Excerpt from A Manual of Vegetable Plants: Containing the Experiences of the Author in Staring All Those Kinds of Vegetables Which Are Most Difficult for a Novice to Produce From Seeds With the Best Methods Know for Combating and Repelling Noxious Insects, and Preventing the Diseases to Which Gard
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This 1878 guide to gardening primarily deals with the varieties of vegetables that are the trickiest for novices to successfully grow from seeds. It provides simple instructions and useful tips for the cultivation of such plants, as well as information on methods for combating insects and preventing disease. This timeless handbook is highly recommended for anyone with a practical interest in gardening. Contents include: "The Manure Hot-Bed", "...
