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FIRST  LESSONS  IN  AGRICULTURE.— 
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LANDSCAPE  GARDENING.— By  Elias 
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JUST  OUT. 
Fruit  Culture, 
and  the  Laying  Out  and 
Management  of  a  Country 
THE  MODIFICATION  OF  PLANTS  BY 
CLIMATE.— By  A.  A.  CrozikRj, 
An  essay  on  the  lnfluenc 
form,  color,  fruitfulness,  etc.,  with  a  discussion  on 
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THE  CAULIFLOWER.— By  A.  A.  Cro- 
Home. — By  W.  C.  Strong,  Ex- 
President  of  the  Massachusetts  Hor- 
_jral  Society,  and  Vice-Presi- 
of  the  American  Bornological 
Society.  Illustrated.  New  revised 
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zier.  Origin  and  History  of  this  Increasingly 
important  and  always  delicious  vegetable. 
The  Cauliflower  Industry.— In  Europe.  In  the 
United  States.  Importation  of  Cauliflowers. 
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The  Early  Crop.— Caution  against  planting  It 
largely.  Special  directions.  Buttoning. 
Cauliflower  Regions  of  the  United  States.— Ur  per 
Atlantic  Coast.  Lake  Region.  Prairie  Region.  Cauli¬ 
flowers  In  the  South.  The  Pacific  Coast. 
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Rot.  Damping-Off.  Black-Leg. 
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Cooking  Cauliflower.  —  Digestibility.  Nutritive 
Value.  Chemical  Composition.  Recipes. 
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Contents. 
I.  Rural  Homes— Choice  of  Locality— Treat¬ 
ment— A  Good  Lawn— The  Approach. 
II.  Fruits— Location  of  the  Fruit-Garden— Suc¬ 
cess  In  Fruit-Culture— Profit  In  Fruit  Cul¬ 
ture. 
III.  How  to  Procure  Trees— Quality— How  to 
Plant— Time  to  Plant — Preparing  the  Land 
— Fertilizers— Cutting  Back— Distances  for 
Planting. 
IV.  Care  of  the  Fruit-Garden— Irrigation— Ap¬ 
plication  of  Fertilizers— Thinning  the  Fruit 
—Labels. 
V.  r.he  Apple— Insects  Injurious  to  the  Apple. 
VI.  The  Pear— Dwarf  Pears— Situation  and  Soil- 
Pruning— Ripening  the  Fruit— Insects  In¬ 
jurious  to  the  Pear— Diseases. 
VII.  The  Peach— Injurious  Insects  and  Diseases  of 
the  Peach— Nectarines. 
VIII.  The  Plum— Insects  and  Diseases  of  the  Plum 
— Apricots. 
IX.  The  Cherry— Insects  Injurious  to  the  Cherry 
X.  The  Quince— Insects  Injurious  to  the  Quince 
INSECTS  AND  INSECTICIDES.  —  A 
Practical  Manual  Concerning  Noxious  Insects 
and  the  Methods  of  Preventing  their  Injuries.  By 
Clarence  M.  Weed,  Professor  of  Entomology 
and  Zoology,  New  Hampshire  State  College. 
I  think  that  you  have  gotten  together  a  very  useful 
and  valuable  little  book.— Dr.  C.  V.  Riley,  U.  S. 
Entomologist. 
It  Is  excellent.  I  must  congratulate  you  on  the 
skill  you  have  displayed  In  putting  in  the  most  Im¬ 
portant  Insects,  and  the  complete  manner  in  which 
you  have  done  the  work.— James  Fletcher,  Do¬ 
minion  Entomologist. 
I  am  well  pleased  with  It.  There  is  certainly  a  de¬ 
mand  for  just  such  a  work.— Dr.  F.  M.  Hexamer, 
Editor  American  Agriculturist. 
Price,  cloth.  $1.25. 
POPULAR  ERRORS  ABOUT  PLANTS. 
—By  A.  A.  Crozier. 
A  collection  of  errors  and  superstitions  entertained 
by  farmers,  gardeners  and  others,  together  with  brief 
scientific  refutations.  Highly  interesting  to  students 
and  Intelligent  readers  of  the  new  and  attractive  In 
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TUBEROUS  BEGONIAS :  Culture  and 
Management  of  a  Most  Promising  Race  of  Plants 
New  to  American  Gardens.— By  Numerous 
Practical  growers. 
Reproduced  from  The  American  Garden  with 
the  addition  of  much  new  matter  Price,  paper, 
20  centa. 
XI.  The  Grape  — Grape-Houses  — Varieties— In 
sects  Injurious  to  the  Grape— Mildew. 
XII.  The  Currant— Insects  Attacking  the  Curran 
—The  Gooseberry. 
XIII.  The  Raspberry— The  Blackberry. 
XIV.  The  Strawberry. 
XV.  The  Mulberry— The  Fig— Rhubarb— Aspar¬ 
agus. 
XVI.  Propagating  Fruit  Trees— From  the  Seed— By 
Division— By  Cuttings— By  Layers— By  Bud¬ 
ding— By  Grafting. 
XVII.  Insecticides— Fungicides— Recipes. 
“Mr.  Strong  gives  evidence  of  that  thorough  grasp  of 
the  subject  which  he  has  gained  from  30  years'  experi¬ 
ence  aaan  orchardlst.  His  book  Is  a  simple,  clear 
well-condensed  manual  of  practical  Information  on 
the  fundamental  principles  Involved  in  the  success¬ 
ful  cultivation  of  each  species  of  fruit.”— Boston 
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