60NTENTS. 



What Science Has Done for Gardening, 

 Preface to the First Edition, 

 Preface to the Second Edition, 

 Preface to the Third Edition, 



CHAPTER I. 

 Formation and Management of Gardens in General, 



CHAPTER II. 



Soils — Their Characteristics, 



CHAPTER III. 

 The Improvement of the Soil, 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Fertilizers and Manures, .... 



CHAPTER V. 

 Rotation of Crops, .... 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Hot Beds, Cold Frames, Pits and Greenhouses, 



CHAPTER VII. 



Packing and Marketing the Crop, 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Insects, Fungi and Plant Diseases, 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Propagation of Plants, .... 



CHAPTER X. 

 Budding and Grafting, .... 



CHAPTER XL 

 Pruning and Training, .... 



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