PREFACE 



IT is the purpose of this little book to set forth 

 in the most direct form, but without technical- 

 ities, the fundamental principles of amateur gardening 

 in America. Unlike the greater number of the volumes 

 one finds in garden literature it presupposes no knowl- 

 edge of the subject, rather aiming to satisfy those who 

 now for the first time wish to know how to make things 

 grow, and are in need of a trustworthy guide to going 

 about it. The tables included have been prepared 

 with the greatest care, and the entire matter appear- 

 ing herein should prove applicable to conditions 

 throughout every state. 



