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



BOOKS 



ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRE^SUBJECTS = C ontinued. 



Prices Include Free Delivery in the United States. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS. Each - 



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



with best plants tor 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, iiy Prof. Bailky. Instructions tor beginners and tor the skilled 

 gardener. Covers the whole subject, laying out ami planting small city yards 

 and large suburban grounds, plants, trees, bedding, pruning, vegetables, fruits, 



scientific truths In simple language 1.60 



How to Make School Garden**. By H. 1>. Hemenway. Illustrated from 



photographs 1.00 



llow 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 (lowering and complete cultural instructions. 1.75 

 Home Floriculture. By Eben E. Hexfohd. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment 'if flowering and ornamental plants in the house and garden.. 1 .00 



A Woman's Hardy Garden. By Mas. H. H. Klv. 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 W. Oliver, Propagator at the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture. A 

 working handbook of everyday practice for all who grow flowering ami orna- 

 mental plants in the garden or greenhouse, 193 pages 1.00 



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

 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 



W nil 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 



The Beautiful 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 cultivator s and botanists ; a 

 monumental and up-to-date work, distinctively American, comprising directions 

 for the cultivation of horticultural crops, original descriptions ol the species of 



fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants. In four volumes per set 20 



Landscape Gardening. By PROF. WAUGH, University of Vermont. A short treatise 



on the principles governing outdoor art 



Landscape Gardening at* Applied to Home Decoration. By PROP. Maynard, 

 of Mass. Agricultural College. The whole subject is covei ed, fiom laying out 



grounds to trees and shrubs, situations and treatment 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. H. 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 £ 



Residential site** and Environments. By J. F. Johnson. All information for 

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



grouping, culture, etc 



to Grow. By M. A. Hunt. The practical cultivation of 



rs for cut flowers, by an authority 



it. Bv L. K. Takt. The latest and best work on forcing 



and 1 1 4 1 



Out Flow 



Roses and other flowi 

 Greenhouse Mnnugemc 



ro-ies. carnations and 



ith i 



ration, di 



id ins 



fl.i 



ists' 11 u 



cts 



ctablesand fruits under gins 



L. It Taft. Various styles c 



house structures, also hearing, ventilating, etc ., 



Greenhouse Management for Amateurs. By W, J. May. 



and heating greenhouses! arid frames; suitable plants an 

 The Window Flower Garden. By J. J. HSINRICH. The p 

 practical florist .*. 



greenhouse and plant 

 r Imported,) Building 



iltu 



experience of a 



CULTURE of special plants. 



Narcissus, Oaffbdils, and How to Grow T'icm. Written hy a Narcissus lover who 

 has made a hobby of their cultivation in gii-Jen, grass an 1 greenhouse for many 

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

 America $1.20 



Book of the Rose. By Rev. A. Foster A1ei.ua*. A popular and authoritative 



English work on garden roses 1.75 



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



directions for both amateurs and professionals 53 



Hulb Culture. By Peter Henderson <fc Co. {See special description ) 60 



liulbs and TubcrouH-Uooted Plants. By C. L. Allen. Descriptions, propagation, 



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.60 



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



full cultural instructions 2.00 



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 earnationist. A handsome work, illustrated with photo-engravings, 3.50 



Cumatloii Cultn re, American. By L L Lam BORN, Varieties, classification, 



propagation, culture. A practical work. {Revised edition, fyof.) i.6u 



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



and PlcoteeH of all classes ; pots and open ground culture 10 



Chrysanthemum Culture. I*> Arthur Herrinuton. A new book by one of the 

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

 covered from cuttings to exhibit ing the flowers ... . 60 



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



work, describing and illustrating every branch 75 



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



Havenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market : 50 



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



descriptions, cultivation, history v .30 



Ferns and llow 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. (Imported) All varieties are 



described ; their native habitats, conditions and culture 1.25 



Orchid Growers' Manual. By R. S. Williams. (Imported) Descriptions of 2,500 



species and varieties, cult ure and other information 10.00 



Orchids. The Amateur Cultivator'- 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.) & 00 



Rhododendrons. Iiy B. s El and, Jr. Revised edition 1.60 



Hose, The. By H. B. Ellwanoer. Revised edition Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.25 



Rose* Parsons on the. Bj s B. Parsons Revised edition. Propagation, culture, 



training, class) Heat ion and descriptions 1 .00 



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



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



selections for heda, arches, walls, pots, soil mid culture. JOO illustrations.. 75 



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



Page & Co 1.10 



Rom«-m, A Hook \ bout. Jiy Dean S. REYNOLDS Hole. 14th Edition. (Imported.) 



