PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— HORTICULTURAL BOOKS. 



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BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS— Continued. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 



Each. 



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



The Kiitfli-h Flower Warden. By W. ROBINSON. (Imported.) Position, arrangement, 



with uest plants for various purposes, and their culture 5.00 



The 01<l-Fnp*hloned Garden and Hardy Perennials. By J. 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, 

 scientific truths in simple language 1.00 



How to Make a 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, tunc of flowering and complete cultural instructions. 1.75 



Home Floriculture. By Eiskn E. REXFORD. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment »f flowering and ornamental plants in the house and garden 1.00 



A Woman's Hardy Garden. By Mrs. H. R. Lly. Gives in a charming manner a 

 woman's loner and successful experience in planting and handling a large garden 

 of hardy pi ints, 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 

 girden plans, architectural accessories, etc. j giving all details in arrangement 

 of more particularly formal and architectural girdens and grounds 10.00 



Plant Culture. By (» W. Oliver, Propagator at the U. S. Dcp't of Agriculture. A 

 working handbook of everyday practice for (i!) who grow flowering and orna- 

 mental plants in the garden or greenhouse. 1C3 pages 1.00 



Gardening for Beginners, By E T. Cook. An exhaustive English work of 500 

 p.tges, profusely illustrated, describing all important garden and greenhouse 

 plants, bulbs, shrubs, etc., giving proper situations, conditions and treatment for 

 be-*t results. It also gives full directions for growing vegetables, fruits, etc., in 

 garden and forcing-house j everything is explained for beginners.... 3.75 



Wall and Water Gardens. By GERTRUDE Jekyi.l. An English work describing 

 w ill and rock work gardening arrangement and plants, also water and bog 

 gardens ; beautiful photographic illustrations 3.75 



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



special regard to the picturesque 50 



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



on flowers, flower and vegetable gardening 7.50 



Handbook of Plants. By PETE 11 Henderson. Descriptions and American culture 



of species. (See special description.) 3.00 



Cyclopedia of American Horticulture. Edited by L. It. Bailey, Professor of 

 Horticulture, Cornell University, assisted by expert cultivator s 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 perset 20.00 



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

 classification, full descript ions of both species and varieties, with cult viral 

 directions; practical, useful, valuable and indispensable. 4 vols. Illustrated.. 20.00 



Dictionary of Gardening Supplement. Includes new plants and horticultural 



matters, bringing everything up to date 10.00 



LaniUcape Gardening. By I'rok. Waugii, University of Vermont. A short treatise 



on the principles governing outdoor art 50 



ANew 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. R. Elliott. Designs for 



s uall city lots and large suburban grounds 1.60 



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



Choos-ng, forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Lawnaaud Gardens. By N. JoNSSON-KOSE. How to beautify home surroundings ; 



landscaping, plans, best plants and their places 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 



Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson'. (See special description.) 1.50 



Cut Flowers and How to Grow. By M. A. HTJNT. Tne practical cultivation of 



lioses and other flowers for cut flowers, by an authority 2.00 



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

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

 propagation, diseases and insects . 1.60 



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



liouse structures, also heating, ventilating, etc 1.50 



Greenhouse Management for Amateurs. Bj IV. J. May. (Imported.) Building 



and beating greenhouses and frames : suitable plants and culture 2.00 



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



practical florist .50 



Window and Parlor Gardening. By N. JONSSON-ROSE. The daily care of house 



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



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



Hegonin Cult ure. By B. C. Ravenscroft. (Imported.) Under glass and open air ; 



directions for both amateur's and professionals 



Qegonla&j Tuberous. By several practical growers, (lives cultural directions 



and general management 



Hull* Culture. By Peter Henderson A- Co. (See s/tecial dvscriptitm ) 



liulhHuud Tuberous-Hooted Plant-*. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propagation, 



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 



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



full cultural instructions 



The American Carnation— How to Grow It. By C. W. WARP. The latest and 

 most comprehensive guide. The results of years of actual experience of Ameri- 

 ca's foremost carnation ist. A handsome work, il lust rated with photo-engravings, 

 Carnation Culture, American. By L. L. 1^ A St BORN, Varieties, Classification, 



propagation, culture. A practical work. (Rev/sol edition, /w?/t 



Carnation Culture for Amateurs. An Kngllsh work, by Uavenscroft. Carnations 



and I'icotees of all classes ; pots and open ground culture 



Chrysanthemum Culture, Practical. By Walter P. Wright, a new English 



work, describing and illustrat iujj every branch s 



Chr> sail! be inn m Culture for A in a ten rs nnd Professionals. An English work, by 



Kavknscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 



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

 descript ions, cult i vat ion, hist or 



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Ltllc* for Kngllsh Gardens. By Gertrude Jekyll. Tells In plainest way how most 

 ■den lilies may be giown. 62 photographic illustration 



All varieties at 



successfully various garden lilies may be grown. 62 photographic illustrations 

 Lilies and their Culture; By Dr. Wallace. (Imported) 



described ; their native habitats, condit ions and culture 



Orchid Growers' Manual. By B. s. Williams. (Imported ) Descriptions ol 2,600 



f 'pedes and variel ics, culture and other information 



Orchid*. The Amateur Cultivator** Guide Hook. By II. A. Burberry, Orchid 

 grower to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. Varlet ics, descriptions and how 



to grow in cord, intermediate and warm houses. (Imported.) 



Rhododendrons. By E. H Rand, Jr, Revised edition 



ltO»e< The. By II. 1!. BlLWANGER. Revised edit ion. Varlet ics, OlOSSlnCatlon, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagal ion, etc 



IE «>*<■, Parsons on the. itys.it. Parsons. Revised edition. Propagation, culture. 



training, classification and descript ions 



Practical Ro*e Growing. By Walter r. Wright, a new English work on this 



subject, describing propagation, budding, grafting and pruning v\\ t \ pes . 



selections for beds, arches, walls, jiot s, soil u nd culture, pio illustration*.. 



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Agriculture. The 



culture, diseases, 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS-Continued. Each - 



Rose«, A Rook About. By Dean S. Reynolds Hole, nth Edition. (Imported.) 



A reliable English guide to Hose Culture $1.25 



Rone Hook, the Amateur's. By Shirley Hibbarp. (Imported.) Cultivation "under 



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



Roacaniid Kose Culture. By Wm. Paul. An English work for amateur rosarians! .5» 



lio-e- in Pots, The Cultlvat ion of. By Wm. P.m. i . (Imported.) I 00 



Sweet Pens. By Kev. w. T. IlT TciiiNa. Varieties, cultivation; etc 20 



Violet Growing. By Prof. Galloway, of U. s. Depart mc 



subject is fully covered, from suitable houses and vai 



etc., to shipping the (lowers \ 50 



Water Miles and Aquatics. 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 2. 00 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. 



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



and improvement of plants ' $100 



Complete tiuide to the Multiplication of Plants. (The Nursery Book.) By 



PROF, n ui.f.y. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs 1.00 



The Principles of Plant Culture. By K S. Goff. Kull 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 



prnne fruit and Ornamental trees and hushes 1 50 



The Horticulturist's Hole Itook. By PROF. L. H. Bailey. Full of useful 



information for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others 7ft 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



llotuny. Field, Forest mid Garden. 



Bailey. A simple guide for gardei 

 names of commoner plants cast of til 



Familiar Flowers of Field und Garde 

 200 illustrations, rendering identil 

 arrangement into color classes and si 



How to Know Wild Flowers. By Mrs 

 identification easy for amateurs. 



By Dr. As. 

 eis and an 

 > Mississippi 

 11. By F. Sci 



if urn 



if 1,1 



■1 by I'rof. L. H. 

 y structure, and 



»1.76 



vs. Descriptions, 

 'j by the aid of 



1.7S 



uid habits ; their 

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VEGETABLE gardening and truck farming. 



Onrdenlng for Profit. By PETER Hem 

 Gardening tor Pleasure* By I'eterH 

 Principles of Vegetable Gardening. I 



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ipti 



ent fi 

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1 in th- 



son*, (.w special description.) " 



if, L. H. Bailey. Soils; its treatment; 



sccup 10 mcu-ketiug and storing 



'. H. Mki.l. Practically a new work on growing 

 nth, according to the methods of the most success- 

 ores, 280 illustrations 



y Dr. A. Oe.hler. A guide to raising vegetables for 

 c. by an experienced and successful grower 

 Northern Markets, By Prof. Uulfs, of 



il and valuable information 



\V. Rawson, Vegetables out-of-doors and 



England climate .... 



The cultivation of winter vegetables in 

 plete book on this subject for those who 



A manual of 



vegetables; manage 

 Gardening for the >o 

 vegetables and fruit 

 ful southern gardeners. 68; 

 Truck Farming at the South. 



