W. TH ACKER 6" CO., LONDON. 



Fourth Edition, Imperial i6mo. 15J. 



A MANUAL OF GARDENING 



FOR 



BENGAL AND UPPER INDIA. 



By THOMAS A. C. FIRMINGER, M.A. 



THOROUGHLY REVISED AND BROUGHT DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME BY 



J. H. JACKSON, 



Editor of ' ' The hidian Agrictdturist. " 



PART I. 

 Operations of Gardening. 



Chap. I. — Climate — Soils — Manures. 



Chap. II.— Layitig-outaGarden— Lawns 

 — Hedges — Hoeing and Digging — 

 Drainage — Conservatories — Betel 

 Houses — Decorations — Implements — 

 Shades — Labels — Vermin — Weeds. 



Chap. III. — Seeds — Seed Sowing — Pot 

 Culture — Planting —Cuttings — Layers 

 — Gootee — Grafting and Inarching — 

 Budding — Pruning and Root Pruning 

 — Conveyance. 



Chap. IV. — Calendar of Operations. 



Part II. 

 Garden Plants. 



1. Culinary Vegetables. 



2. Dessert Fruits. 



3. Edible Nuts. 



4. Ornamental Annuals. 



5. Ornamental Trees, .Shrubs, 

 and Herbaceous Perennials. 



Crown 8vo, cloth. Rs. 2-8. 



The Amateur Gardener in the Hills. 



Hints from Various Authorities on Garden Management, 



AND ADAPTED TO THE HILLS ; 



With Hints on Fowls, Pigeons, and Rabbit Keeping ; 

 And various Recipes connected with the above subjects which are not commonly found in 



Recipe Books. 



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