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



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE. AND 

 DELIVERED FREE IN THE U. 



RINDfiLD SUBJECTS. 



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VEGETABLE AND MARKET GARDENING. 



California Vegetables in Garden and Field. By E. J. Wickson. A manual of 



practice for sub-tropical climates, with and without irrigation 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Heter Henderson. (See page o/) — 



Gardenias: for Profit. By Peter Henderson. (See page a/) 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (See under "Plants and Flower Gardening."), . 

 Vegetable Gardening. By S. IS. GREEN, Professor of Horticulture, University of Wis- 

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



both home use and for marketing 



Principles of Vegetable Gardening. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Soils; its treatment; 



vegetables; management from seeds to marketing and storing 



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 

 niption. or for market 



Gardening t 



vegetable 

 ful south* 



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 lor North 



Vegetable t 



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

 id fruits in the South, according to the methods of the most success- 

 gardeners. (>K:i pages, 280 illustrations. 



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

 rthern markets, culture, packing, etc., by an experienced grower . .... 

 e (-rowing in the South for Northern Markets. By Prof. Hulks, of 



i VgHeultural College. Practical and valuable information 



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

 glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 



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CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



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



raising, cull ival ing, harvesting, market ing, forcing and canning asparagus ... $0 50 



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



methods employed in England and France 50 



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

 keting, etc 30 



Cabbages and Cauliflowers for Profit. By J. M. Lupton. A new book on this 



subject by a successful grower 50 



Carrot!- and Mangels. By J. J. H. Gregory. How to raise, keep and feed them . . .30 



Cabbages, Cauliflower, and Allied Vegetables. By C. L. Allen. A new work. 

 Gives complete instructions from seedtime till harvest, including Brussels 

 Sprouts. Kohl Kabi, Kale, etc . .50 



Celery, Kalamuzoo Culture of. By G. von Bochove. Improved methods of 



culture, " The Secret ol Success," and full information 50 



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



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



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass 50 



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 .. .50 



Mushroom Culture for Amateurs. By W. J. May. (Imported.) An English work, 



giving methods of growing in houses, sheds, cellars, shelves and out-ot-doors 50 



Onion Culture, The New. Revised and Enlarged Edition. By T. GREINER. For 



the home garden or market; new and highly valuable methods are described 50 



Onions, How to Ituise Them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing in different sections of the country 25 



Potato Culture, The A 1$ C of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and 



quality, and other new and valuable information 50 



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 a large grower .50 



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



forcing and field culture . 50 



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



winter storing, etc .30 



Tomato Culture for Amateurs. By B. C. Ravenscroft. (Imported.) The English 



method of maintaining under glass a continuous supply 35 



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



the South; lor home, for market, for canning factories .35 



general fruit and nut culture. 



The Principles of Fruit Growing. By Prof. Bailey. A new work and one of the 



most valuable on the subject, science and practice 31-25 



American Fruit Culturist. By J. J. Thomas. 20th edition ; just revised and en- 

 larged. A handbook of everything pertaining to fruit culture. 3.00 



The Fruit Garden. By P. Barry. A standard work on fruit culture by an experi- 

 enced author and nurseryman . 1.50 



Hush Fruits. By Prof. Card, of R. I. Agricultural College. A new work. Cultiva- 

 tion, varieties, diseases, insects, evaporation, etc., etc.... 1.50 



Kerry Rook, The Higgle. A handy work on berries, particularly strawberries, .50 



California Fruits and How to Grow Them. By E. J. Wickson. Methods and ex- 

 perience of growers , varieties for certain districts, etc 2.50 



Cider Makers' Handbook. By J. M. Trowbridge. Making and keeping in perfec- 

 tion, based on scientific facts 1 00 



Fruit Harvesting, (storing and Marketing. By Prof. Waugh. A practical 



guide to the picking, sorting, packing, sorting, shipping and marketing of fruit, 1.00 



Florida Fruits and How to Raise Them. By H. Harcourt. Cultivation, man- 

 agement, marketing of all fruits adapted to semi-tropical regions in the U. S. ; 

 evaporating fr uits and how to use them - 1.00 



Fruits mid Fruit Trees of America. By A. J. Downing. Culture, propagation and 



management, with descriptions and illustrations of native and foreign fruits 5.00 



The Practical Fruit Grower. By C. T. Maynard. Just what the beginner needs 



and the successful man practices 50 



Small Fruit Culturist. By A. S. Fuller, lie-written, enlarged and up-to-date; 



piopagntion. culture, varieties, marketing, etc 1.00 



The Orchard House. By J. R. Pearson. The English method of growing fruits 



in class houses. Construction and management 50 



The Nut Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. Propagation, cultivation, marketing of 



nut-bearing trees and shrubs 1.50 



Nuts for Profit. By J. H. Parry. Germi nat ion, budding, grafting, cultivation, har- 

 vesting, marketing, receipts for preparation and serving CO 



cultures of special fruits. 



