lo Market Gardejiing. 



towards the desired knowledge. In other words, the 

 rules that can be laid down on paper, however explicit 

 they may be made, will never educate a man to be a 

 successful gardener, unless he is himself naturally 

 adapted to the business, and is willing to do his part 

 by personally devoting himself to the work, in all its 

 details, as it goes along. 



And so in writing the cultural directions for the 

 different crops, I do not expect to be explicit enough 

 to enable a mere novice', with no knowledge whatever 

 of the subject, to achieve a success in gardening the 

 first year. This would be impossible for me to do, 

 were I to attempt it — which I do noL Even should I 

 set down the most minute particulars and details, there 

 would be very few cases where one could carry them 

 out to the letter, as culture and treatment must neces- 

 sarily vary according to soil and locality. 



But my aim is simply this : by writing out practical 

 directions and descriptions, gathered from my own 

 experience, to enable any one, already in some degree 

 familiar with the work, to cultivate successfully the 

 various crops enumerated ; provided his land and lo- 

 cation are adapted to them. I propose to give my 

 readers, as far as possible, the benefit of my own 

 practical experience, and the methods of a success in 

 business which has been gained only by years of close 

 application and hard work. 



In the following pages, I shall discuss at more or 

 less length all the different products of the market 

 garden; and some of the coarser crops, belonging 

 rather to the ''farm garden," or even to the farm, will 



