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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Garden at HomeToo often is the garden at home marred by the reproach of dullness that is apparent in every bed and border, in every walk - may, in every weed. There is nothing individual in its charm, it has no glamour of its own. Its successes are those of a hundred others, and there is nothing characteristic even in its faults.Commonplace practice fashions a wide groove in which it is easy to follow, but from which it become...

Excerpt from Fruit Growing for AmateursThe cultivation of fruit trees, if practised with care and dis crimination, proves of absorbing interest, and is profitable. If, however, the work is commenced by the inexperienced without due inquiry, and in ignorance of essential details of cultivation, failure, comparative if not absolute, is inevitable. Providing the amateur plants a representative selection of fruits, and disposes them in the positio...

Excerpt from Gardening for Amateurs, Vol. 1: A Simple, Complete, and Practical Guide for Garden LoversReaders will find that not only is the method of carrying out garden tasks described, but, what is perhaps of even greater importance, they are told when the work ought to be done. Gardening for Amateurs is as free as possible from technical terms, but those that are common and of which occasional use is permissible are explained in a special ...

Excerpt from Gardening for Amateurs, Vol. 2: A Simple, Complete, and Practical Guide for Garden LoversSea Pinks or Thrift growing wild on the rocky coast of North Devon: a charming piece of natural rock gardening.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techno...

Excerpt from The Allotment: Its Preparation, Planting and ManagementSpecial efforts to obtain manure of some kindfor mixing with the lower spit of soil, because this is then rendered so much more suitable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to ...

Excerpt from The Allotment: Its Preparation, Planting and ManagementSpecial efforts to obtain manure of some kindfor mixing with the lower spit of soil, because this is then rendered so much more suitable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to ...

Excerpt from The Beginner's Gardening BookSoot which has been exposed to the air, though protected from rain, for two or three months is also useful for getting rid of ground pests, and is valuable as a manure. Wood ashes form a valuable fertiliser, and ought now to be care fully preserved, for kainit is scarce and dear, they may be scattered freely on the ground in spring and forked in. Wood ashes must be kept dry until used. Artificial manur...

Excerpt from The Garden Frame: How to Make the Most of ItThe wooden sills on which the glazed lights are placed should also be laid in cement. All the woodwork, both of the sills and lights, should be screwed together at the corners, in addition to the nailing.The framework for the glass should be well primed and painted - primed and paintedas shown. No. 4. - Front of Frame.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of ...

Excerpt from The Beginner's Gardening BookSoot which has been exposed to the air, though protected from rain, for two or three months is also useful for getting rid of ground pests, and is valuable as a manure. Wood ashes form a valuable fertiliser, and ought now to be care fully preserved, for kainit is scarce and dear, they may be scattered freely on the ground in spring and forked in. Wood ashes must be kept dry until used. Artificial manur...

Excerpt from The Garden Frame: How to Make the Most of ItThe wooden sills on which the glazed lights are placed should also be laid in cement. All the woodwork, both of the sills and lights, should be screwed together at the corners, in addition to the nailing.The framework for the glass should be well primed and painted - primed and paintedas shown. No. 4. - Front of Frame.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of ...

Excerpt from The Rose Book: A Complete Guide for Amateur Rose GrowersEverywhere are roses, roses: Here a-blow, and there a-bud. Here in pairs, and there in posies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving...

Excerpt from Potatoes and Root CropsRoot crops, of which the chief are Potato, Parsnip, Carrot, Beetroot, Turnip, and (so far as the scope of this book is concerned) the Onion, are indis pensable vegetables. They appeal especially to the amateur gardener who has comparatively little time for garden work, for, generally speaking, they occupy the ground throughout the season, and the chief labour occasioned by their cultivation is in spring when...

Excerpt from The Complete GardenerIs concerned in bringing to notice the best of hardy ¿owers, greenhouse ¿owers. Evergreen and blossoming shrubs, fruits, and vegetables. And in telling how they are grown. Plants having strong claims upon the consideration of the gardener. Either for their use or their beauty, alone are admitted to the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ww...

Excerpt from Potatoes and Root CropsRoot crops, of which the chief are Potato, Parsnip, Carrot, Beetroot, Turnip, and (so far as the scope of this book is concerned) the Onion, are indis pensable vegetables. They appeal especially to the amateur gardener who has comparatively little time for garden work, for, generally speaking, they occupy the ground throughout the season, and the chief labour occasioned by their cultivation is in spring when...