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ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUB JECTS— Continued. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. Each - 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See special description.) $1.50 



The Kngll*h Flower Garden. By W. Ko BIN SON, (Imported.) Position, arrangement, 



with best plants for various purposes, and their culture 5.00 



The Old-Fashioned Garden and Hardy Perennial**. By J. WOOD, (imported.) 



Old-fashioned (lowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.60 



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 



How to Make u 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 in si ructions. 1.75 



Hume Floriculture. By Kben E. K ex ford. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment of 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 



Art and Craft of Garden Making. By T. H. Mawson. An imported book of 

 252 large pages, illustrated with photographic views, perspective drawings and 

 garden plans, architectural accessories, etc. ; giving all details in arrangement 

 of more particularly formal and architectural gardens and grounds 10.00 



Plant Culture. By O. 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 



Gardening for lSeglniier*. By E. T. Cook. An exhaustive English work of 5<i0 

 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 for beginners 3.75 



Wall and Water Garden**. By Gertrude Jekyll. An English work describing 

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

 gardens ; beautiful photographic illustrations 



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

 special regard to the picturesque 



Century Book of Gardening. A new and magnificently illustrated English work 

 on flowers, flower and vegetable gardening 



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

 of species. (See special description.) 



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 ot the species of 

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



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, valuable and indispensable. 4 vols. Illustrated.. 



IMetionary of Gardening Supplement. Includes new plants and horticultural 

 matters, bringing everything up to date 



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

 oh the principles governing outdoor art 



A New Work on Landscape Gardening. By PROF. Maynard, of Mass. Agricul- 

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

 ami shrubs, situations and treatment 



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

 small city lots and large suburban grounds 



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

 Choosing, forming or improving small places and large estates 



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

 I indscaping, plans, best plants and their places 



■{evidential Sites and Environment**. By J. F. Johnson. All information lot- 

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

 grouping, culture, etc 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson. {See special description.) 



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

 Roses and other flowers for cut flowers, by an authority 



Greenhouse Management. 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 . 



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

 bouse structures, also heating, ventilating, etc 



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



and heating greenhouses and frames ; suitable plants and culture 



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

 practical florist *. 



\\ Indow and Parlor Gardening. By N. JoxssoN-ROBK. The daily care of house 

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



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



BesoiilB Culture. By B. C. Rave.vscroft. (Imported.) Under glass and open air 



directions for both amateurs and professionals 



IteKoniuH, Tuberous. By several practical growers. Gives cultural direction 



and general management 



Bui b Culture. By Peter Hexdkksos & Co. (.sw special description.) 



Itulbx uiid Tuberous-Booted Plant*. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propagation. 



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 



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



full cultural Instructions 



The American Carnation— Bow to iJrow It. By C. W. Ward. The latest and 



riM.^t comprehensive guide. The results of years of actual experience of Ameri- 



i i - foremost earnatioiiist. A handsome work, illustrated with photoengravings, 

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



propagation, culture. A practical work. {Revised edition, iSOii 



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



and Picotees of all classes : pots and open-ground culture 



Chrt-Hiithemiim Culture, Practical. By WALTER P. Wright. A new English 



« ork. describing arid illustrating every branch 



Chr* panthemura Culture for Amateur* and Professionals. An English work, by 



K wensckoft. Culture for both exhibition and market 



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



descriptions, cultivation, history 



Ulies lor Kngllxh Garden. By Gkrtki'DE Jekyll. Tellsin plainest way how most 



"uceessfully various garden lilies may be grown. M photographic illustrations 

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



described ; their native habitats, eondit ions and culture 



Orchid Growers' Mununl. By B, H. Williams. (Imported.) Descriptions Of 8,600 



speeiesand varieties, culture and other information 



Orchid*. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Kook. By H. A. BUBBBBRT, Orchid 



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

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



KhododendroliK. Bv K. 8. 1 ! A M>. .1 It. Revised edition 



Ho«c, The. By II. B. Ellwanoer. Revised edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 



Ko.e, 1'ur.on. on the. By S. li. Parsons. Revised edition. Propagation, culture, 



tinining. classification and descriptions 



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



subject, describing propagation, building, grafting and pinning all type*.; 



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



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CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS— Continued. Eacb 



14th Edition. (Imported.) 



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Roses, A Ifiook About. Ry Dean S. Reynolds Hoi 



A reliable English guide to Rose Culture " "ot 25 



Rose Hook, the Amateur's. By Shirley Hirbaru. (Imported.) Cultivation under 

 glass and in the garden ; formation of rosarium, etc 



Koscnitnd Rose Culture. By Wm. Pail. Ah English work for amateur rosarins 



RomcmIii I'oIn, The Cultivation of. Ry Wm. PaL'L. i Imported. ) 



Sweet I 'en... Bv Rev. W. T. Hitchins. Varieties, cultivation, etc 



Violet Grow Inc. By Prof, iiu.lihhy, of U. S. Department of Agriculture. Ylie 

 subject is 1 1 1 1 1 >- covered, from suitable houses and varieties, culture, diseases 

 etc., to shipping the flowers * 



Water Lilies and Aouatles, Their culture. By Peter Henderson & Co 



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 

 propagation, culture, wintering, etc % 00 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. 



