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Around the Year in the Garden. By F. F. Rock- 
well. A seasonable guide and reminder for work with 
vegetables, fruits, and flowers; describes the work to be 
done week by week from January to December. $1.75. 
Carnation-Culture, Commercial. By J. Harrison 
Dick. A practical guide to modern methods of growing 
the American carnation for market purposes. $1.50. 
Chrysanthemum, The. By A. Herrington. This 
book will prove beneficial to all growers of the autumn 
queen. It comprises chapters on culture and exhibitions, 
composts, plantings, benches, general cultural details, 
crown and terminal buds, feeding, etc. 60 cts. 
Economic Entomology. Prof. John B. Smith. Gives 
the reader that basic knowledge which enables him to 
recognize the nature of the insect he finds causing in- 
jury, and makes it possible to decide what sort of reme- 
dies should be applied. Well illustrated; 475 pages. 
$2.50. 
Fertilizers. By J. J. PL Gregory. Where the ma- 
terials come from; where to get them in the cheapest 
form; how to compound formulas, etc. 50 cts. 
Forcing Book, The. By L. H. Bailey. Cloth, 266 
pages, illus. Full instructions are given for the con- 
struction of the forcing house and its management, with 
a list of vegetables suitable for forcing, their tempera- 
ture and light requirements, suitable soils, etc. $1.25. 
Fruits and Vegetables Under Glass. By Wm. 
Turner. A complete text-book on the subject and the 
only practical one ever published. Up-to-date in every 
particular. $3.50. 
Fertility of the Land. By I. P. Roberts. Valuable 
information as to what elements of food are needed for 
each particular crop, and how to increase the produc- 
tivity of the soil. $1.50. 
Farmer's Business Handbook. By I. P. Roberts. 
A manual of simple farm accounts and of brief advice 
on rural law. $1.25. 
Garden Guide (The Amateur Gardeners' Hand- 
book). 2nd edition. A book for gardeners everywhere, 
giving direct, simple, and reliable information on vege- 
table-, fruit- and flower-garden, planning the home 
grounds, care of lawns, pruning directions, trees, shrubs, 
and climbers, bulbs, the rock-garden, how to propagate 
plants, other allied subjects too numerous for mention. 
Copiously illustrated ; paper 50 cts. ; cloth 75 cts. 
Greenhouse Construction. By L. R. Taft. The 
construction of greenhouses, hotbeds, and frames re- 
ceives appropriate attention. $1.50. 
Greenhouse Heating. Containing a reprint of four 
prize essays on the subject, with comments by an expert 
heating engineer. A collection of answers to pertinent 
questions on greenhouse heating is also included in the 
pamphlet. 25 cts. 
Greenhouse Management. By L. R. Taft. Illus. 
This is an almost indispensable companion volume to 
Greenhouse Construction. Minute and practical are the 
various systems and methods of growing and forcing 
roses, violets, carnations, and all the most important 
florists' plants, as well as fruits and vegetables, $1.50. 
Garden Making. By L. H. Bailey. A complete 
treatise on all subjects of gardening, giving valuable 
suggestions for the utilizing of home and grounds. $1.60. 
Gardens to Color and Individual Gardens. By 
Charlotte Cowdry Brown. Invaluable suggestions for 
planting for color effect, the flowers to plant in a blue, 
a white, or a scented garden, planting list for harmony, 
etc. $1. 
Horticulture, Standard Cyclopedia of. By L. EL 
Bailey. Six volumes. Entire work newly written, greatly 
enlarged, up-to-date. Fullest, newest and most authori- 
tative of all works of its kind and constitutes the most 
conscientious attempt that has ever been made to com- 
press the whole story of horticultural thought, learning 
and achievement into one set of books. Whatever plant 
may reasonably prompt a question as to the genus, 
species, history or method of cultivation, the owner of 
the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture will have at 
hand in this work a means of quickly satisfying his need 
for authoritative information. This unrivaled combina- 
tion of horticultural knowledge is supplemented by 24 
exquisite color plates, besides 96 full-page halftone 
plates and more than 4,000 text cuts. The set, $35. 
Hardy Garden, Another. By Mrs. H. R. Ely. 
Simple methods of conducting gardening operations, 
particularly in the small home garden in raising vege- 
tables, fruits, and flowers. $1.75. 
How to Grow Vegetables. By Allen French. A 
practical handbook and planting-table for the vegetable- 
gardener. $1.75. 
Lilies. By H. S. Adams. An authoritative and in- 
structive manual for growers of lilies, treating upon 
their culture indoors and in the garden, and giving a 
classification of varieties and their peculiarities. $1. 
Milady's House Plants. By F. E. Palmer. Tells of 
the plants which any woman can successfully grow in- 
doors and what steps to take to insure this success. 
Profusely illustrated with instructive pictures specially 
posed by the author, demonstrating many operations in 
plant-growing which wonderfully simplify the work and 
enhance its interest. Paper 60 cts., cloth $1. 
Mushrooms, Success With. By J. Harrison Dick. 
16 pages, size 5x7 in. Written for the benefit of all 
who want to raise this appetizing esculent. 10 cts. 
Manual of Gardening. By L. H. Bailey. A prac- 
tical guide to planning, making and caring for home 
grounds; growing vegetables, fruits, flowers; spraying 
and all the work to be done in the garden. $2. 
Plant Culture. By George W. Oliver, Propagator 
for the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C. $1.50. 
Plant Propagation, Commercial. By A. C. Hottes. 
Includes all commercial and garden plants. Copiously 
illustrated to show all methods. Cloth $1. 
Pruning Manual. By L. H. Bailey. Explains the 
principles of each operation in every detail. Specific 
advice is given on the pruning of the various kinds of 
fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs and hedges. Con- 
siderable space is devoted to the pruning and training 
of grape-vines. New, revised, and rewritten edition. $2. 
Practical Flower Garden, The. By Mrs. H. R. 
Ely. How to plan your flower-garden, what to plant, 
and how to arrange your flowers for effect. $2. 
Potato, The. By A. W. Gilbert. A new, complete, 
and authoritative work, containing every useful fact 
obtainable, with full cultural directions. $1.50. 
Rose Culture, Commercial. By Eber Holmes. 
Size 7^x 5 in.; 165 pages; profusely illustrated. This 
book embraces the growing of roses under glass and 
outdoors. $1.50. 
Subtropical Vegetable Gardening. By P. H. 
Rolfe. Presents the principles upon which the successful 
growing of subtropical vegetables depends. $1.50. 
Sweet Peas for Profit. By Harrison Dick. A prac- 
tical guide to the most up-to-date methods of growing 
sweet peas under glass in winter, and in the open air for 
a summer crop. $1.50. 
Violet Culture, Commercial. By Prof. B. T. 
Galloway. Third edition; completely revised and reset. 
Size 4J^ x6M in.; 248 pages, most instructively illus- 
trated. A treatise on the growing and marketing of 
violets for profit, giving every detail necessary to 
success. $1.50. 
Water Gardening, The Book of. By Peter Bisset. 
Size 7J^x 10 in.; 200 pages, illustrated. Contains all 
the practical information necessary to the selection, 
grouping and successful cultivation of aquatic and other 
plants required in the making of a water-garden and 
its surroundings. $2.50. 
Woman's Hardy Garden, A. By Mrs. H. R. Ely. 
Mrs. Ely tells in a charming manner her long and suc- 
cessful experience in planting and caring for a large 
garden of hardy plants, shrubs, bulbs, etc. $1.75. 
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