Gardening for Young and Old, 



THE 



CULTIVATION OF GARDEN VEGETABLES IN THE 

 FAEM GAEDEN. 



By JOSEPH HARRIS, M.S., 



Authjor of "Walks and Talks on the Faim,'"' ^'•Harrison tJie Pig,'^ "Talks on 



Manvres,'''' etc. 



CONTENTS. 

 Introduction.— An Old and a New Garden. — Gardening for Boys.- -How to 

 Begin.— Preparing the Soil. — Killing the Weeds.- About High Farming.— Com- 

 petition in Crops.— The Manure Question.— The Implements Needed.— Start- 

 ing Plants in the House or in the Hot-bed.— The "Window-box.— Making the 

 Hot bed.— Cold Frames.— Insects. — The Use of Poisons.— The Care of Poisons, 

 —The Cultivation of Vegetables in the Farm Garden.— The Cultivation of 

 Flowers. 



ILL LUST RATED. 



12mo. Cloth. Price, post-paid, $1.25. 



ORANGE JTJDD COMPANY, 751 Broadway, New York. 

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