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PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE;
A Guide to the Successful Propagation and Cultivation
OF FLORISTS' PLANTS.
By PETER HENDERSON, Bergen City, N. J., AUTHOR OF “GARDENING FOR PROFIT.”
Mr. Henderson is known as the largest Commercial Florist
in the country. In the present work he 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.
The scope of the work may be judged from the following
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Aspect and Soil.
Laying out Lawn and Flower
Gardens.
Designs for Flower Gardens.
Planting of Flower Beds.
Soils for Potting.
Temperature and Moisture.
The Potting of Plants.
Cold Frames — Winter Protection.
Construction of Hot-Beds.
Greenhouse Structures.
Modes of Heating.
Propagation by Seeds.
Propagation by Cuttings.
Propagation of Lilies.
Culture of the Rose.
Culture of the Verbena.
Culture of the Tuberose.
Orchid Culture.
Holland Bulbs.
Cape Bulbs.
Winter-Flowering Plants.
Construction of Bouquets.
Hanging Baskets.
Window Gardening.
Rock-Work.
Insects.
Nature's Law of Colors.
Packing Plants.
Plants by Mail.
Profits of Floriculture.
Soft-Wooded Plants.
Annuals.
Hardy Herbaceous Plants.
Greenhouse Plants.
Diary of Operations for each
Day of the Year.
Beautifully Illustrated. Sent post-paid. Price, $1.50.
ORANGE JUDD & CO.,
245 Broadway, New-York.
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