A reliable English guide to Hose Culture 1.25 



CULTURE OF SPECIAL PLANTS— Continued. Each 



Iloeeaand Kane Culture. By Wm Paul. An English work for amateur roaarians. $0.60 



ICoHeMiii I'm*. The Cultivation of. By Wm. Paul. (Imported.) ■ l 00 



Sni'H l'eu». By Kev. W. T. Hutciiins. Varieties, cultivation, etc 20 



Violet Hi-owing. By Bkor. Ualloway, of U. S. Department of Agriculture. Tile 

 subject is lully covered, from suitable houses anil varieties, culture, diseases 

 etc., to shipping the (lowers ' | qq 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. 



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



crossing, v ariation nnd linpi ovenunt of plants 91 n 



Complete Guide t» the Multiplication of Plants. (The Nursery Hook.) By 



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



The Principles of Plant Culture. By E. S. Goff. Full of practical Ideas on the 



science of growing, propagation, etc 1 00 



The Pruning Hook. By Prof. Bailky. Issued 18«7. Where, how find when to 



prune fruit and ornamental trees and hushes 1 60 



The Horticulturist'* Rule Hook. By PROF. L. H. BaILBY. Full of useful 



information for fruit growers, truck gardeners, llorists and others l.fifl 



BOTANIES, WILD FLOWERS, FERNS, ETC. 



Botany, Field, Forest and Garden. By Du. Asa Gray. Revised by Prof, L. H. 

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

 names of commoner plants cast of the Mississippi 31 75 



Familiar 1 low ers of Field and Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathews. Descriptions, 

 IdOO Illustrations, rendering Identification easy, especially so by the aid 01 

 arrangement into color classes and seasons of bl<>om X^t 



How to know Wild Flowers. 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 



eool Jind temperate climates, a u authoritative and indispensable reference book ft! 60 



Principles of \ egetiible Gardening, iiy Prof. L. H. Bailky. Suils; its treatment; 



vegetables; management from .seeds to marketing and storing 1.50 



Sout hern Gardeners 1 Munuul. Hy PJLOF. J. H. NEWMAN, S. O. College of Agriculture. 



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



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

 vegetables and fruits in the South, according to the methods ot the most success- 

 ful southern gardeners, 683 pages, 2W) illustrations 2.50 



Truck Funning at the south. By DR. A. < >emlek. a guide to raising vegetnblesfor 



Northern markets, cult u re, packing, etc., by an experienced and successful grower 1 .00 



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

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

 illustrated her points with 200 photographic reproductions 2.20 



Success lu llfarket Gardening. By W. W. Raw SON. Vegetables out-of-doors and 



under glass. Specially adapted to New England climate t.00 



The Forcing Hook. 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. 1.50 



Garden Making, By Prof. Bailey. {See under "Ornamental Plants and Flowers.?} IM 



Vegetable Gardening. By S. B. GREEN, Professor of Horticulture* University of Wis- 

 consin. A new w or if . Fill I of practical information about growing vegetables for 

 both home use and for marketing LOO 



CULTURE OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 



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



raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and canning asparagus P}QAQ 



Cabbnge, llow to Grow. By J. J. II. Gregory. Details of culture, keeping, mar- 

 keting, etc 30 



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



Gives complete instructions from seedtime till harvest.. 60 



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



subject bv a successful grower , 30 



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



feed them :: SO 



Celery Culture for Profit. By G reiser. New and improved methods of culture. . .s»o 



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



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



Cucumber 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 



Mushroom Culture. By W. ROBINSON. (Imported.) England's standard authority 



on this subject 50 



Onion Cult ore. The New. By T. Grkiner. For the home garden or market; new 



and highly valuable methods are described 50 



Onions, How to ICalse 'I hem Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



experience, residing in different sections of the country 26 



The Potato. By Sam l Fhazer, of Cornell Agricultural College. Potato cultivation, 



spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc "6 



Potato Culture, The A IS C of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and 



quality, and other new nnd valuable information 60 



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

 ing grower 26 



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



to harvesting and storing; the Chinese Yam, etc 60 



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



forcing and Held culture 60 



Squashes. By J. J. H. GREGORY. Soil selection and preparation, culture, gathering, 



winter storing, etc 80 



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



the South ; for home, for market, for canning factories . * ■ 36 



INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES. 



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

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

 struction of insects and Larvee i" orchards, granaries, greenhouses, etc.. illustrated. $1.00 



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



easily identified ; preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc 2 60 



Fungi and Fungicides. By Prof. Weed. Fungous diseases of plants, etc., and 



their treatment. in cloth 1. 00 



Inscrtsaud Insecticides. By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects in field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1-60 



The Spraying of Plants. By PROP. Lodkman. Insects and fungi; liquids and 



powders ; application and apparatus 1.50 



Spraying Crops, By CLARENCE M. Weep. A revise* and enlnrged edition, telling 

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

 for their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated SO 



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