Handbooks of Practical 

 Gardening 



Under the General Editorship of 

 HARRY ROBERTS 



Crown 8vo. Illustrated. Cloth. 

 Price 2s. 6d. net per volume. Price $1.00 net. 



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and are well got up and well illustrated." 

 Churchwoman "Delightfully got up, well and freely illustrated, and 



full of useful and practical information simply expressed." 

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Vol. I. THE BOOK OF ASPARAGUS. With 

 sections also on Celery, Salsify, Scorzonera, and 

 Seakale; together with a chapter on their cooking 

 and preparation for the table. By CHARLES 

 ILOTT, F.R.H.S., Lecturer on Horticulture to 

 the Cornwall County Council. 



Vol. II. THE BOOK OF THE GREENHOUSE. 

 By J. C. TALLACK, F.R.H.S., Head Gardener at 

 Shipley Hall. 



Vol. III. THE BOOK OF THE GRAPE. To- 

 gether with a chapter on the History and Decorative 

 Value of the Vines. By H. W. WARD, F.R.H.S., for 

 twenty-five years Head Gardener at Longford Castle. 



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