Bücher der Reihe Gardening in America

Peter Henderson's 1898 work focuses on useful information and helpful hints for those who garden for pleasure rather than profit.

H.M. Stringfellow, in this 1896 work, aims to show that the principles of horticulture, as they were put into practice at the time, are wrong and that there is a more natural, easier, and inexpensive way to grow fruit than was commonly done.

This 1868 edition returned to print a work that had long been unavailable. With the death of its original author, William White, in 1867, the incomplete manuscript was completed by J. Van Buren and Dr. James Camak.

This 1871 volume, a revision and enlargement by William Robinson of John Loudon's original text, is a classic work on the growth and management of fruits and vegetables.

H.A. Burberry's 1900 reference is a complete source of information for the amateur orchid cultivator.

This 1881 work by Marshall Wilder, president of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, provides an interesting history of horticulture in the city of Boston and its surrounding area.

Lambeth and Manning's 1913 work provides a unique perspective on Thomas Jefferson. Rather than concentrating on his political life, they instead investigate his intellectual pursuits as an architect and designer of landscapes.

This useful field guide, published in 1914, helps readers identify plants by their fruit and/or leaf.

William Robinson presents descriptions of ornamental, hardy, herbaceous, alpine, and bulbous plants with directions for their culture and arrangement.

Bliss Brown's 1916 volume is a complete source of information on the marketing, packaging, and transportation of fruit for sale.

This 1919 book describes both the success of the war garden in helping to reduce food shortages during the World War I period and the necessity for maintaining these gardens during peacetime.

Lucius Davis's 1899 work is not a scientific text but rather a layman's guide describing the characteristics of the types of shrubbery suitable for planting in the United States.

This delightful 1847 work by Thomas Bridgeman is a complete source of information on kitchen gardens. It contains not only descriptions of the most common culinary vegetables and herbs, as well as instructions on their planting and care, but also a monthly calendar of maintenance tasks.

Edward Wickson's 1910 work provides information specific to growing vegetables in the climate and soil conditions of California.

Franklin Elliott's 1859 work is a comprehensive source of information on the varieties of fruit available for culture in the United States in the mid-19th century and how they were cultivated.

This 1802 work describes the means by which fruits and kitchen-garden staples such as grapes, mushrooms, salad greens, and herbs, among others, can be forced by use of greenhouses and other means.

Systematic pomology, or the branch of pomology dealing with our knowledge of the fruits themselves, is explored in Frank Waugh's 1903 book, as well as the trees, bushes, or vines on which they grow. He treats three distinct subjects: description, nomenclature, and classification.

Gurney's 1894 work attempts to provide practical guidance to horticulturists and orchardists working in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska, and the Dakotas.

A prolific author on all aspects of horticulture, Liberty Bailey provides readers with a historical background on native American fruit varieties, including grapes, mulberries, apples, and berries in this 1906 work.

This 1909 book is a comprehensive reference on all aspects of bulbs and tuberous-rooted plants.

John Weathers's 1911 work is detailed discussion of bulbous plants from all over the world.

In this 1888 volume, Edward Rand provides not only a record of his personal experience cultivating orchards at Glen Ridge, but also a ready reference on the culture and species descriptions for other popular orchid varieties.

This 1905 volume edited by Ernest Cook gathers advice from the foremost authorities on carnations, picotees, and pinks to provide the gardener with the best cultivation information.

Henry Ellwanger's 1892 work provides readers with accurate descriptions of commonly grown rose varieties as well as information on their propagation and care.

This specialized book is a good source of information on propagating this highly perfumed fruit, which is often used to make jams, jellies, or pastes to accompany apples and cheeses.

Andrew Young's work from 1918 is a concise yet comprehensive, source of advice on growing potatoes. Intended particularly for growers in California, the work will also be useful to growers in other parts of the country.

This 1879 work by Alexander Wallace is a detailed guide to the history and culture of the lily.

Fearing Burr Jr.'s 1865 book is designed to help gardeners choose what varieties they wish to plant, rather than being a guide to cultivation. The work provides descriptions of a vast variety of vegetables grown in the United States, with reference to their size, form, color, quality, productiveness, season, and hardiness.

Emanuel Bonavia's late-19th-century work provides comprehensive information on the variety of citrus fruits grown in India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).