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



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS— Continued. 



Prices Include Free Delivery in the United States. 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. Each 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 



Each. 



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



with best plants for various purposes, and their culture $5.00 



The Old-Fashioned Garden and Hardy Perennials. By J. Wood. (Imported.) 



Old-fashioned flowering and foliage plants, shrubberies, etc 1 .60 



Garden Making. By Prof. Bailky. 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 1.50 



How to Make School Gardens. By H. I>. Hemenwat. Illustrated from 



photographs 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, time of flowering and complete cultural instructions. 1.75 



Home Floriculture. By Eben E. Kexford. 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. K. 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 1.00 



Plant Culture. By G. 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 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.... 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 3.76 



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



special regard to the picturesque 50 



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 Amarlcan, 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 



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



on the principles governing outdoor art 50 



Landscape Gardening as Applied to Home Decoration. By Prof. Maynard, 

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

 grounds to trees and shrubs, situations and treatment 1.50 



Handbook of Practical Landscape <■ unletting. By F. K. Elliott. Designs for 



small city lots and large suburban grounds 1.50 



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

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

 grouping, culture, etc 2.60 



Cut Flowers and How to Grow. 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 and other florists' flowers, vegetables and fruits under glass; 

 propagation, diseases and insects . 1 50 



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



house structures, also heating, ventilating, etc 1.50 



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



and heating greenhouses and frames; suitable plants and culture 2M 



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



practical florist 5t 



CULTURE OF SPECIAL PLANTS. 



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



has made a hobby of their cultivation in garden, grass an 1 greenhouse for many 



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



America • $1.20 



Book of the Rose. By Rev. A. Foster Melliak. A popular and authoritative 



English work on garden roses Llo 



Begonia Culture. By B. C. Havenscroft. (Imported.) Under Glass and open air ; 



directions for both amateurs and professionals fi0 



Bulb Culture. By Peter Henderson & Co. (See special description.) 60 



Bulbs and Tuberous-Hooted Plants. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propagation, 



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.50 



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



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



ca'sforemost earnationtst. A handsome work, illustrated with photo-engravings, 3.50 

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



propagation, culture. A practical work. (Revised edition, f90f.) 1.50 



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



and Picotees of all clashes ; pots and open-ground culture .... 40 



Chrysanthemum Culture. By Arthur Herrington. A new hook by one of the 



most experienced and successful private growers in the U. S. Everything is 



covered from cuttings to exhibiting the flowers. . , 6o 



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



work, describing and illustrating every branch 75 



Chrysanthemum Culture for Amateurs mid Professionals. An English work, by 



Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



The Dahlia. History and cultivation. An English work by R. Dean 75 



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



hardy ferns both in the garden and indoors 1.10 



Lilies and their Culture. By Dr. Wallace. (Importer' ) All varieties are 



described ; their native habitats, conditions and culture 1.26 



Orchid Growers* Manual. By B. S. Williams. (Imported ) Descriptions of 2,500 



species and varieties, 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.) 3.00 



Rhododendrons. By E. S. Rand. Jr. Revised edition 1.50 



Rose, The. By II. B. Ellwanger. Revised edition Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Rose, Parsons on the. By 8. B. Parsons Revised edition. Propagation, culture , 



training, classification and descriptions l .00 



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



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



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



Roses, and How to Grow Them, in garden and under grass. By Doublepay, 



Page & Co 1.10 



Roses, A Itook About. By Dean S. Reynolds Hole. 14th Edition. (Imported.) 



A reliable English guide to Rose Culture 1.25 



Roses and Rose Culture. By Wm. Paul. An English Work for amateur rosarians.. .00 



Roses In Pots, The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) 1.00 



Hweet Peas and How to Grow Them. By H. H. Thomas. A new English book 



covering the subject splendidly 60 



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



subject Is fully covered, from suitable houKes and varieties, culture, diseases, 



etc., to shipping the flowers 1.50 



Plant Breeding. New edition. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The philosophy of 



crossing, variation and improvement of plants $1.50 



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



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



The Principles of Plain Culture. By E S. Goff. Full of practical ideas on the 



science of growing, propagation, etc 1.00 



The Priming Hook. By Prof. Bailey. Issued 18V7. Where, how and when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1.(0 



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



information for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others i 50 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



Botany, Field, Forest and Garden. By Dr. 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 $1.71 



Familiar Flowers 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 1.76 



How to Know Wild Flower*. By Mrs. Dana. A guide to haunts and habits , their 



identification easy for amateurs 8.00 



VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK FARMING. 



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



cool and temperate climates. An authoritative and indispensable reference book $4.60 



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



vegetables; management from seeds to marketing and storing 1.50 



Southern Gardeners' Manual. By Prof. J. S. Newman, S. C. College of Agriculture. 



Full cultural instructions for vegetables and small fruits in Southern States 1.00 



Gardening for the Honth. 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. 683 pages, 280 illustrations 2.50 



Truck Farming at the South. By DR. A. Oemler. A guide to raising vegetablesfor 



Northern markets, culture, packing, etc., by an experienced and successful grower 1.00 



How to Make a Vegetable Garden. By E. L. Fullerton. A very instructive 

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

 illustrated her points with 200 photographic reproductions 8.20 



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 Hook. 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 1.50 



harden Making. By Prof. Bailey. (See under "Ornamental Plants and Flowers.") 1.50 



> cgctable Gardening. By S. B. Green, Professor of Horticulture, University of Wis- 

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

 both home use and for marketing L00 



culture of special vegetables. 



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



raising cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus $0.80 



CabhageT 'llow to Grow. By J. J. H. GREGORY. Details ot culture, keeping, mar- 



ket in if etc .,,..,..............■...■-•.•••••»»•-••■•»••«■•■■■■•■■■•■•••••■••■• 



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



Gives complete instructions from seedtime till harvest 



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



subject by a successful grower. „ • 



Carrots and Mangels. By J. J. H. Gregory. How to raise them, keep them and 



feed them .■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ • ■ • v V V A "*.."*. 



Celery Culture. By W. R. Beat-tie. a practical guide for beginners and standard 



reference to those 'already engaged in growing celery 50 



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



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



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



growing of foreign cucumbers under glass 60 



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 



Uushroom Culture. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) England's standard authority 



on this subject • • ■• ■•■ 69 



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



and highly valuable methods are described 



The Potato. By Sam'l Frazer, of Cornell AgriculturalCollege. Potato cultivation, 



spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc ; ■ 



Potnto'Ciilturc, The A B O of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and 



quality, and other new and valuable information 



Potatoes' for Profit, By Van Orman. The result of 25 years' experience by a lead- 



ing grower 



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



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



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



forcing and Held culture • • • iiTllS"" 



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



winter storing, etc • • • ••• ;■•-•'"■•»'"■"', v" 



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



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



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insects and plant diseases. 



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

 practical application of hydrocyanic acid gas and carbon bisnlphid, for the de- 

 struction of insects and larvue in orchards, granaries, green houses, etc .i llustrated. $1.00 



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



easily identified i preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc 2 50 



Fungi and Fnncteldc*. By Pr<»f. Weep. Fungous diseases of plants, etc., and 



their treatment. in cloth 1 00 



[nuectvand Insecticide*. By I'rof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1-60 



The Spraying <>f* Plants. By Prof. Lodeman. Insects and fungi; liquids and 



powders ; application and apparatus 1.50 



'praying Crop*. By Clarence M. Weed. A revised and enlarged edition, telling 

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

 for their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated f»0 



Our Book Catalogue onappu^mon Gives a more Complete List of Books w?cuu£ 



on Horticulture, 

 re, etc 



