•PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YOR 



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS— Continued. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. E " b 



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



The I 1 1 i i •* 1 1 Klow er ^unlen. By W. Robinson. (.Imported.) Position, arrangement, 



with best plants for variois purposes, and their culture • 6.00 



The <Hd-Fusliloned Garilcu and Hardy Perennial*. By .1. Wood. (.Imported.) 



Old-fashioned flowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1.50 



Garden Muklng. By Prof. Bailey. "Instructions tor beginners ami for the skilled 

 gard nor. 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 f .>r special purposes, ti.ne of dowering and complete cultural instructions. 1.75 



Home Floriculture* By Kben E. Rexeoud. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment of (lowering and ornamental plants in the house and garden 1.00 



A Woman's Hardy Garden. By Mas. H. R. l.i.v. 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 Graft of Garden Slaking*. By T. H. Mawson. An imported book of 

 232 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 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 1 .00 



Gardening for Beginners. By E T. COOK. An exhaustive English work of 5G0 

 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 Gardens. By Gertrude Jekyll. An English work describing 

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

 gardens; beautiful photographic illustrations 3.75 



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



special regard to the picturesque 50 



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



on (lowers, Ilowcr aud ve rotable gardening 7.50 



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



of species. {See special description.) 3 00 



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 20.00 



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.. 20.00 



Dictionary of Gardening Supplement. Includes new plants and horticultural 



matters, bringing everything up to date. 10.00 



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



on theprinciplcs governing outdoor art 50 



A?i^w Work on I*nndse:ioo 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 1.60 



Han Ibook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. R. Elliott. Designs for 



s nail city lots and large suburban grounds 1.50 



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



Choosing, forming or improving small places and large estates 2.50 



Law us and Gardens. By N. Jonsson-Rose. How to beautify home surroundings ; 



1 indscaping, plans, best plants and their places 3.50 



Real Icntlnl 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.) 1.60 



Cut Flowers and llow to Crow. By M. A. Hunt. The practical cultivation of 



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



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

 roses, carnations aud other florists 1 flowers, vegetables and fruits under glass; 

 propagation, diseases aud insects 1.60 



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



house structures, also healing, ventilating, etc 1.50 



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



an I heating greenhouses' and frames; suitable plants and culture 2.00 



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



practical florist 50 



llouse Plants; flow to Succeed with Them. By Lizzie P. IIillhouse. For 



women who grow house plants, by a woman who has success 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



Iiegonla Culture. By B. C. Ravenscuoft. (Imported.) Under glass anu open air ; 



directions for both amateurs and professionals $0.:,0 



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



and general management 2", 



KmI . Culture. By Peter Henderson & Co. (See special description.) 6 J 



Kiiis. mid Tuberous-Hooted Plants. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propagation, 



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.60 



Cactus Culture for Auiatciirs. By W. Watson. (Imported.) Descriptions and 



full cultural Instructions 2.03 



The American Carnation— llow to Grow It. By C. W. Ward. The latest and 



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

 ca's foremost carnation 1st. A handsome work, illustrated with photo-engravings, 3.50 

 Carnation Culture, American. By L. L. BamiiorN. Varieties, classilication, 



propagation, culture. A practical work. (Iiccised edition, i'JOf) 1.50 



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



and Picotccs of all classes ; pots and open-ground culture 4U • 



Chrysanthemum Culture, Practical. By Walter P. WRIGHT. A new English 



work, describing and i Must rat trig every branch 75 



Chrv«:wif hcmtiiii Cull lire for Amateurs and Professionals. An English work, by 



Rwenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



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



descriptions, cultivation, history' 30 



Ferns and Fern Culture. By J. Birkenhead. (Imported.) Selections and culture 



for cold and warm ferneries, Wardian cases, dwellings, etc CO 



LI1I ■« and their Culture. By Dr. Wallace. (Imported ) All varieties are 



described ; their native habitats, conditions and culture 1.25 



Orchid Growers* Manual. By B. S. Williams. (Imported.) Descriptions of 2,600 



fpe des and va**iet ies, culture and other information 10.00 



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



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



to grow In cool, intermediate and warm houses. (Imported.),... 2.00 



Rhododendrons. By E. H. Rand. Jr. Revised edition 1.60 



Rose* The. By II. B. Kllwanoer. Revised edition. Varieties, classillcatlon, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Ko«r, Parsons on the. By S. B. Parsons. Revised edition. Propagation, culture, 



tr lining, classification and descriptions 1 -00 



Practical Hose Growing. By Walter P. Wright. A new English work on this 



> ibj< i-t, dfw-rihing propnfmt Ion, budding, grafting and pruning aH types ; 



selections for beds, arches, walls, pots, noil and culture. 100 illustrations 75 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL PLANTS-Continued. Each. 



