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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK. — WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— BOOKS. 



ROOkT^ 0N HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS. 



UvV/l\U Delivered Free in the United States at these prices. 



FLOWERS, PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING. E ach. 



hardening lor Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See description, page 48.) $1.50 



Home Floriculture. (The Cultivation of Garden and ll<<u-< Plant*.) By 



Kexford. Written particularly for amateurs 1.50 



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

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



hardening for Ladies. By Mrs. J. C. Loudon. 2d American Edition 1.50 



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

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

 tion, culture, wintering, etc 2.00 



The OldrFashloned Garden and Hardy Perennials. By 3. Wood. (Imported.) 



Old-fashioned flowering and 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, scien- 

 tific 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 6.00 



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



special regard to the picturesque 40 



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



culture of sorts, adapted to American climates 4 00 



Handbook of Plant*. By Peter Henderson. Descriptions and American culture of 



species. (See description, juiye as.) 3.00 



Dictionary ot'Gardcnlug. An English work by Geo. Nicholson, A. L. S. Botanical 

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

 tions ; practical, useful and valuable. 4 vols 18.00 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. K. Elliott. Designs tor 



sniall city lots and large suburban grounds 1.50 



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



forming or improving small placesand 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. B.\ .1. V. Johnson. All information for 

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



grouping, culture, etc 2.50 



The Royal Pnrks and Gardens of London. By Nathan Cole. (Imported.) Em- 

 bellishing flower beds and borders, sub-tropical bedding, geometrical designs, 



the plants used, their propagation and culture . . 1-25 



GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW GARDENING. 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson, {See description, page as.) $1.M> 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson. (See description, pnye as.) 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. H. Taft. 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. Bv T. Bains. (Imported.) A masterly English 



work by their foremost authority 3.50 



Greenhouse Management for Amateurs. By W. J. May. (In-ported.) 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 Plants; How to Succeed with Them. By Lizzie P. Hillhouse. 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 



cultures of special plants. 



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



directions for both amateurs and professionals §0.50 



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



general management 25 



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



Bulbs and Tuberous-Booted Plants. By C. L. ALLEN. Descriptions, propagation, 



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 1.50 



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



and Picoteesof all classes ; 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 for Amateurs aud Professionals. An English work, by 



Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



Chrysanthemum, Grow th of the Plant. By Edwin MOXYNEUX A practical English 



work on culture, etc 50 



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



descriptions, cultivation, history 30 



Ferns in their Homes and Ours. By Pin >f. J. Robinson. Our native Ferns, when 



and where to find 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 75 



Ferns, The Book of Choice. By Geo. Schneider. A beautiful work in three 



volumes ; the best ferns, descriptions, cultures, etc 18.00 



[rlees, Bulbous. By Prof. Michael Foster. (Imported) Species, varieties, des- 

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



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



described ; their native habitats and conditions, culture 1.75 



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

 grower to Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. 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 



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

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

 tion. Elegant illustrations and colored plates 8.00 



Rhododendrons. By E. s. Rand, Jr. Revise.] Edition 1.50 



Kosc, The. By H. B. Ellwanger, Revised Edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Hose, PantOM on the. By S. II. Parsons. Revised Edition. Propagation, culture, 



training, classification and descriptions 1.00 



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



management ; best Roses for all purposes, etc 50 



lio-e-, A Book about. Bv Dean S. Reynolds HOLE. 14th Edition. (Imported.) A 



reliable English guide to Rose culture 1.25 



Rose Book, The Amateur'"*. My Shirley Hibbard. (Imported.) Cultivation under 



glass and in the garden , formation of rosarium, etc 1.75 



Kom'suihI Kose Culture. \'\ Wm 1'ail. An English work for amateur rosarians. . . .50 

 Bo-e Garden. By Wm. Pm l. A valuable work bv an English specialist: descrip- 

 tions, culture. (Beautifully illustrated and 20 colored plates ... 8.00 



Rotei In Pott* The Cultl\ ntlon of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 75 



Sweet Pens. By Rev. W. T. Hutchins. Varieties, cultivation, etc 20 



\ lolet Growing. (Commercial.) My Prof. Galloway, of P. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture. The subject is full\ covered, from suitable houses and varieties, culture, 

 disease*, etc., to shipping the flowers , 1.50 



VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK FARMING. EttCh . 



Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson. {See description, page 48.) $1.50 



Gardening for Pleasure- By Peter Henderson, f.sve '/<-><■, iption, pane ah.) 1,50 



Truck Farming ut the South. My Da. A. OEMLEB. A guide to raising vegetables 

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



grc 



1.00 



Vegetable Growing En the South for Northern Markets. By Prof. Rolfs, of 



Florida Agricultural College. Practical and valuable information 1.25 



SuceeM 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. ( ; REINER. A guide to beginners in market 



vegetables ; outside cult ore, hot-beds, frames, preparing and selling, etc. 60 



The Forcing Hook. 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 Vegetables in Garden and Field. By E. J. WXCK80N. A manual of prac- 

 tice for sub-tropical climates, with and without irrigation 2.00 



Garden Making. My Prof. Bailey. (See under "Floicers, Plants^' etc.) 1.00 



Vegetable Gardening. By S B. GrREEN, Professor of Horticulture, I'nivcrsity of 

 Wisconsin. A new work. Full of practical information about glowing vegeta- 

 bles for both home use and for marketing 1.25 



Vegetable Garden, The. Translated by W, ROBINSON from the Kronen of H. DE 

 VlLMoRlN. 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 t rance $0.50 



Cabbages, How to Grow. My J. J. H. 6REG0BTY. Details of culture, keeping, 



marketing, etc v 30 



Cabbage* and Cauliflowers for Profit." By J. M. 'Litton, 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 



Cauliflowers, and How to Grow Them By Brill. Plain directions for man- 

 agement from seed sowing to marketing 20 



Celery Culture for Profit. By GREINER. New and improved methods of culture.. .20 



Celery, Kalamazoo Culture of. My G. von Bochove. Improved methods of culture, 



"The Secret of Success," and full information 50 



Mushroom*. How to Grow Them. My Wm. Falconer. The best and most practical 



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 



Mushroom Culture for Amateur*. By W. J. May. (Imported.) An English 

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

 of-doors 50 



Onion Culture, The New. By T. Gheiner. For the home garden or market ; new 



and highly valuable methods are described 50 



OiiIoiim, How to Raise them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long ex- 

 perience, residing in different sections of country 20 



Potato Culture, The A li C of. By W. B. TERRY. How to grow quantity and qual- 

 ity, and other new and valuable information 35 



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



system, etc. Results of 15 years' experiments 75 



Potatoes for Profit. By Van Orman. The result of 26 years' experience by a leading 



grower 25 



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



to harvesting and storing ; the Chinese Yam. etc 50 



Khuharb 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. I G GULDEN, F. R. H. S. (Imported.) 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 Prof. Smith, one of the highest authorities. Insects 



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



J lined* and Insecticides. By Prof Weed. Tells how to combat insects in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.50 



Injurious Insects of the Farm and (burden. By Mrs Mary Treat. Describes the 



insects, their methods of working, the plants they infest, and remedies. . - 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 j 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 Nursery Book.) By 



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



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



science of grow ing, propagation, etc 1.00 



The Pruning Book. By Prof. Bailey. Issued 1U97. Where, how and when to prune 



fruit and ornamental' trees and bushes 1.50 



The Horticulturist's Kulo 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 Sl-80 



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 1.75 



Familiar Flow ers of Field and Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathews. Descriptions, 

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

 ment into color classes and seasons of bloom 2.25 



Wild Flowers of -North America. 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 1.75 



The Wildflowers of the Northeastern States. By El LEN MlLTJSB and MA.toARET 

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

 one to identify and name our w ild Howers 3.00 



Flora of I he Southern state.. By CHAPMAN, Third Edition 1.00 



Trees, Plant* and Flowers: Where and How they Grow. A familiar history of 



the vegetable kingdom. Bv W. L Bailey 75 



I'n mi liar Trees and their Leave". By F. S. MATHEWS. I IharaCteriS) ics. descriptions 



and illustral ions of over HIM types, common and exceptional 1.75 



The Tree* of Northeastern America. By Cms. s. Newhall. The descriptions and 



illusl rations enable any one to identify and name 2.50 



The Shrubs of Northeastern America. By en ts. S. Newiiali 2.50 



Trees of the Northern 1 nlted states least of the Rocky Mountains). By PROF. 



AroAR. Their study, uescription and determination 1.25 



