THE IDEAL BOOK FOR A PRESENT. Crown 8vo, bound in cloth, bevelled edges, 480 pages, 64 plates, and 40 explanatory diagrams. THE FLOWER GARDEN. By T. W. SANDERS, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., Editor of "Amateur Gardening" and Farm and Garden." Net, 7/6 (By Post, 8 -.) A practical Up-to-date Work on the Formation, CONTENTS: Fashioning the Carden.-Aspect, Soil, and Walks and Paths.-Mode of Formation and General Management. Lawns and Tennis Courts.-Formation from Seeds or Turves, and Maintenance. Shrubberies.-How to Lay Out and Plant Effectively with Trees and Shrubs. Rockeries and Ferneries.-Their Construction, Planting, and Management. Water and Bog Cardens.-Arrangement, Selection, and Culture of Water-loving Plants. Arbours, Summer-houses, Arches, and Pergolas.-Position-Style-Construction-Suitable Plants. Wild and Woodland Gardens.-Arrangement, Plants, and Flowers. Mulching-Manuring-Weeding, etc. Propagation. By Seeds-Cuttings-Layering-By Division-Budding -Grafting, etc.-Described and Illustrated. Colour Arrangement.-Schemes for Planting for Effect in Sunny and Shady Beds and Borders, with Plans and Lists of Plants and Flowers. Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring Bedding. How to Plant Beds Effectively, so as to ensure a Pretty Garden during the Year. Annuals and Biennials.-All the Best Kinds Described with Full Cultural Details. Bulbs.-The Best Bulbs for Outdoor Culture, with Cultivation. Hardy and Tender Border Plants and Flowers. All the General Species and Varieties Worthy of Cultivation. with the Modes of Culture. Climbing Plants. A Complete List of Evergreens, Deciduous, and Annual Climbers, and their Adaptability for Various Positions. Trees and Shrubs.-The most Suitable Kinds for Shrubberies, or as Specimens on Lawns-Culture Management, etc. Pests and Diseases.-Insect, Animal and Fungoid Pests, which are Injurious to Flower Garden Plants, Fully Described. "The name of the author, who is editor of one of the most popular of our weekly journals on Gardening, is a guarantee of the accuracy of the contents, which in plan and style are sound and good throughout."--The Queen. Crown 8vo, bound in cloth, 416 pages, 154 Illustrations, 16 plates printed on art paper, 2 coloured plates and coloured frontispiece. THE AMATEUR'S GREENHOUSE. By T. W. SANDERS, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., Editor of "Amateur Gardening" Net, 5/ (By Post, 5/6.) and Farm and Garden." A Complete Guide to the Construction, Heating, and Management of Greenhouses, and the Cultivation of Greenhouse Plants. CONTENTS: Greenhouse Construction. - Lean-to and Span-Roof Structures-Site and PositionMode of Construction-What Constitutes a Tenant's Fixture-Foundations-Walls-Woodwork-Ventilators - Staging - Painting and Glazing. Heating. Flues-Hot Air Stoves-Home Made Oil Stoves--Hot Water Apparatus, heated by Oil, Gas, or Fuel-Hot Water Piping-Stoking Small Boilers-Joints in Hot Water Pipes-Painting Hot Water PipesFixing and Managing a Saddle BoilerTenants' Fixtures. Management.-Arrangement of Interior— Overcrowding- Temperatures-VentilationWatering Forcing - Composts - Manures -Pots and their Sizes-Shading-BlindsFumigating. Plant Propagation.-Appliances-How to Make a Portable Propagator -Propagation by Seed-Propagation by Cuttings-Leaf CuttingsStem Cuttings-Root Cuttings-Stem Rooting-Offsets- DivisionGrafting. Cultivation. A full list of popular Greenhouse Plants alphabetically arranged, giving Species-Propagation-Suitable Soils-TemperatureWatering, and every detail for successful culture. Pests, and how to Eradicate them.-Ants-Aphides-Mites-Chrysanthemum Insects-Cockroaches-Crickets-Cuckoo Spit or Frog-hopper -Earwigs-Eelworms-Leaf Miners-Millepedes-Mealy Bug-Red Spider-Scale-Slugs and Snails-Snow Flies-Springtails-ThripsWeevils-Wireworms-Woodlice-Worms, etc.; Carnation DiseasesChrysanthemum Rust-Damping-off Disease-Hyacinth, Tulip and Lily Diseases-Mildew-Orange Mould. "This is a handy hook, and one that is likely to be of great assistance to the ever increasing class of residents in towns and the suburbs who either have greenhouses already or who intend to build one." - The Field "Written by a well-known expert in horticulture, and keeping always skilfully in view the practical requirements of amateurs, the book is comprehensive, clearly expounded, and useful both for study and for reference."-The Scotsman Crown 8vo, bound in cloth, 476 pages. Illustrated by 255 reproductions of Photographs from Nature. EASILY GROWN HARDY PERENNIALS By GEORGE H. VOS, B.A. Editorially supervised by T. W. SANDERS, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., Editor of "Amateur Gardening" and "Farm and Garden." Net 5/ (By Post 5,6.) Directions for the Culture and Propagation of CONTENTS: Botanical Name.-Gives the botanical or generic name of each genus of plants described in the book. Common or Popular Names.-Supplies the common or popular English names of all the plants described as far as possible. Natural Order.-The botanical family to which kind described belongs. Habit and Uses.-States whether the plant is fibrous, tuberous, or bulbous rooted, and to what use it can be most effectively put in garden decoration. Species and Varieties.