Apple Culture, Field Note** on. By Prof. Bailey. Practical and valuable in- 

 struction from planting to harvesting $0.75 



Cranberry Culture. By J. J. White. Location, preparation, planting, manage- 

 ment, picking, keeping, etc., etc 1.00 



Cftpe Cod Cranberries. By Jas. Wrbb, A valuable handbook 40 



Crape Cult urlst. By A. S. Fuller. One of the best works on cultivation and man- 

 agement of hardy grapes 1.50 



Grape Growing and Wine Making, American. By Prof. <;. Husmank Revised. 

 Garden and vineyard management from planting to harvesting, both in the East, 

 West and < 'alil'ornia; all about making wine . . ... 1.60 



GrapC Grower-' Cubic 'under glass;. By WM. CHORLTON. Cultivation suited to 



America i n warm and cold graperies, construction, heating 75 



Grape Crowing for Amateur* By Molinkaux. Tne growing of foreign grapes 



under glass 60 



Grape Training, American. Ity PeoK, Bailey. A new book, illustrating and de- 

 scribing all practical systems In detail .75 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FRUITS.— Continued. 



Olive Culture. By A. T. Marvin. Culture, climate, soil, fertilization, pruning, 



harvesting, extraction of oil, etc.. . ,.. R2.o;> 



Peaeli Culture. By Hon. J. A. Fulton. Revised. The best work on growing 



peaches for profit or home use ... i oo 



Pear Culture for Profit. By P. T. QUINN. Soils, preparation, planting, iiiamtjj 



meat, harvesting, marketing ... 1 u 



Plum* and Plum Culture. By PROF. WaUGH. A new and complete manual Oil Mil 



known varieties of plums . . 150 



Quince Culture. By W. W. Meech. Kevised and enlarged. Varieties, propagation, 



cultivation, diseases, insects and remedies , . . . 1.00 



Strawberry Culturi-t. By A. S. FULLER, Field, garden, forcing and pot culture, 



hybridizing, varieties, etc . 25 



Strawberry Culture. The A it C of. By T. B. TERRY. The latest on this subject 



and by an experienced grower ft 



GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND FARMING. 



r. f See page go.) 



vised. A compendium of 



How the Farm Pays. By Messrs. HENDERSON & CROZ1 



American Farm Hook. By R. L. and L. F. ALLEN, li 



farming in all its details. 



Principles of Agriculture. By Prof. L. II. Bailey The elementary and underly- 

 ing principles; soils, preparation and care, seeds, plants, crops, pastures, etc 



First Principles of Agriculture. By PROF. VOORHE.ES. New an i Up-to-date. Soils, 

 fertilizing, crops, rotation, stock feeding, breeding, etc. 



Our Farming. By Terry. The experience of 20 yen s' successful, up-to-date farm- 

 ing; valuable for reference; no farmer should be without it 



A Handbook for Farmers aud Dairymen. By F. W. WOLL, Professor of Agricul- 

 tural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. A book of reference of great value, 

 facts, tables, formulas, receipts, cultivation of crops, feeding animals, etc. , revim d 

 and brought up to date, 1897 ...... 



Manual of Agriculture. By Messrs. Emerson <V Flint. A new edition, revised by 

 Dr. Goessmann, of Mass. Agricultural College 



Book of the Farm. By Geo. E. Waring. Jr. Buying, leasing, fences, buildings, 

 implements, drainage, subsoiling, rotation, etc., etc. . 



Tropical Agriculture. By Dr. H. A. Nichols. A textbook for the guidance of the 

 inexperienced settlers in tropical countries, treating on such crops as coffee, 

 cacao, tea, sugarcane, spices, tobacco, drugs, dyes and tropical fruits, cereals 

 and food plants. Illustrated. 352 pages. 



Plant Life on the Farm. By DR. M. T. Masters. This gives in simple language a 

 clear understanding of the way the crude materials of earth aud air are convert- 

 ed into food for animal life, which every farmer should have some idea of for 

 successful results. 132 pages 



Physios of Agriculture. By Prof. F. H. King. The fundamental principles the 

 farmer should understand to be successful. A cyclopaedia of useful information. 



Practical Farm Chemistry. By T. Greiner. A handbook of profitable crop 

 feeding 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FARM CROPS. 



Alfalfa. By F. D. Coburn. Its growth, use and feeding value . 



Broom Corn and Krooms. By Editors of "American AGRICULTURIST." liaising 

 broom corn ami making brooms on large or small scale . . 



