1872.] 
AMEBIC AN AGRICULTURIST. 
319 
PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE 
? 
A GUIDE TO THE SUCCESSFUL PROPAGATION AND CULTIVATION OF 
FLORISTS f^^lStee^ PLANTS. 
By PETER HENDERSON", 
Mr. Heudeksox is known as 
the country. In the present work 
modes of propagation and culti- 
wants of the amateur, as well aa 
The scope of the work may bo 
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-house Structures. 
Propagation by Seeds. 
Propagation of Lilies. 
Culture of the Verbena. 
Orchid Culture. 
Cape Bulbs. 
Construction of Bouquet*. 
Window Gardening. 
Insects. 
Packing Plants. 
Profits of Floriculture. 
Green-house Plants. 
Hardy M«rbaceous Plants. 
SENT POST-PAID. 
ORANGE JUDD 
Bergen City, N. J. 
the largest Commercial Florist in 
he gives a fu'.l account of lis 
■vation. 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 Tlants. 
Construction of Hot-Beds, 
modes of Heating. 
Propagation by Cuttings. 
Culture of the Hose. 
Culture of the TTuberose. 
Holland Bulbs. 
Winter-Flowering Plants. 
Hanging Baskets. 
Kock-Work. 
Nature's Law of Color*. 
Plants by mail. 
Soft-Wooded Plants. 
Annuals. 
Diary of Operations for each Day 
of the Vcar. 
ILLUSTRATED. PRICE, Jl. SO. 
Sc COMPANY, 345 Broadway, New-York. 
THE HUNTER AND TRAPPER. 
Thia 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. IIow to 
riant and Catch the 
Beaver. — TV. IIow to 
Catch the Otter.— V. 
TIow to Catca the 
Mink.— VI. Haw to 
Ilnnt and Catch the 
Muskrat. — VII. IIow 
to Catch the Marten. — 
YTIT. IIow to Catch 
the Fisher.— III. How 
to Catch the raccoon. 
—X. Dow to Hunt and 
Trap the Ecar.— ZI. 
IIow to Hunt and Trap 
the Wolf.— m. How- 
to Trap the rocket 
Gopher.— XIII. risk- 
ing for Tror.t, Ficker- 
cl, and Bass.— XTV. 
How to Hunt the 
Honey Bee. — XV. 
Hints About Shot- 
Gnns and Rifles. — 
XVI. Traps. — XVIT. 
Dressing and Tan- 
ning Skins and Furs. 
By HALSEY THRASHER, An Experienced Hunteb, 
ILLUSTRATED. 
AMERICAN" OTTER. 
ORANGE JUDD & COMPANY, 345 Broadway, 
Notices by the Tress. 
Mr. Thrasher is an 
old hunter, and he 
gives theresultsof his 
experience in hunting 
nnd trapping in a 
plain, unpretending 
way. He not only 
fives many useful 
Lints to the hunter, 
but intersperses his 
work with notes on 
tlio habits of our wild 
E^mals.and anecdotes 
or hunting. The book 
i3 illustrated, nnd will 
be found of interest to 
the naturalist, as well 
as Era trapper. — 
[Boston Transcript. 
Ii contains hinta 
about trapping all 
Bortj cf- £arnc, from 
a honey-bee to a bear, 
"vri l*.i a chapter on 
fishing, cud another 
on dressing and tan- 
ning Ekins and furs. 
The book is written 
by an experienced 
hunter, and is reada- 
ble.— [Portland Adver- 
tiser. 
Sent Post-paid. 
Price, - - $1-00 
New-Yoi*k. 
