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This manual is a very practical publication. Preston Chronicle. 



A publication that is bulky, showy, and very cheap. We have seldom seen a book more likely to be 

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This is a book which has long been wanted, and Mr. Earley has proved himself well capable of supplying 

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We are glad to be able to recommend the Villa Gardener's Manual, as especially suited to the need of 

 the man with a small garden, and for the very large number of people in and around every great town who 

 have little gardens of their own, and wish to know how to make the best of them. The British Mail. 



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This manual is carefully compiled and exhaustive. It consists of 192 large, double-column pages, and is 

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The chapter on " Gardening for Beginners " is the special feature of the manual before us, though we are 

 not unmindful of the other valuable chapters, which anyone who knows Mr. Earley will feel certain are up to 

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