STANDARD BOOKS. 
Landscape Gardening:. 
By F. A. Waugh, professor of horticulture, University of 
Vermont. A treatise on the general principles governing 
outdoor art; with sundry suggestions for their application 
in the commoner problems of gardening. Every para¬ 
graph is . short, terse and to the point, giving perfect 
clearness to the discussions at all points. In spite of 
the natural difficulty of presenting abstract principles 
the whole matter is made entirely plain even to the 
inexperienced reader. Illustrated, 12mo. Cloth. . $ .50 
Fungi and Fungicides. 
By Prof. Clarence M. Weed. A practical manual con¬ 
cerning the fungous diseases of cultivated plants and 
the means of preventing their ravages. The author has 
endeavored to give such a concise account of the most 
important facts relating to these as will enable the 
cultivator to combat them intelligently. 222 pp., 90 ill., 
12mo. Paper, 50 cents; cloth.$1.00 
Talks on Manure. 
By Joseph Harris, M. S. A series of familiar and prac¬ 
tical talks between the author and the deacon, the doctor, 
and other neighbors, on the whole subject of manures 
and fertilizers; including a chapter especially written for 
it by Sir John Bennet Lawes of Rothamsted, England. 
Cloth, 12mo. ... .$150 
Insects and Insecticides. 
By Clarence M. Weed, D. Sc., Prof, of entomology and 
zoology, New Hampshire college of agriculture. A prac¬ 
tical manual concerning noxious insects, and methods of 
preventing their injuries. 334 pages, with many illus¬ 
trations. Cloth, 12mo.$1.50 
Mushrooms. How to Grow Them. 
By Wm. Falconer. This is the most practical work on 
the subject ever written, and the only book on growing 
mushrooms published in America. The author describes 
how he grows mushrooms, and how they are grown for 
profit by the leading market gardeners, and for home 
use by the most successful private growers. Engravings 
drawn from nature expressly for this work. Cloth. $1.00 
Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture. 
By Peter Henderson. This new edition comprises about 
50 per cent, more genera than the former one, and em¬ 
braces the botanical name, derivation, natural order, 
etc., together with a short history of the' different genera, 
concise instructions for their propagation and culture, 
and all the leading local or common English names, 
together with a comprehensive glossary of botanical and 
technical terms. Plain instructions are also given for 
the cultivation of the principal vegetables, fruits and 
flowers. Cloth, large 8vo.. $3.00 