Hoses, A Hook About. By Dean S. Reynolds Hole. Hth Edition. (Imported.) 



A reliable English guide to Rose Culture «j 25 



Hose Hook, the Amateur's. By Shirley Hibbard. (Imported.) Cultivation under 



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



Hoses and Hohc Culture. By W11. Paul. An English work for amateur rosarians. 60 



ItOBCtfln Pots, The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 1 00 



Sweet Peas. By Rev. W. T. Hutciuns. Varieties, cultivation, etc 20 



Violet Growing. By Prof. Galloway, of U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 

 subject is tully covered, from suitable houses and varieties, culture, diseases, 



etc., to shipping the Mowers. 1 60 



Water Lilies and Aquatic*. Their culture. By Peter Henderson & Co ,b0 



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 31 00 



Complete Guide to the .Multiplication of Plunts. (The Nursery 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 ideas on the 



science of growing, propagation, etc 1 00 



The Pruning ICook. By Prof. Bailey. Issued 1897. Where, how and when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1.50 



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



information for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others 76 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



Hotnny, Field, Forest and Garden. By Dr. Asa Gray. Revised by Prof. L. H. 

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

 names of commoner plants east of the Mississippi $1.76 



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

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

 arrangement into color classes and seasons of bloom x.75 



llow to Know W lid Flowers. By Mrs. Dana. A guide to haunts and habits ; thein 



ideutilication easy for amateurs. 2. 00 



vegetable gardening and truck farming. 



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



Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. (See special description.) ... . l.jO 



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



vegetables; management from seeds to marketing and storing 1.25 



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

 vegetables and fruits In the South, according to the methods of the most success- 

 ful southern gardeners. 083 pages, 280 illustrations. 2. 60 



Truck Farming at the South. By DR. A. Oemler. a guide to raising vegetables for 



Northern markets, culture, packing, etc., by an experienced and successf ul grow er 1.00 



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



Florida Agricultural College. Practical and valuable information ... l.£fl 



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



under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate 1.00 



The Forcing Book. 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 i,qc 



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



practice for sub-tropical climates, w ith and without irrigation 2.23 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (See under ''Ornamental Plants and Flowers.") 1.00 



Vegetable 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 1.00 



cultures of special vegetables. 



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



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus 30. 60 



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

 keting, etc 30 ' 



Cabbuges, Cauliflow er, etc. By C. L. Allen. A new work. Gives complete in- 

 structions from seedtime till harvest.. 60 



Cabbages and Cauliflowers for Prolit. By J. M. Lupton. 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 j 



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



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



culture, "The Secret of Success," and lull information 60 



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



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass 60 



Mushrooms, llow to Grow Them. By Wm. Falconer. The best and most practi- 

 cal American work on growing for uome 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. English methods of growing in 



houses, sheds, cellars, shelves and out-of-doors 00 



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



and highly valuable methods are described 50 



Onions, llow to Raise Them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing in different sections of the country 25 



Potato Culture, The A B C 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 £5 years' experience by a lead- 

 ing grower .*?. 2fifl 



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 



Squashes. By J. J. II. Gbkgory. Soil selection and preparation, culture, gathering, 



winter storing, etc 30 



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



the South; for home, for market, for canning factories 36 



insects and plant diseases. 



Fumigation Methods. By Prof. Willis G. Johnson. An up to-date work on the 

 practical application of hydrocyanic ncid gas and carbon bisulphid, for the de- 

 struction of insects and larva' in orchards, granaries, greenhouses, etc.. illustrated. $1 00 



Economic Entomology. By Prof. Smith, one of the highest authorities Inst els 



easily identilled ; preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc 2.00 



Insects and Insecticides, By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects in Held, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1-50 



The Spraying of Plants. By Prof. Lohkman. Insects and fungi ; liquids and 



powders ; application and apparatus 1.00 



Spraying prop*. By CLARENCE M. WEED, A revised and enlarged edition, telling 

 when and how garden and field crops, fruit and shade trees should be sprayed for 

 their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated 50 



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