Contents. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Cements, Mortars, Paints and Glues 71-77 



1. Cement and Mortar -• ^^ 



2. Concrete, etc., for Floors, Borders and Walks . . 73 



3. Paints and Protective Compounds 74 



4. Glues '^^ 



CHAPTER IX. 



Seed-Tables 78-86 



1. Quantity of Seed Required to Sow an Acre ... 78 



2. Weight and Size of Garden Seeds 79 



3. Number of Tree-Seeds in a Pound 82 



4. Longevity of Garden Seeds 83 



5. Average Time Required for Garden Seeds to 



Germinate 86 



6. Proper Kinds and Quantities of Seeds for a 



Model English Kitchen-Garden of 1^ acres . . 86 



CHAPTER X. 



Planting-Tables 87-96 



1. Dates for Sowing or Setting Kitchen-Garden 



Vegetables in Different Latitudes 87 



2. Tender and Hardy Vegetables 90 



3. Usual Distances Apart for Planting Fruits ... 90 



4. Usual Distances Apart for Planting Vegetables . 91 



5. Number of Plants Required to Set an Acre of 



Ground at Given Distances 92 



CHAPTER XI. 



Maturities, Yields and Multiplication 97-103 



1. Time Required for Maturity of Different Garden 



Crops, Reckoned from the Sowing of the Seed . 97 



2. Time Required, from Setting, for Fruit Plants 



to Bear ^"^ 



3. Average Profitable Longevity of Fruit Plants 



Under High Culture 98 



