STANDARD BOOKS. 
Ginseng - , Its Cultivation, Harvesting:, Marketing- and 
Market Value. 
By Maurice G. Kains, with a short account of its history 
and botany. It discusses in a practical way how to 
begin with either seed or roots, soil, climate and location, 
preparation, planting and maintenance of the beds, arti¬ 
ficial propagation, manures, enemies, selection for mar¬ 
ket and for improvement, preparation for sale, and the 
profits that may be expected. This booklet is concisely 
written, well and profusely illustrated, and should be 
in the hands of all who expect to grow this drug to 
supply the export trade, and to add a new and profitable 
industry to their farms and gardens, without interfering 
with the regular work. 12mo. . . , . . $ .35 
Land Draining:. 
A handbook for farmers on the principles and practice 
of draining, by Manly Miles, giving the results of his 
extended experience in laying tile drains. The directions 
for the laying out and the construction of tile drains 
will enable the farmer to avoid the errors of imperfect 
construction, and the disappointment that must neces¬ 
sarily follow. This manual for practical farmers will 
also be found convenient for references in regard to many 
questions that may arise in crop growing, aside from 
the special subjects of drainage of which it treats. Cloth, 
12mo. . .. • $1.00 
Henderson’s Practical Floriculture. 
By Peter Henderson. A guide to the successful propaga¬ 
tion and cultivation of florists’ plants. The work is not 
one for florists and gardeners only, but the amateur’s 
wants are constantly kept in mind, and we have a very 
complete treatise on the cultivation of flowers under 
glass, or in the open air, suited to those who grow flowers 
for pleasure as well as those who make them a matter 
of trade. Beautifully illustrated. New and enlarged 
edition. Cloth, 12mo.$1.50 
Tobacco Leaf. 
By J. B. Killebrew and Herbert Myrick. Its Culture 
and Cure, Marketing and Manufacture. A practical 
handbook on the most approved methods in growing, 
harvesting, curing, packing, and selling tobacco, with an 
account of the operations in every department of tobacco 
manufacture. The contents of this book are based on 
actual experiments in field, curing barn, packing house, 
factory and laboratory. It is the only work of the kind 
in existence, and is destined to be the standard practical 
and scientific authority on the whole subject of tobacco 
for many years. Upwards of 500 pages and 150 original 
engravings. ••••••«»• $2.00 
