THE 



AMEEICAI HOME GAEDEK 



PRINCIPLES AND RULES FOR THE CULTURE OF 



VEGETABLES, EEUITS, FLOWERS, AND SHRITBBERY. 



TO WlllCn ABE ADDED 



BRIEF NOTES ON FARM CROPS, WITH A TABLE OF THEIR AYERAGE 

 PRODUCT AND CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS. 



BY ALEXANDER WATSON. 



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'And the Lord God planted a garden." — Gni.^ ii., 8. 



NEW YORK: 



HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, 



PKANKLIN SQUARE. 

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