xii EDITOR'S NOTE 



Honour in Horticulture on the occasion of the Jubilee 

 of the late Queen. Mr Wythes is a frequent and 

 successful exhibitor of fruit and vegetables at the 

 Temple Shows as well as at the various other Meetings 

 of the Royal Horticultural Society. 



The Editor takes this opportunity of thanking Messrs 

 Kelway, the celebrated florists of Langport, for their 

 courteous granting of leave to illustrate their Placebo 

 Cabbage and Prolific Brussels Sprouts. He also wishes 

 to thank Mr J. P. White, of Bedford, for permission to 

 illustrate the excellent shed and storing trays, of which 

 he holds the patent rights. 



The vegetables dealt with in the present volume are 

 those most commonly grown in English gardens. 

 Volume I. of the present series dealt with Asparagus, 

 Celery, Celeriac, Seakale, Salsify and Scorzonera. 

 Future volumes will be devoted to the gourd family, 

 and to such lesser grown vegetables as Cardoons and 

 Globe Artichokes. 



