valuable. 4 vols 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. R. Klliott. Designs for 

 small city lots and large suburban grounds 



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

 ing, forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Lawn* and Gardens. By N. Jonsson-Rose. How to beautify home surroundings; 



landscaping, plans, best plants and their places 3.50 



Kesidcnttnl Mtes and Kim Iron incuts. By J. F. Johnson. All information for 

 developing residential surroundings; diagrams, suitable plants, trees, shrubs, 

 grouping, culture, etc 



The Hoy a I Parks and Garden* of London. By N kTH v N COLE. (Imported.) Em- 

 bellishing flower beds and borders, subtropical] bedding, geometrical designs, t he 

 plants used, their propagation and culture 



1.50 



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20.00 

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1.25 



GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW GARDENING. 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See description,, page 6.) $2.00 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson. (See description, page 6.) 1.50 



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



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



propagation, diseases and insects 1.50 



Greenhouse and Stove Plants. By T. Buns. (Imported.) A masterly English 



work by their foremost authority 3.50 



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



and heating greenhouses and frames; suitable plants and culture 2.00 



Window and Parlor Gardening. By N. Jonsson-Kose. 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. Heinricil The personal experience of a 



practical florist 75 



llon-e Plants; How to Succeed with Them. By Lizzie P. HlLLHOUSE. For 



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



House Plants as Sanitary Agents. By Dr. Anders. Relations of vegetation in 



floriculture, forests, plantations, etc., to health and disease 1.50 



Greenhouse Construction, uNu Hot ISeds and Frames. By Prof. L. R. Taft. All 



details for florists and amateurs; heating and ventilating 1.50 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



Aiuaryllldea? {Amaryllis Family)^ including Al Strom erias and Agaves. By J. G. 



Baker, of Kew Gardens, England. (Imported.) S2.00 



Azalea Culture. By R. J. Halliday. A practical treatise on propagation and culti- 

 vation of Azalea Indica 2.00 



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



directions for both amateurs and professionals . .50 



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



gcueral management 25 



Bulb Culture. By Peter Henderson. (See description, page ?.) 25 



Kalbs and Tuberous-Hooted Plants. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propaga- 

 tion, culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 2.00 



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



cultural instructions 2.00 



Camellia Culture. By R. J. Halliday. Their practical cultivation and propagation 2.00 



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

 gation, culture. A practical work 1.50 



Carnal ion Culture for Amateurs. An English work, by Ravenscroft. Carnations 



and Picotees of all classes; pots and open-ground culture 50 



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



fully covering the subject for America 1.00 



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



Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



Chrysanthemum, Growth of the Plant. By Edwin Molynel x. A practical English 



work on culture, etc 50 



Dublin. I 'lit . By L. K. Peacock. New and valuable work. Classes, varieties, des- 

 criptions, cultivation, history 60 



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



and where to And 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 eases, dwellings, etc 75 



Fern*. The Hook of Choice. By GfBO. Schneider. A beautiful work in three 



volumes; the best ferns, descriptions, cultures, etc 25.00 



[risen, Kulbous. By Prof. Michael Foster. (Imported.) species, varieties, des- 

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



Lille* and their Culture. By DR. Wallace. (Imported.) All varieties are 



described ; their native habitats and conditions, culture 1.50 



Orchid*. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Hook. By H, A. BURBERRY, Orchid 

 grower to Rt. Hon. Joseph < 'hamberlain. Varieties, descriptions and how to grow 

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



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



species and varieties, culture and other information 10.00 



Orchids, Their Culture and Management. New Edition. By w. Watson, Royal 

 I hardens. Kew, En gland. (Imported. I Descriptions of all kinds in general cultiva- 

 tion. Elegant illustrations and colored pUtes 10.00 



Pan«y, The. By J. Sim kins, (Imported.) Tells all about them; how to grow and 



how to show them 7fr 



It hod odend runs. Uy E. S. Rand, .Ik. Revised Edition 1.50 



Rp»e. The By H. B. Ellw anger. Revised Edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc - 1.25 



RojMf Parsons on t he. By S, II. Parsons. Revised Edition. Propagation, culture, 



t raining, classification and descriptions , 1.00 



Ito»e Culture, Secrets of. By W, J, Hatton, florist. Paper. Rose housed, heating, * 



management : best Roses for all pur poses, etc ; 50 



Roftea. A Hook about. By Dean S. Reynolds Hole. lith Edition. (Imported.) A 



reliable English guide to Rose cult lire : . . : 1.35 



RoftC Hook, The Amateur**, liy Smiklkv Hihhard. (Imported.) Cultivation under 



glass and in the garden ; formation of rosarium, etc 2.75 



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

 tions, culture, etc. (Beautifully illustrated and 20 colored plates) 10.00 



Roaesln Pots, The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 85 



Sweet Peas. By Kkv. W. T. Hutciiins. Varieties, cultivation, etc 20 



VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK FARMING. Each. 



