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Title: The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition

Author: Sutton and Sons

Release Date: July 7, 2005 [EBook #16232]

Language: English

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THE CULTURE OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS FROM SEEDS AND ROOTS

BY

SUTTON AND SONS READING

SIXTEENTH EDITION

LONDON

SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO; LTD.

1921

All rights reserved

PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE, BALLANTYNE AND CO. LTD. LONDON, COLCHESTER AND
ETON

Contents

THE CULTURE OF VEGETABLES 1

A YEAR'S WORK IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 151

THE ROTATION OF CROPS IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 198

THE CHEMISTRY OF GARDEN CROPS 202

ARTIFICIAL MANURES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO GARDEN CROPS 210

THE CULTURE OF FLOWERS FROM SEEDS 216

THE CULTURE OF FLOWERING BULBS 317

FLOWERS ALL THE YEAR ROUND 355

THE PESTS OF GARDEN PLANTS (=illustrated=) 414

THE FUNGUS PESTS OF CERTAIN GARDEN PLANTS (=illustrated=) 434

THE FUNGUS PESTS OF CERTAIN FLOWERS (=illustrated=) 447

INDEX 453

THE CULTURE OF VEGETABLES

Horticulture has a full share in the progressive character of the age.
Changes have been effected in the Kitchen Garden which are quite as
remarkable as the altered methods of locomotion, lighting and
sanitation. Vegetables are grown in greater variety, of higher quality,
and are sent to table both earlier and later in the season than was
considered possible by gardeners of former generations.

When Parkinson directed his readers to prepare Melons for eating by
mixing with the pulp 'salt and pepper and good store