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ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KIND RED SUBJECTS Continued. 



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ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 1 



The English Flower (ianlen. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) Position, arrangement, 

 with best plants tor various purposes, and their culture 



The Old- I 'uHhioix -I Garden and llurdy Perennials. By J. WOOD. (Imported.) 

 Old-fashioned lowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 



Garden Milking. By Prof. Bailey. Instructions for beginners and for tin- 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 



How to Make feUhool Gardens. By H. I). Hbmenway. Illustrated from 

 photographs 



Ilow 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, time of dowering and complete cultural instructions. 



Home Floriculture. By Kkbn E. Kexford. A new and practical guide to the 

 treatment of flowering and ornamental plants in the house and gar den 



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 



Plant Culture. By U. 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 



Gardening for Itegluucrs. By E T. Cook. An exhaustive English work of 560 

 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.... 



Wall and Water Gardens. By Gertrude Jekyll. An English work describing 

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



gardens ; beautiful photographic illustrations 



The Ueuutiftil Flower Garden. By F. SCHUYLER Mathews. Its treatment, with 

 special regard to the picturesque 



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 of the species of 

 fruits, vegetables. Rowers ami ornamental plants. In four volumes per set 



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

 on the principles governing outdoor art 



I.uudseiipe Gardening as Applied to Home Decoration. By Prof. Maynard, 

 of Mass. Agricultural College. The whole subject is covered, from laying out 

 grounds to trees and shrubs, situations and treatment 



Handbook ot* Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. K. Elliott. Designs for 

 small city lots and large suburban grounds 



Residential Sites and Environments. By J. F. Johnson. All information for 

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

 grouping, culture, etc 



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 Construct inn. By L, It. Taft. Various styles of greenhouse and plant 

 house structures, also heating, ventilating, etc 



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

 and heating greenhouses and frames; suitable plants and culture 



The Window Flower Garden. By J. J. H einrich. The personal experience of a 

 practical florist 



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CULTURE OF SPECIAL PLANTS- 



S arclssns, Daffodils, and How to Grow Them. Written by a Narcissus lover who 



has made a hobby of their cultivation in garden, grass ami greenhouse for many 



years and whose collection of varieties is probably the most extensive of any in 



America 



I'.ook of the Rose. By Rev. A. Foster Mki.liah. A popular and authoritative 



Enerlish work on garden roses 



IScfoiiia Culture. By B. C. Kavenscroft. (Imported.) I'nder Glass and open air ; 



directions for both amateurs and professionals 



Ilulb Culture. By 1'eter Henpkkson- & Co. (See special description.) 



llulbs uud Tuberoiis-Kooted I'lunt*. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propagation, 



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 



The American Carnation — Blow to Grow It. By C. W. Ward. The.lotest and 



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



ca'sforemost carnationist. A handsome work, illustrated with photo-engravings 

 Carnation Culture, American. By L. L. Lamuorn. Varieties, classification' 



propagation, culture. A practical work. (Revised edition^ 1901.) 



Ournutlon Culture for A tear*. An English work, by Kavenscroft] Carnations 



and Picotees of all clashes ; pots and open ground culture 



Chrysanthemum Culture. By ARTHUR HeRRINGTON. A new book by one of the 



most exper ienced and s s.-t'n I private growers in the U. S. Everything is 



.covered from cuttings to exhibiting the flowers 



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



work, describing and illustrating every branch . , ... 



Chrysanthemum Culture for Amateurs and Professionals. An English w ork by 



Kavenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 



The Dnhlln. History and cultivation. An Euglish work by R. Dean...'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.*.'.'. 

 Ferns and How to Grow Them, By G. A. Woolson. Treats of the. growing of 



hardy ferns both in the garden and indoors "J 



The l of Miles. By Wn Goldbing. An up-to-date work on Lily Culture 



out of doors 



Orchid Growers' Manual. By B. H. Williams. (Imported.) Descriptions of2 600 



ppoi-icsntid varieties, culture and other information 



Or. hids. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide Hook. By H. A. Burberry! Orchid 



growertothe Itight lion. Joseph Chamberlain. Varieties, descriptions and how 



to grow in 1, Intermediate and warm houses. (Imported.) 



Kliododendroas. By k. s. i: \si>. Jit. Revised edition 



Hose, The. By II. I!. Ei.lwan-gkk. Revised edition Varieties, classification 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 

 Hose. Parsons on the. li\ s B. Parsons Revised edition. Propagation culture 



training, classification and descriptions 



Practical Hose Growing. By Walter P. Wright, a new English work 'on 'this 



subject, describing propagation, building, grafting and pruning all types; 



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



P*AO«& f! W Grow I hem, in garden and under grass. liy DOUBLBDAY, 

 Koses, A Hook About. By NusS REYNOLDS QoLe! 



A reliable English guide to Rose Culture 



Hoses ami Rose Culture. By Wm. Paul. An English Work for amateur rosarians 

 Koses la I ots, I In toll I vat loa of. I ) Wn I'M I,. (Uncarted) 



Sweet Peas and n..« i,> Grow Them, By H n Thomas, a new English book 

 covering the subject, splendidly 



Violet Growing, liy Prok (Iai.loww. of I . s. l>o)»irtmcnt of AgriiVdtuii! i'lie 

 subject is fully covered, from suitable houses and Varieties, culture, dise.i-.es. 

 etc., to shipping the llowers 



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PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. Each. 



