Handbooks of Practical Gardening 



Edited by HARRY ROBERTS 

 Price 2s. 6d. net each. Crown Svo. Illustrated. Price $i.oo 



Vol. I.— THE BOOK OF ASPARAGUS. With sections 



on Celery, Salsify, Scorzonera, and Seakale ; and a chapter on their 

 cooking and preparation for the table. By Charles Ilott, F.R.H.S., 

 Lecturer on Horticulture to the Cornwall County Council. 

 "The work of a specialist. Mr Ilott gives us — for a matter of half-a- 

 crown — the ripe experience of a life-time." The Speaker. 



Vol. n.— THE BOOK OF THE GREENHOUSE. By 



J. C. Tallack, F.R.H.S., Head Gardener at Shipley Hall. 

 "A serviceable handbook for the practical gardener, written with ex- 

 ceptional knowledge of horticultural work." The Outlook. 



Vol. in.— THE BOOK OF THE GRAPE. With a chapter 

 on the History and Decorative Value of the Vines. By H. W. Ward, 

 F.R.H.S., late Head Gardener at Longford Castle. 

 ** A mine of useful information." The St James s Gazette. 



.Vol. IV.— THE BOOK OF OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS. 



By Harry Roberts, Author of ' ' The Chronicle of a Cornish Garden." 

 "All who wish for a real old-fashioned garden should certainly study 

 this most excellent and practical book." The Bookman. 



Vol. v.— THE BOOK OF BULBS. By S. Arnott, 



F.R.H.S., of Carsethorne, near Dumfries. Together with an intro- 

 ductory chapter on the Botany of Bulbs by the Editor. 

 "Skilled and instructive. It notably enriches the series in which it 

 appears." The Scotsm.an. 



Vol. VI.— THE BO9K OF THE APPLE. By H. H. 



Thomas, Assistant Editor of The Garden., late of the Royal Gardens, 

 Windsor. Together with chapters by the Editor on the History and 

 Cooking of the Apple and the Preparation of Cider. 

 " This is a most useful volume, which every grower, whether for his own 

 use or for the market, should consult." The Spectator. 



/Vol. VII.— THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES. By George 



Wythes, V.M.H., Head Gardener to the Duke of Northumberland. 

 Together v/ith chapters on the History and Cookery by the Editor. 

 "Thoroughly practical. The book can be highly recommended." 

 The Morning Post. 



/Vol. VIII.— THE BOOK OF ORCHIDS. By W. H. 



White, F.R.H.S., Orchid Grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, President 

 of the Royal Horticultural Society. 

 " There are few writers so well qualified to write with authority upon 

 these flowers." The Scotsman. 



Vol. IX.— THE BOOK OF THE STRAWBERRY. With 



chapters on the Raspberry, Blackberry, Loganberry, Japanese Wine- 

 berry, and Allied Fruits. By Edwin Beckett, F.R.H.S. 

 " Mr Beckett deals with his subject in a thorough practical manner . . . 



and fully maintains the general excellence shown in the previous volumes 



of this series." The Morning Post. 



Vol. X.— THE BOOK OF CLIMBING PLANTS. By S. 



Arnott, F.R.H.S., Author of "The Book of Bulbs." 

 "This is a concise, practical, and well-informed exposition of skilled 

 knowledge as to the training of creepers, &c." The Scotsman. 



