1869.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
269 
A GUIDE TO THE SUCCESSFUL PROPAGATION AND CULTIVATION OF 
FLORIST’S 
By PETER HENDERSON, 
Mr. Henderson is known as 
the country. In the present work 
modes of propagation and culti- 
wants of the amateur, as well as 
The scope of the work may be 
PLANTS. 
Bergen City, N. J. 
the largest Commercial Florist in 
he gives a full account of his 
Nation. It is adapted to the 
the professional grower, 
judged from the following 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Aspect and Soil. 
laying out Lawn and Flower Gar¬ 
den. 
Planting of Flower Beds. 
'Temperaturo and Moisture. 
Cold Frames—Winter Protection. 
Green-liousc Structures. 
Propagation by Seeds. 
Propagation of Lilies. 
Culture of tlie Verbena. 
Orchid Culture. 
Cape Bulbs. 
Construction of Bouquets, 
Window Gardening. 
Insects. 
Packing Plants. 
Profits of Floriculture. 
Green-house Plants. 
Mardy Herbaceous Plants. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Designs for Flower Gardens. 
Soils for Potting. 
The Potting of Plants. 
Construction of Hot-Beds. 
Modes of Heating. 
Propagation by Cuttings. 
Culture of the Bose. 
Culture'bf the Tuberose. 
Holland Bulbs. 
Winter-Flowering Plants. 
Hanging Baskets. 
Rock-Work. 
Nature’s Law of Colors. 
Plants by Mail. 
Soft-Wooded Plants. 
Annuals. 
Diary of Operations for each Day 
of the Year. 
SENT POST-PAID. 
ORANGE JUDD 
COMPANY, 340 
ILLUSTRATED. PRICE, $1.50. 
Broadway, New-York. 
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 
Pox. —III. How to 
Hunt and Catch the 
Beaver.—TV. IIow to 
Catch the Otter.—V. 
How to Cafch the 
Mink.—'VI. How to 
Hunt and Catch the 
Muskrat.—YII. How 
to Catch the Marten.— 
m How to Catch 
tlie Fisher.—IX. How 
to Catch the Raccoon. 
—X. How to Hunt and 
Trap the Bear.—XI. 
How to Hunt and Trap 
the Wolf.—XII. IIow 
to Trap tlie Pocket 
Gopher.—XIII. Fish¬ 
ing for Trout, Picker¬ 
el, and Bass.—XIV. 
How. to Hunt the 
Honey Bee. — XV. 
Hints About Shot- 
Guns and Rifles. — 
XVI. Traps. — XVII. 
Dressing and Tan¬ 
ning Skins and Furs, 
ORANG1 
By HALSEY THRASHER, An Experienced Hunter. 
ILLUSTRATED. 
Notices by the Press. 
Mr. Thrasher is an 
old hunter, and he 
gives 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 
tlie 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 liinta 
about trapping alt 
sorts of game, from 
a honey-bee to a bear, 
with a chapter on 
fishing, and another 
on dressing and tan- ' 
ning skins and furs. 
The book is written 
by an experienced 
hunter, and is reada¬ 
ble.— [Portland Adver¬ 
tiser. 
Sent Post-paid. 
Price, - - §1.00 
JUDD 
AMERICAN OTTER. 
COMPANY, 
@4-0 Broadway 
