1809. 
AMKIUCAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE; 
A GUIDE TO THE SUCCESSFUL PROPAGATION AJDTD CULTIVATION OF 
FLORIST'S 
By PETER HENDERSON, 
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Mr. Henderson is known as 
the country. In the present work 
modes of propagation and eulti- 
wants of the amateur, as well as 
The scope of the work may be 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Aspect and Soil. 
Laying out Lawn and Flower Gar- 
den. 
Planting of Flower Beds. 
Temperature and Moisture. 
Cold Frames— Winter Protection. 
Green-nonso Structures. 
Propagation by Seeds. 
Propagation of Lilies. 
Culture of tlie Verbena. 
Orcliid Culture. 
Cape Bulbs. 
Construction of Bouquets. 
Window Gardening. 
Iusccts. 
Packing Plants. 
Profits of Floriculture. 
Green-liouse Plants. 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 
SENT POST-PAID. 
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yation. It is adapted to the 
the professional grower, 
judged from the following 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Designs for Flower Gardens. 
Soils for Potting. 
The Potting of Plants. 
Construction of Hot-Beds. 
Modes of Healing. 
Propagation by Cuttings. 
Culture of the Bose. 
Culture of tile Tuberose. 
Holland Bulbs. 
Winter-Flowering Plauts. 
Hanging Baskets. 
Bock-Work. 
Nature's Law of Colors. 
Plants by Mail. 
Soft-Wooded Plants. 
Annuals. 
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THE HUNTER AND TRAPPER. 
This little book will 
be read with interest 
by all who would find 
instruction and enter- 
tainment in the narra- 
tive of an old hunter's 
experience. 
CONTENTS. 
I. Deer Hunting. — 
II. How to Catch the 
Fox. — III. How to 
Hunt ami Catch the 
Beaver.— TV. Dow to 
Catch the Otter.— Y. 
TIow to Catch the 
Mink. — Yl. limy to 
Hunt and Catch the 
Mnskrat.-- Yil. now 
to Catch the Marten.— 
YTII. How to Catch 
the Fisher.— IX. How 
to Catch the Raccoon. 
—X. How to Hunt and 
Trap the Bear.— XI. 
How to Hunt anil Trap 
the Wolf.— XII. How- 
to Trap the Pocket 
Gopher.— XOT. Fish- 
ing for Trout, Picker- 
el, ami Bass.— XTV. 
How to Hunt the 
Honey Pee. — XV. 
Hints About. Shot- 
Guns and Rifles. — 
XVI. Traps. — XVII. 
Dressing ami Tan- 
ning Skins and Furs. 
By HALSEY THRASHER, An Experienced Hunter. 
ILLUSTRATED. 
Notices by the Press, 
Mr. Thrasher is an 
old hunter, and ho 
pives the results of his 
experience in hunting 
and trapping in a 
plain, unpretending 
way. He not only 
gives many useful 
hints to the hunter, 
but intersperses his 
work with notes on 
the habits of our wild 
animals, and anecdotes 
of hunting. The book 
is illustrated, and will 
be found of interest to 
the naturalist, as well 
as the trapper. — 
{Boston Transcript. 
It contains hints 
about trapping all 
sorts of game, from 
a honey-bee to a boar, 
with a chapter on 
fishing, and another 
on dressing and tan- t 
ning skins and furs. 
The book is written 
by an experienced, 
hunter, and is reada- 
ble.— [Portland Adver- 
tiser. 
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