It tells of the cost, how to plant, how to trim, how to transplant, location, soil, selection diseases, insects, borers, blights, cultivation, how to prune, manuring, layering, budding grafting, etc., including full description and management of Orchard Fruit, such as Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Quinces, Apricots, Nectarines, etc. It is a most Complete Guide to Small-Fruit Culture, with many illustrations and descriptions of the latest varieties of Grapes, Strawberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Currants, etc.
How to Paint.—A New Work by a Practical Painter. Denoted for the use of Farmers, Tradesmen, Mechanics, Merchants, and as a Guide to the Professional Painter. Containing a plain common-sense statement of the methods employed by painters to produce satisfactory results in Plain and Fancy Painting of every description, including Gilding, Bronzing, Staining, Graining, Marbling, Varnishing, Polishing, Kalsomining, Paper-Hanging, Striping, Lettering, Copying, and Ornamenting, with directions for mixing and applying all kinds of Paints. Makes "Every Man his Own Painter." $1.00.
The Model Potato.—An exposition of the proper cultivation of the Potato; the Causes of its Disease, and the Remedy; its Renewal, Preservation, Productiveness, and Cooking. 50 cents.
Horses: Their Feed and Their Feet.—A manual of horse hygiene, invaluable for the veteran or the novice, pointing out the causes of "Malaria," "Glanders," "Pink Eye," "Distemper," etc., and how to Prevent and Counteract them. By C. E. Page, M.D., with a Treatise and Notes on Shoeing by Sir George Cox and Col. M. C. Weld. 150 pp. 12mo, paper, 50 cents; extra cloth, 75 cents.
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