IMant Breeding. New edition. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Ttie philosophy of 



crossing 1 , variation and improvement of plants $l.£0 



Complete Guide to the Multlplleatlon ol' Plants. (The Nursery Hook.) By 



Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs 1.50 



The Principles of Plant Culture. By E. S. Goff. Kull of practical ideas on the 



science of growing, propagation, etc 1,00 



The Pruniiiff Itook. By Prof. Bailey. Issued 1897. Where, liow and when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes l.b& 



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



information for fruitgrowers, truck gardeners, florists and others 1 50 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC 



Botany, Field, Forest and Cnrden. By Dit. 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 81.76 



Familiar Flowers of Field and harden, liy F. Schuyler Mathews. Descriptions, 

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

 arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom 1-76 



How to Know Wild Flowers. By Mrs. L>ana. A guide to haunts and habits ; their 

 Identification easy for amateurs 3. 00 



VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK FARMING. 



Vegetable Garden, The. By Vilmorin. An exhaustive work on vegetables for 

 eool and temperate climates. An authoritative and indispensable reference book $ 



Principle), of Vegetable Clui-denlug. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. .Soils; its treatment 

 vegetables; management from seeds to marketing and storing ' 



.Sout hern (.ardeuei'R* Munuul. By PROF. J. S. Newman, S. C. College of Agriculture. 

 Full cultural Instructions for vegetables and small fruits in Southern States ' 



Gardening for the South. By P. 11. Mell. Practically a new work on growing 

 vegetables and fruits in the Smith, according to the methods ol the moid success- 

 ful southern gardeners. 683 pages, 280 illustrations 



Truck Farming nt the Sout h. By Oil. A. OKMLER. ,\ guide to raising vegetables for 



Northern markets, culture, packing, etc., by an experienced and successful grower 1 00 



llow to Make n Vegetable Garden. By E. L. KUIXERTON. A very instructive 

 work by a feminine gardening enthusiast, who writes entertainingly and has 

 illustrated her points with 800 photographic reproductions 



Success In Murket Gardening;. By W. W. Rawson. Vegetables out-oMoors'and 

 under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 



The Forcing Itook. By Prof. Bailey. The cultivation of winter vegetables in 

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

 grow for home consumption or for market i ^ u 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. {See under "Ornamental Plants and Flotms '') 1 ",n 



I cgetnblc Gardening. By S. B. 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 |_oq 



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CULTURE OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



Asparagus. By F. M. Hexamkr. A practical new treatise on the best method* of 



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus ^0.50 



'ahhage. How to Grow. H> .1. .1. 11. Gregory. Details of culture, keeping, mar- 

 keting, etc 30 



Cabbages, Cauliflower, and Allied Vegetables. By C L. All EN. A now work. 



Gives complete Instructions from seedtime till harvest 50 



labbages and Cauliflowers for Profit. By J. M. Ll PTOK. A new book on this 



subject bv a successful grower 30 



Uarrots and Mangels. By J. J. H. Gregory. How tu raise them, keep them and 



feed them .30 



Celery Culture. By W. R. liEATTlE. A practical guide f 6r beginners and Standard 



reference to those already engaged in growing celery 50 



Velery, Kalamazoo Culture ol". By G. von Bochove. Improved methods of 



culture, "The Secret of Success, " and full information W 



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



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass 60 



liithrooiits, llow to Grow Them. By Wm. Fa] i ONER. The best and most practi- 

 cal American work on growing for home use or for market 1.00 



IiiHbroom Culture, (ty W. Kobisson. (Imported.) England's standard authority 

 on this subject r>Q 



talon Culture, The New. ByT. Grkiner. For the home garden or market; now 



and highly valuable methods are described 60 



- be Potato. By Sam*l Frazer, of Cornell Agricultural College. Potato cultivation, 

 spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc 76 



Potato Culture, The ABC of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and 



quality, and other new and valuable information 60 



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

 ing' grower W 



• weet Potato Culture. By James Kit/,. Full instructions front starting the plants 



to harvesting and storing; the Chinese Yam, etc . .60 



I be New llhubnrb Culture* By J. E. Morse. A new and complete guide to dark 



forcing ami field culture f , 60 



*t]iuiNhcs. By J. J. H. Greoory. Soil selection and preparation, culture, gathering. 



winter storing, etc SO 



Tomato Culture. By Day, Cummins and Hoot. Culture in flold under ».'••• • awl In 



the South; forborne, for market, for canning factories — .... *6 



INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES. 



i'mnlgntlon Method.. By PROFV Wilms O. JOHNSON. An up to-date work on tiie 

 prac tical application of hydrocyanic acid gas and carbon btaulphld, for tha de- 

 struction of insect', and larveain orchards, granaries, greenhouses, etc.,lllu8l i a ted. 91 00 



ICeonoinie I'litoniolnicv. By Prof. Smith, one or the highest authorities laseoto 



easily identilled ; preventives, machinery, funirous diseases, etc 



I uiiirl and Fungicide*. BY I'HoF. \V lino. Fungous diseases of plants, etc. and 



their treatment. in eloth 



Insect* and Insecticides. Bj Prof, Weed. Tells how to combat insects In field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 



I'be Spraying of I'lnnta. By PROF. I.opkman. Insects and fiingi; Moulds and 



powders j application .and apparatus 



Spraying Crop., By Clarence M. Weed. A revlseil and enlarged edition! telling 



when and how garden and tl. ld crops, fruit and shade trees should bo sprayed 



for their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated .. ao 



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