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G. H. & J. H. HALE, South Glastonbury, Conn. 
Window-Gardening. 
Treats of the ceueral manafferaent of window-gar¬ 
dens. kinds of window-boxes and stands best adapted 
to plants, teiniwraluro required, how and when to be 
watered, soil and fertilizers best adapted to them. It 
has directionsformaklngpropagatlngboxes, heating 
cases and cold frames, nnd gives a carefidly selected 
list of only such plants for furnishing small conser¬ 
vatories as are recommended by long experience, 
nnd which are distinguished for nm&ses of llowers, 
fine leaves. Interesting habits and easy cultivation. 
Its chapter on hanging-boskets Is full or helpful aids, 
for their beauty depends in a great measure upon the 
coiniiinatlon of plants. It devotes another chapter 
to the treatment of different varieties of tho Ivj-, 
ways of training, etc.; this Is followed by climbing 
f ilants suited to the parlor or window, nnd creepers 
or balcony-shields in summer. Lovers of Ferns 
will appreciate tho portion devoted to wardian cases 
and ferneries for those whoso houses are so situated 
as not to admit sunshine enough to insure constant 
bloom in window-plants, can enjoy the delicate 
beauty of a handsome fernery. 
800 pages, 250 illustrations, cloth-bound, $1.50, post 
free. _ 
Every Woman Her Own Flower- 
Gardener. 
This delightful little work upon out-door gardening 
-for ladies, is full of useful information for laying out 
dower borders, ribbon beds, and the arrangement of 
ornamental plants, selection of seeds for the annuals 
aud perennials, weeding, watering planting out and 
pruning. The great satisfaction of vard ornamenta¬ 
tion is &> have it a success, tliat one's labor and care 
shall not be be.stowed in vain Many Ihings must 
either be learned from our own, perhaps bitter, ex¬ 
perience, or tho experience of others ui>on whom we 
can rely, and ladies will find the suggestions given in 
these pages such as they can put into practical use. 
148pages, cloth-bound, $1.00, postpaid. 
How to Destroy Insects on Plants, 
Flowers, &c. 
These valuable recipes and suggestions, the result 
of the practical exj>erienco of many workers in 
floriculture, are general and comprehensive in their 
scope, and their efficacy has been thoroughly tested 
and will largely relieve the difficulties and remove 
the pests which so often embarrass and annoy the 
anxious florist. Paper-bound thirty cents, posipaid. 
Ladies’ Guide to Needlework. 
.4. handbook of all the various kinds of needlework, 
edited by S. Annie Frost, giving minute directions, 
aided by more than 100 illustrations, for knitting, 
erociioling, etc. Its first chapter commencing atthe t 
foundation of needlework, explains the different 
stitches used in white embroidery, viz.: button-hole, 
eyelet-holes, satin stitch, spot-stitch, knnt stitch, 
wheel and herring-bone stitches. Fi’om these one is 
led on to raised embroideries or tufted work, Roman 
nnd Chinese embroidery, also lace-work in its many 
stitches, pattenis being given for two handkerchief 
bordere. Chapter eight, on knitting, will be appre¬ 
ciated, now that this stylo of work is so popular. 
158 pages, nearly 100 illustrations, clotn-bound, $1, 
post free. 
Artistic Embroidery. 
DV ELLA RODUaN CIIL'KCQ. 
Every lady interested in the ornamental branches 
of needlework will appreciate the practical direction.s 
for its artistic effects which are given -in this work, 
tlio design of which is to show the best and easiest 
methods of undertiikingtbis bi-anch of art, which the 
writer does from her own experience with the aid of 
nearly 200 illustrations, nnd explanatory designs. It 
gives in detail the manner of working Kunslngcon em 
broideries, and itschapters upou' The Simple Ideas of 
Color,” should be read by cverj* one who contemphite.-^ 
the grouping of different shades to ensure an harrao- 
n-otis effect. It describes the manner of making fruit 
doileys and decorating them with outline embroidery 
and drawn work, so that almost any needle-woman 
could undertake it with satisfactory results. 
Holblen embroidery (fully explained in Chapter 12> 
is simply done, and very artistic in effects. It i.-; 
worked upon table linen, towels, etc., with colored 
threads, and hHS literally no wrong side the design 
being equally distinct upon bo’h.-having the effect of 
pen-drawing: and as this stylo of ornamentation is 
now one of the most popular ways of decoration, 
this description alone renders the book a valued one. 
132 pages, 2J0 illustrations, cloth-bound, $1, post 
free. _ 
Household Elegancies. 
Of tho many points of interest which this volume 
contains, one of its most attractive features will 
doubtless be its complete description of ihe manner 
of making and arranging phai-tom leaves. Tliese 
directions taken alone are well worth ihe price of the 
books; the instructions given are minute, and are 
rendered very clear by the illustrations. 
The preservation of autumn leaves, crystallized 
flowera and foliage, coloring grasses and Everlasting 
flowers, the arramrement of Sea and Wood Musses. 
t ireserving white flowers, and the maimer of taking 
eaf photographs follow in their order and Interest, 
as other pleasing ways of keeping a bit of the sum¬ 
mer days always about us. 
“Indian Painting in Imitationof Ebony and ivorv’’* 
is the heading of one of its chapters, which also tells 
of Japanese lacquered-work or papier-mache, gild¬ 
ing, etc. 
800 pages, 288 illustrations, cloth-bound, $1.50, post 
paid. _ 
Household Hints and Recipes. 
This is not a cook-book, but is devoted to house¬ 
keeping topics, and contains a prreat amount of in¬ 
formation about housework and recipes which are 
the result of personal experience of the editors, and 
as such are intended to be strictly reliable and trust, 
worthy. Its suggestions upon the best way to ar¬ 
range the siiringliouso-cleaning contain many ideas 
that arc valuable to all housekeepers. The lunts for 
the laundry upon washing blAnkets. lace curtains, 
etc., soap-making, both hard and soft, and aids to 
ironing, will be appreciated. It contains more than 
30’topics upon which suggestions are given which 
ill be especially valued by j’oung housekeepers, 
saving them from many failures ns well as wasted 
time and unnecessarv expense. 
150 pages, cloth-bound, $1.00, post fiw. 
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