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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. 



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. 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 1.50 



How to Make School Gardens. By H. D. Hkmenway. 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 K. Rexford. A new and practical guide to the 



treatment of flowering and ornamental plants in the house and garden 1.00 



A Woman's 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 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 dir ections 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 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 American, comprising directions 

 for the cultivation of horticultural crops, original descriptions of 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 



LandscHpe Gardening ns 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 1.50 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gardening. By F. R. 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 2.50 



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 2.00 



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



practical florist ._. 60 



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 and greenhouse for many 



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



America - — v 1 - 20 



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



English work on garden roses 



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



directions for both amateurs and professionals o0 



Bulb Culture. By Peter Henoehn. >n & Co. (See special description.) 50 



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



culture in dwelling, greenhouse and garden 1.60 



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



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



ca'sforemost carnationist. 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 Ainuteurs. An English woi-k, by Ravenscroft. Carnations 



and Picotees of all classes ; pots and open-ground culture 40 



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



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



covered from cuttings to exhibiting 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 



Ravenscroft. Culture for both exhibition and market 50 



The Dahlia. History and cultivation. An English work by R. Dean 7L 



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



hardy ferns both in the garden «nd indoors 1. 10 



Orchid Growers' Hanunl. By IS S. Williams. (Imported) Descriptions of 2,500 



species and varieties, culture and other Information 10.00 



Orchid*. The Amateur Cultivator's Guide ISoolc. 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. Ellwanoer. Revised edition. Varieties, classification, 



characteristics, cultivation, pruning, propagation, etc 1.26 



Rose, Parsons on the. By S. li. PARSONS. Revised edition. Propagation, culture, 



training, classification and descriptions 1,00 



Practical Ko«e Growing. By Walter P. Wright, a new English work on this 



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



selections for beds, nn-hrs, wails, pots, soil ami culture. 100 illustrations..' 7n 



Rosen, and How to Grow Them, In garden and under grass. By Doubleday, 



Page & Oo 1.10 



Rosen, A Hook About. By DEAN 8, REYNOLDS Holk. 14th Edition. (Imported.) 



A reliable English guide to Rose Culture 1.25 



Rosen and Rose Culture. By Wm. PaTJL. An English Work for amateur rosarians. . .50 



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



Bweet Pens and How to Grow I hem. By II. II. THOJlAfl. A new English book 



covering the subject splendidly 00 



Violet Growing. By Pick. Galloway, of I*. S. Department of Agriculture. The 



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



etc., to shipping the flowers 1.60 



PLANT BREEDING, PROPAGATION, PRUNING. Each 



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 Rook.) By 



Prof. Bailey. Full directions from seed, layers, cuttings, grafts, bulbs 1 50 



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



science of growing, propagation, etc \ oq 



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



prune fruit and ornamental trees and bushes 1 fjo 



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



information for fruit growers, truck gardeners, florists and others j 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 81 76 



Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden. By F. Schuyler Mathews. Descriptions. 



200 illustrations, rendering identification easy, especially so by the aid 01 



arrangement into color classes andseasons of bloom 1.75 



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 



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* Manuul. By Prof. J. S. Newman, 8. C. College of Agriculture. 



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



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. 683 pages, 2H0 illustrations 2.60 



Truck Furmlngat the South. By Dr. A. Oemler. A guide to raising vegetables for 



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 800 photographic reproductions 2,20 



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 Rook. 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 



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



Vegetable 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 1.00 



CULTURE 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 $0.50 



Rean Culture. By Glenn C. Sevey. The only complete, comprehensive and authori- 

 tative book published on the subject 50 



Cabbage, How to Grow. By J. J. H. 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 til] harvest.. 60 



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



subject by a successful grower 30 



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



feed them 30 



Celery Culture. By W. R. Beattxe. A practical guide for beginners and standard 

 reference to those already engaged in growing celery 50 



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



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



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 60 



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



and highly valuable methods are described 60 



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



spraying, harvesting, storing, marketing, etc 76 



PotatoCulture, The A B O of. By W. B. Terry. How to grow quantity and 



quality, and other new and valuable information 60 



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

 ing grower 26 



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



to harvesting and storing; the Chinese Yam, etc 60 



The New Khubitrb 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 SO 



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-date work on the 

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

 struction 01 insects and larva- in orchards, granaries, greenhouses, etc. .illustrated. $1.00 



Kconomle Entomology. By Prok. Smith, one of the highest authorities. Insects 



easily identified , preventives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc 2.60 



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



their treatment. in cloth 1.00 



Insectsand Insecticides. By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects In field, 



orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 1 .60 



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



powders ; application and apparatus 1.60 



Spraying Crops. By CLARENCE M. Weed. A revised and enlarged edition, telling 

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

 for their various insect andTTungous enemies. Illustrated 60 



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