This antiquarian volume contains a concise, comprehensive guide to the growing of cucumbers. Compete with simple, clear instructions and profusely illustrated, this text will be an invaluable tool for the novice kitchen gardener, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of vegetable-growing literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Varieties', 'Chennel's Challenger', 'The Rochford', 'The Worthing', 'Improved Telegraph', 'Cut and Come Again', 'Conqueror', 'Sowing Seed for Heated Glasshouses', 'Preparing the Borders', 'Planting Out in The Borders', 'Training and Pruning', 'Top Dressings', etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new introduction on kitchen gardening.