[February, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1872 .] 
A GUIDE TO THE 
Successful Propagation and Cultivation 
OP . . 
FLORISTS’ PLANTS. 
BY 
PETER HENDERSON, 
Author of “ Gardening for Profit.” 
BERGEN CITY, N. J. 
Mr. Henderson is known as tlie largest Commercial 
Florist in the country. In the present work lie gives a 
full account, of his modes of propagation and cultivation. 
It is adapted to the wants of the amateur, as well as the 
professional grower.' 
NOTICES BY FLORISTS AND OTHERS. 
Certainly the most practical and desiralde work that 
has ever been published on this subject. We are selling 
them rapidly. Some no doubt will say that it exposes 
the “ secrets ” of the Trade too freely, and . that it will 
make Gardeners and Propagators so plenty that our oc¬ 
cupation, like Othello’s, will be gone. II. A. Dreeii, 
Seedsman and Florist, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Truly “ practical,” and ought to he in the hands of 
every one engaged in the culture of Flowers. 
T. C. Maxwell'& Bros., Geneva. N. Y. 
It might be entitled " Floriculture Made Easy.” Ido 
not see why any one with ordinary common sense should 
not succeed, with this book in his hands. 
L. C. Lishy, Florist, Nashville, Tenn. 
No work ever before published in this country was 
practically valuable to those in want of direct informa¬ 
tion (upon this subject). Wm. Saunders, 
Sup’t Dcp’t of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
Just the work for the young Florist or Amateur, as it 
tells him clearly there is no such thing as failure, if its 
simple teachings arc followed. 
Galvin <t Geraghtt, Florists, Newport,-R. I. 
What is wonderful, the most of our Professional Flo¬ 
rists here frankly admit their indebtedness to the work 
for information and suggestions. I am only an amateur 
in flowers, hnCfeel gratefully indebted to its author for 
the pleasure its perusal has given. 
George W. Sanders, Baltimore, Md. 
Without exception the most practical work on Flori- 
culturo in the English language. A 11 the. prosy fossils of 
- &c., I consign to the lumber room. I shall order 
a dozen from the publishers to give to my friends. 
James Fleming, Nurseryman and Florist, 
Toronto, Canada. 
Complete in all its departments, a thoroughly common- 
sense book, valuable to all interested in Plants and 
Flowers. Geo. W. Campbell, Nurseryman, Delaware, O. 
We have been asked hundreds of times'by our custom- 
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“The Island,” West Point, N. Y. 
Thoroughly practical, yet. readable as a novel. 
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comprehensive, sharp and decisive, just what was to he 
expected from its well-known author. 
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Full to overflowing with valuable information. 
Francis Richardson, Toronto, Canada. 
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