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Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home Use — L. H. Bailey

Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home Use

L. H. Bailey

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 459 pages

Manual of Gardening is L. H. Bailey's practical guide to planning and tending home grounds, from lawns and borders to flowers, fruits, and vegetables. It offers clear, experienced advice on garden design, soil, tools, and seasonal care. Listeners interested in traditional horticulture will find it a useful and calming reference.

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Contents

  1. Manual of Gardening
  2. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE MAKING OF HOME GROUNDS AND THE GROWING OF FLOWERS, FRUITS, AND VEGETABLES FOR HOME USE
  3. SECOND EDITION 1910
  4. Contents
  5. LIST OF PLATES
  6. EXPLANATION
  7. CHAPTER I THE POINT OF VIEW
  8. CHAPTER II THE GENERAL PLAN OR THEORY OF THE PLACE
  9. CHAPTER III EXECUTION OF SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE FEATURES
  10. CHAPTER IV THE HANDLING OF THE LAND
  11. CHAPTER V THE HANDLING OF THE PLANTS
  12. CHAPTER VI PROTECTING PLANTS FROM THINGS THAT PREY ON THEM
  13. CHAPTER VII THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS—THE CLASSES OF PLANTS, AND LISTS
  14. CHAPTER VIII THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS—INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICULAR KINDS
  15. CHAPTER IX THE GROWING OF THE FRUIT PLANTS
  16. CHAPTER X THE GROWING OF THE VEGETABLE PLANTS
  17. CHAPTER XI SEASONAL REMINDERS
  18. INDEX
  19. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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