Northern markets, culture, packing, e 

 Vegetable Growing in the South for 

 Florida Agricultural College. Practk 

 Sueeo* 1 * in Murk* I (*:irdciiing. By W 

 under glass. Specially adapted to Ne 1 

 The Forcing Book. By PROF. BAILEY 

 glasshouses. The best and most COi 

 (Trow for home consumption or for ni; 

 Colirornia Vegetables In Garden and Field. By E. J. WzOKSOM 



practice for suh-tropical climates, with and without Irrigation 2 



Garden Muklnir- Bj PfiQF. Bailey. (See under "Ornatnen fat plants and Fltwers.") l 

 Vegetable Gardening. By s. B. gkeen. Professor of Horticulture, University of wis- 

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

 both home use and for marketing u 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



Asparagus. By F. M. Hexamek. A practical new treatise i>n the host methods of 



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and euniiiiig as|inrugiis SO i 



Cnhbiiire, How to Grow. By J. J. 11. Gregory. Details <>i culture, keeping, mar- 

 keting, etc ; 



Cabbages, Cauliflower, etc. ByCL. ALLEN. A new work. Gives e ph-te in- 

 structions from seedtime till harvest 



Cabbage* and Cauliflowers for I'rolit. By J. M. Li PTuJf, 



subject by a suceesslul grower 



Carrots mid Mangels. By J. J. H. Gregory. How 



feed them 



Celery t'ultiire for I'rolit. Bj Gkein'ER, New and 

 Celery, Kalamazoo Culture ol'. Bi G. VON Bi 



(II 



julture, "Tl: 

 umber Cultu 



Bret ol : 



H"\ E. 



A new hook on this 



se thein, keep I hem and 



veil methods of culture." 

 Improved methods of 



tfushroomi 



cal Ainei 

 Mushi 



if i 



' and full information, 

 im. By W. J. May. An English treatise on the 



in 



I'or A m ni i 



11 ciiruinbers under i;lu 

 How to Grow Them. I!> W.m. I'ai.i ,,m:k. The best ami most pra'eti- 



an work on growing for home use or for market 



iilture. By w. RoBixsoN. (Imported.) England's standard authority 



at 



Onion Culture, The Mew. By t . cueivek. For the home garden or market] new 



and highly valuab'e methods are desri ibed.. 50 



Onions, How to Ifiilsc Them I'rotltnbly, Bj 17 practical onion growers ol 1 



experience, residing in 1 1 ill, ■rent scetions of t he eon ntry ., ■_»,", 



The rotato. Hy sin 1. Fit a/.eu, of Cornell Agricultural College. Potato cultivation, 



spraying, harvesting, sto, jug, marketing, etc .',11 



I'olulo Culture. The A IC C of. liy W. 1! 'I'Eititv. How I,, sum .pinlitity and 



quality, and other new nmi valuable Information. , &Q 



Potutocs for Profit. By \ in human. The result of S6 years' experience by a lead- 

 ing grower 45 



Sweet Pol 11 to Cull lire. Bj -I I HES KlTZ. Full nisi ructions frOlU starling the plant s 



to harvesting and storing; tin- Chinese Yam. ele .",11 



The New Itliunnrb Culture. By J. K. Mouse. A new and complete guide to dark 

 forcing and Held culture 



Sauiinhes. By ,1. .1. II. liitEuoitY. Soil select ion and preparation, culture, gathering, 



winter storing, etc , , ,;||) 



Tomato Culture. By Day, i tmmixs and Root. Culture In Held under glass and in 

 the South; lor home, lor market, for canning fai'tories 



INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES. 



Fumigation Methods. By Pnop. Willis O. Johnson, \n up folate work on the 

 praetlcal apnllcallon of hydrocyanta acid gas andcarbon blsulpbid, for the do- 

 struct inn ol insects and lai vie In orchards, granai Ics, greenhouses, etc .Illustrated. $i.n» 



BoonoiHlc Bnl lo-r.i. Bi Prof. Smith, one of tho nlghesl authoiitiofl Ln sects 



easily Identlfled 1 preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc 2 .'10 



[nsectsaiid [naectloldcs, Bj Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects in field, 

 orchard, garden, gr ihouasand dwelling 



The SprayliiK or l'liini>. ii\ 1 c i i..,i.emaii. Insects and fungi j liquids and 



powders j application and apparatus 



Spraying Crops, Bj Cl kRENCl M. wren. \ revised and enlarged edition, telling 

 when and how garden and Hold orons, fruit ami shade trees should ba sprayod 

 for their various Insect ami fungous < monies. Illustrated , ■() 



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