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



and improvement of plants 31 .00 



Complete <inlde to the Multiplication of Plant*. (The Nureerj Book.] By 



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



The Principles of Plant Culture. By E. S. Goff. Full of practical idea.^oii the 



science of growing, propagation, etc.... 1 qq 



The Pruning Book. By PitoF. Baii.ey. Issued 1897. Where, how and when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes... \ 50 



The Horticulturist'* Rule Hook. By Prof. L. EL Bailey. Full of useful 



information lor fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists anil others 75 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



Botany, Field, Forest and harden. By Dr. Asa Okay. Revised by Pri.f. L If. 

 Bailey. A simple guide for gardeners and amateurs to study structures and 

 names of commoner plants east of the Mississippi $1 . 7i 



Familiar Flower* of Field and Harden. By F. S< BUTLER Mathf.wk. Desenpt ,<.ns 

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

 arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom , 1.75 



How to Know Wild Flower*. By HftS, I> vn v. A guide to haunts and habits ; tlit ii* 



identification eas3* for amateurs. 2.00 



VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK FARMIN G. 



Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson. (See special -description.) 31 bo 



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson'. (See special description.) . . ,1 ,",t> 

 Principle* of Vegetable Gardening. By PBOF. L. H. Bailey. Soils; its treatment , 



vegetables; management from seeds to marketing and storing i.gfi 



Gardening for the South, By P. H. HELL. Practically a new work on grovi ug 



vegetables and fruits in the South, according to the methods of the most sue* • mt- 



ful southern gardeners. 683 pages, 280 illustrations j>.50 



Truck Farming at the South. By Dr. A. OBMLEB, A guide to raising vegetables Tor 



Northern markets, culture, packing, etc, by an experienced and saccesafnl grow it 1,00 

 Vegetable Growing In the South for Northern .Market*. By Prof. RoXFfe, of 



Florida Agricultural College. Practical and valuable Information 1.86 



Success In Market Gardening. By W, W. Kawson. Vegetables ottt-of-ditors and 



undervlass. Specially adapted to New England climate 1 00 



The Forcing Hook. By Prof. Bailey. The cultivation of winter vegetables fn 



glasshouses. The best and most complete book on this subject for those Wild 



grow for home consumption or for market 1 00 



California Vegetable* in Garden and Field. By K. J. WlCKSON, A manual ot 



practice for sub-tropical climates, with and without irrigation 2.2.~> 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. {See under "Ornamental Plants and Fimvei ) l.uo 

 Vegetable Gardening. By S. B. Green, Professor of Horticulture, l"niversit\ of Wis- 



consin. A new worK. Full of practical information about growing vegetables lor 



both home use and for marketing 1,00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



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



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus $0."i0 



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

 keting, etc 30 



Cabbage*, 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. A new book on this 



subject by a successful grower 50 



Carrots and Mangel*. By J. J. H. GREGORY. How tu raise them, keep them and 



feed them \ so 



Celery Culture for Profit. By Greiner. New and improved methods of < I till v.. .20 



Celery, Kalauiuzoo Culture of. By G. von BoCHOVE, Improved rnct.iods <-r 



culture, "The Secret of Success." and full information 50 



Cucumber Culture for Amateur*. By W. J. May. An English treatise on the 



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass r,o 



Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. B\ Wh. Falconer. The best and most practi- 

 cal American work on growing for home use or for market 1. 00 



Mu*hroom Culture. By W. Etl > BIN SON. 1 1 m ported. ) England's standard authority 



on this subject 50 



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



and highly valuable methods are described BO 



Onion*, How to Raise Them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing in different sections of the country 25 



The Potato. By SaJC'L Frazer. of Cornell Agricultural College. Potatocultivation, 



spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc 50 



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

 quality, and other new and valuable Information ... .50 



Potatoe* for Profit. By V an Orman. The result of 25 years' experience by a lead- 

 ing grower Jta 



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



to harvesting and storing; the Chinese Yam, etc 50 



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



forcing and field culture 50 



Souaahe*. By J. J. IT. greoory. Soil selection and preparal Ion, culture, gathering. 



winter storing, etc SO 



Tomato Culture. By Da y. Ci mmins and Root. Culture in field under glass and m 



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



INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES. 



Fumigation Met bod-*. By Pr< >k. Willis G. Johnson*. An up to-date work on the 

 practical application of hydrocyanic acid gas and carbon bisulphld, f or 1 ! de- 

 struction of insects and larvai In orchards, granai les, greenhouses. etc.iUust '.eil. $1.00 



Keonomle Kiilomolog> . By Prof. Smith, one of the highest authorities. In- etJB 



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



IiiHcct-t and liiHeetlelde*. B> I'rof. Weep." Tells how to combat insects in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1.50 



The Spraying of Plants* By Prof. Lodehan. Insects and fungi; liquids ami 



powders ; application and apparatus 1.00 



Spraying Crop*. B> CLARENCE M. WEEP. A revised and enlarged edition, ti 'ling 



when and how garden and Held crops, fruit ami shade trees should be sm yed 



for their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated .".0 



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