GAEDEIIIG- EOE PROFIT. 



BY 



PETER HENDERSON. 



To such as are intending to begin the business of 

 Market Gardening, we offer for their instruction our 

 work "Gardening for Profit," published first in 1866, 

 and a new edition in 1873. " Gardening for Profit" has 

 had a larger sale, probably, than any work ever published 

 on the subject of Horticulture. Upward of fifty thousand 

 copies have been sold, and we have hundreds of grateful 

 testimonials from those who have been benefited by its 

 teachings. The subjects of its contents are: 



The Men fitted for the Business. Amount of Capital required and 

 Working Force per Acre. Profits of Market Gardening. The 

 Market Gardens near London. Location, Situation, and Laying 

 Out. Soils, Drainage, and Preparation. Manures. Imple- 

 ments. The Uses and Management of Cold Frames. The 

 Formation and Management of Hot-beds. Forcing Pits and 

 Green-houses. Seeds and Seed Raising. How, When, and 

 Where to Sow Seeds. Transplanting. Packing of Vegetables 

 for Shipping. Preservation of Vegetables in Winter. Insects. 

 Vegetables ; their Variety and Cultivation. Monthly Calendar 

 of Operations. 



Sent postpaid on receipt of $1.50. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 



35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 