harden lug for Profit. By Peter Henderson. (See description, page 6.) $2.00 



Criirdciif ng for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See description, page fi.) 2 00 



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. 1.50 



Vegetable Crowing In the South for Northern Markets. By Prof. Rolfs, of 



Elorida Agricultural College. Practical and valuable information 1.25 



Suegeeft in .TInrket Onrdenlng. 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. (f reineh. A guide to beginners in market 



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



The Forcing 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 1.00 



California Vegetable-* En Garden and Field. By E. J. Wickson. A manual of 



practice for suo-tropieal climates, with and without irrigation 2.00 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (See under -Fiouurs, I'htnts," etc.) l.uO 



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



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



vegetables tor both home use and for marketing , 1.2-5 



Vegetable Garden, The. Translated by W. Robinson from the French of H. de 



vilmorin. An exhaustive work on vegetables for cool and temperate climates; 



descriptions of types, varieties, cultivation and other valuable information. An 



indispensable reference book 5.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



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



methods employed in England and France $0.50 



Cabbages, How to Grow. By J. J. H. GREGORY. Details of culture, keeping, 



marketing, etc 50 



Cabbages und Cauliflowers for Prodi. By J. M. Lupton. A new book on this 



subject by a successful grower 50 



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



feed them 30 



Celery, Kalamazoo culture of. By G. VON Bochove. Improved methods of 



culture, "The Secret of Success," and full informal ion 50 



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



American work on growing for home use or for market ^ 1.50 



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



on this subject 50 



Muohrooin Culture for Amateurs. By W. J. May. (Imported.) An English 



work, giving methods of growing in houses, sheds, cellars, shelves and out> 



Onion Culture, The New. By T. ( i keiner. for the home garden or market; new 



and highly valuable methods are described 50 



Potato Culture- the A IS C of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and quality, 



and other new and valuable information 40 



Potato Culture, The New. By E. S. Carman. New and profitable methods; trench 



system, etc. Results of 15 years' experiments 75 



Sweet Potato Culture. By J AXES FiTZ. Full instructions from starting the plants 



to harvesting and storing ; the Chinese Yam, etc CO 



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



practical growers 1.00 



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



winter storing, etc * 30 



The Tomato. By W. IggULDEN, F. R. H. S. (Imported) The English method of 



maintaining under glass a continuous supply 60 



Tomato Culture. By 1> \v. ( lUMMTNS and Root. Culture in field, under glass and in 



the South; for home, for market, for canning factories 40 



PESTS— INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES, WEEDS. 



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



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



Insects and Insecticide*. By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.50 



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



treatment 1.00 



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



powders; application and apparatus 1.00 



Weeds and How to Eradicate 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 Multiplication of Plants. (The \ursery Book.) 



By Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs. 1.00 

 The Principles of Plant Culture. By E. S. (toff. 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 hushes 1.00 



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



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 $l.so 



Botany, Field, Forest and Harden. By ]>k. 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 1.75 



Familiar Flowers of Field and Warden. By V. Schuyler Mathews. Descr iptions. 

 '.200 illustrations, rendering identification easy, especially so by the aid of arrange- 

 ment into color classes and seasons of bloom 2.25 



Wild Flow ers of North America. By PROP. Go. u> \le. of Harvard Botanic Gardens. 



61 colored plates and numerous other Illustrations 10.00 



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



identification easy for amateurs 1.75 



The Wild Flowers of the Northeastern state*. By Ellen Miller and Margaret 



C. Wmitino. Easily understood descriptions, aided by illustrations, enable any 



one to identify and name our wild Rowers 4.50 



Flora of the Southern state". By Chapman. Third Edition too 



Flora of North America. By Asa Gray and Sereno Watson 2.7."> 



Trees, Plantsand Flowers; Where and llow iliev Grow. A familiar history of 



the vegetable kingdom. By W. L. Bailey 75 



Familiar Tree" I I heir Leave". By V. S. M ATHEWS. Characteristics, descriptions 



and illustrations of over 200 types, common and exceptional 1.75 



The Trees of Northeastern America. By Chas. s Nkwh all. Thedescriptionsand 



illustrations enable anv one to identify and name 2.50 



The Shrubs of Mortheaati America. By Chas. S. Newhali 2.50 



Trees of the Northern United States (east ol the Rocky Mountainsi. By Poor. 



Atoau. Their study, description and determination 1.25 



