CONTENTS. 



Introduction .. vii 



Preface to Second Edition x 



Preface to Third Edition xi 



CHAPTER I. 



The Men Fitted for the Business of Gardening 13 



CHAPTER II. 



The Amount of Capital Required and Working Force per Acre 17 



CHAPTER III. 

 Profits of Market Gardening.. 20 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Location, Situation and Laying Out 23 



CHAPTER V. 

 Soil, Drainage and Preparation . 25 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Manures 33 



CHAPTER VII. 

 The Use and Management of Cold Frames--.' 44 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Formation and Management of Hot-Beds 56 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Forcing-Pits for Greenhouses - 63 



CHAPTER X. 

 Wide Greenhouses for Forcing Vegetable Crops 73 



CHAPTER XI. 

 Seeds and Seed Raising 89 



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