-Describes the most showy varieties worthy of culture, the colour of their flowers, season of blooming, height and native country. Soil and Position. The particular soil or compost and position for each genus of plants are very fully and carefully described. Shade and sun-loving plants specially mentioned. Planting. The best time and method of planting are also clearly set forth. Pests. Special mention is made of any plants likely to be attacked by insect pests, and remedies are given. Propagation. The best mode of increasing each family of plants described in detail-seeds, cuttings, and division. Illustrations.-Two hundred and fifty-five of the most popular species and varieties portrayed, mostly as growing in the garden. "We think this is one of the very best that has been published of its class, and the cultural details are especially valuable as clearly based on actual experience."-The Gardeners' Chronicle. "The great value of this book, its artistic charms apart, hes in the minute particulars, simply set forth, of the various methods of cultivation, propagation, etc."-Yorkshire Post. Crown 8vo, bound in cloth, 464 pages, 140 Illustrations, 8 Photo Plates, and 5 Coloured Plates of Insect Pests. VEGETABLES AND THEIR CULTIVATION. By T. W. SANDERS, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., Editor of "Amateur Gardening" Net 5/ and Farm and Garden." An Up-to-Date Practical Treatise on the Cultivation and Forcing of Vegetables, Saladings, and Herbs for Home Use and Exhibition; the Formation of the Vegetable Garden; Manures and their Uses, etc., etc. (By Post, 5/6.) CONTENTS: Formation of the Vegetable Garden.-SiteShelter-Plans-Drainage-Paths- Edgings -Fences, etc., with Approximate Cost. Soils and their Treatment.-Clay-Loam, Sandy, and Old Garden Soils-Testing, Paring, and Burning-Trenching-Ridging and Digging-Amelioration and Nitrification. Culture of Each Vegetable.-Suitable Soil Manures-Planting-Propagation - Forcing-Lifting and Storing-Gathering, etc. Manures and their Uses.-Natural and Artificial Mixing and Application-Every Kind of Manure Described. Crops and their Rotation. Three and Four Course Systems-Catch Crops-Successional Cropping. General Operations. Planting-Watering -Seed Sowing- Seed Saving - Thinning Crops-Tools and their Uses-Seed StoreMulching-Forcing-Retarding, etc. Popular Vegetables.--Common Names-Botanical Names-Foreign Names-Natural Order-Native Habitat-History-Uses, etc. Selection of Varieties. List of Best Kinds for Home Use and Exhi bition. Exhibiting. Growing-Staging-Packing, etc. Pests and Diseases. Every prominent Pest and Disease fully described, and Remedies for their Eradication or Prevention given. Useful Tables. When to Sow or Plant-Number of Days Seeds take to Germinate-Time Crop takes to reach Maturity-When Ready for Use -Longevity of Seeds-Quantity of Seeds, Tubers, etc., to Sow or Plant a Row of 50 ft. Calendar of Operations. Showing Work to be Done in connection with each Vegetable during each Month in the Year. "An ideal book-clear, full and instructive."-Sheffield Independent. "As a present to a friend with a garden, no happier gift could be chosen."-Scottish Field. AN ENTIRELY NEW EDITION. Thirteenth Edition. Rewritten and Enlarged. Crown 8vo. bound in cloth. ENCYCLOPÆDIA By T. W. SANDERS, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., Editor of "Amateur Gardening" Net 3/6 (By Post 3/10.) and "Farm and Garden." A complete Guide and Dictionary in Alphabetical sequence, giving the Culture, Propagation and Description of Flowers, Fruit, Vegetables, Plants, Trees, Shrubs, &c., including Time of Planting, Colour, Height, Time of Flowering, etc., etc. CONTENTS: Common or Popular Names.-The popular or English name of every cultivated plant, etc., grown in British gardens. Botanical Names.-The generic and specific names of every kind of tree, plant, fruit, and vegetable cultivated. Planting. When and How to plant. Position. Where the plants are best grownwhether in sun or shade. Potting. How and when to pot all kinds of plants. Soil. The exact soil required by each genus. Watering. Whether much or little moisture is required, and when; also if plants require syringing or otherwise. Temperatures.-What artificial heat is required at various seasons for greenhouse and hothouse plants, including orchids. Manures. The best artificial and other manures for each genus of plants. Natural Order. The botanic family to which each genus described belongs. Species Cultivated.-The name of every species, hybrid, or variety in cultivation, with their colours, time of flowering, height, and native countries. Propagation.-How and when to propagate each plant, etc. Forcing. Temperatures and hints on forcing plants, fruits, etc. Pruning. The pruning of trees, shrubs, fruits, etc., described. Duration.-States whether the genera described are annuals, biennials, perennials, etc. Cultural Details. Full and concise details on the culture of every kind of tree, shrub, plant, fruit, and vegetable, including market culture of two latter crops. Date of Introduction. When first introduced into Great Britain. |