Contents. 3 



CHAPTER VIII. 



CEMENTS, MORTARS, PAINTS AND GLUES 69-75 



1. Cement and Mortar 69 



2. Concrete, etc., for Floors, Borders and Walks ... 71 



3. Paints and Protective Compounds 72 



4. Glues 74 



CHAPTER IX. 



SEED TABLES 76-85 



1. Quantity of Seed Required to Sow an Acre 76 



2. Weight and Size of Garden Seeds 77 



3. Number of Tree Seeds in a Pound 80 



4. Longevity of Garden Seeds 81 



5. Average Time Required for Garden Seeds to 



Germinate 84 



6. Proper Kinds and Quantities of Seeds for a Model 



English Kitchen Garden of ij^ acres 85 



CHAPTER X. 



PLANTING TABLES 86- 96 



1. Dates for Sowing or Setting Kitchen Garden 



Vegetables in Different Latitudes 86 



2. Tender and Hardy Vegetables 89 



3. Usual Distances Apart for Planting Fruits 89 



4. Usual Distances Apart for Planting Vegetables. . . 90 



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 97 