Corn Culture (Indian)* By O. S. PLUMB, Director Indiana Experiment Station. 

 Practical as well as scientific instructions, covering all details. 



Flu \ Culture. By several experienced growers. Selecting and preparing ground ; 

 culture, harvesting and marketing 



The Hook of Corn. By Herbert Myrii k, assisted by specialists. A complete treat- 

 ise upon the culture, uses and marketing of maize in America and elsewhere 



Forage Plants Other Than Grasses. By Prof. Thomas Shaw. How to cultivate, 

 harvest and use them j practical and reliable , 



Ginseng. Its culture, harvesting and marketing 



Grasses and Forage Plants. By Chas. L. Flint. New edition. Varieties, nutri- 

 tive values, culture, curing, management grass land. etc. .... ....... . 



Hemp. By S. S. Boyce. A practical treatise on its culture for seed and fibre and the 

 various operations . ... . 



The Hop. By H. MyrICK. Every detail from preparing the soil to curing and sell- 

 ing the crops; insects; also uses and manufactures f hops 



Penuut Plant. Its Cultivation and Uses. By W. B. Jones. Instructs the begin- 

 ner how to raise good crops 



Sugar Industry, American. By H. Myrick. A practical handbook on the produe 

 tion of sugar beets aud sugar cane, and the manufacture of sugar 



Sugar Beet, The. By L. S. Ware. "Varieties, soils, tillage, harvesting; the indus- 

 try in Europe, etc. ... 



Sugar Beet Seed. By L. S. Ware. Full details— practical and scientific— how to 

 grow best seed. Secrets of European growers. . . 



Sorghum. By Peter Collier, Ph. D. An exhaustive handbook on the growing 

 and production of sugar, syrup and fodder from Sorghum. 570 pages 



Sugar Cane Cultivation. By Dr. W. C. Stubbs, Director of the Louisiana Sugar 

 Experiment Station. It covers the whole subject from planting up to sugar and 

 syrup. Illustrated. 236 pages 



A Book on Silage. The latest work on this subject by F. W. Woll, Prof. Agricul- 

 tural Chemist i-y. University of Wisconsin 



Silos. Silage and Ensilage. By Manly Miles. Practical treatise on ensilage of 

 fodder, corn, etc 



Soiling Crops and the Silo. By Prof. THOS. Shaw. The growing and feeding of 

 all kinds of soiling crops, conditions to which they are adapted, plan of rotation, 

 building and filling the silo, feeding ensilage, etc . 



Soiling. Knsllage and Stable Construction. By F S. Peer. The experienced 

 author's system of raising nutritious food, increasing the number of stock and 

 enriching the soil economically. Illustrated. 217 pages 



Tobacco Culture. Full practical details by 14 experienced growers in different sec- 

 tions of the country 



Tobacco Leaf. By Killebrew and Myrick. Issued 1897. Approved methods of 

 culture, harvesting, curing, packing, selling and manufacturing. Every process 

 in field, barn and factory made plain 



Wheat Culture. By D. S. Curtiss. How to double the yield, varieties, improved 

 machinery, etc ■ . 



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DAIRYING AND DAIRY FARMING- 



Principles of Modern Dairy Practice. American edition by F. W. Woll, Pro- 

 fessor of Agricultural Chemistry. University of Wisconsin. Bacteria and their 

 relations to new methods of dairying, from the udder to butter mid cheese . . $2.00 



Milk and Its Products. By H. H. Wing, Professor Dairy Husbandry Cornell Uni- 

 versity". A new book, covering the whole field 1 .00 



Dairying for Prollt; or, the Poor Man's Cow. By Mrs. M. E. J ONES, Judge of 

 Dairy Products at the World's Fair, Chicago, 18!i;i. Should be in the hands of 

 every one having anything to do with dairying. 50 



ABC In Cheese Making. By J. II. Monrad. Home cheese making; Chedder, 



French Cream, Neufehatcl and skim milk cheese 50 



Butter and Hotter Makint;. By W. F. Hazard. Producing and marketing 25 



Milch Cows and Dairy Farming. By Chas. I,. Flint. Breeds, breeding aud man- 

 agement in health and disease ; culture of forage. . . . . 2.00 



Dairyman's Manual. By Henry Stewart. A trustworthy handbook, covering the 



entire subject, with latest approved methods 1.00 



American Dairying. By H. B. GURLKR. Herd, feed, management, marketing, 



modern appliances; private and creamery dairying 1 .00 



< ' I'cchc M n L 5 Mir. By J. W. DECKER. A text-book on t he entire subject by modern 



methods, including Chedder, Swiss, Brick, Limburger, Edam, Cottage, etc.... 1.76 



