Handbooks of Practical 

 Gardening 



Under the General Editorship of 

 HARRY ROBERTS 

 Crown 8vo. Illustrated. Cloth. 

 Price 2s. 6d. net per volume. Price $1.00 net. 



Vol. I.— THE BOOK OF ASPARAGUS. With 

 sections also on Celery, Salsify, Scorzonera, and 

 Seakale; together with 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 Pilot — "Every point is carefully dealt with, and the book should 



prove extremely useful to scientific gardeners." 

 The Daily Mail— " The admirable chapter contributed by Dr Harry 



Roberts on the Cookery of Asparagus." 

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



of half-a-crown — the ripe experience of a life-time well illustrated." 

 The Gardeners' Chronicle — "The author is eminently qualified for the 



task he has undertaken. ... In a careful, thorough manner the 



cultivator is instructed in every operation involved in the cultivation 



of the plant." 



Gardening Illustrated— 11 The author has handled his subject in a 

 thoroughly practical manner, and is to be congratulated on having 

 compressed so much valuable matter into so small a compass." 



The Daily Chronicle—' ' The Book. " 



Spectator — " We specially commend this little volume to our readers." 



Vol. II.— THE BOOK OF THE GREENHOUSE. 

 By J. C. TALLACK, F.R.H.S., Head Gardener at 

 Shipley Hall. 



The Outlook — "A serviceable handbook for the practical gardener, 

 written with exceptional knowledge of horticultural work. A special 

 chapter deals with the little town greenhouse." 



The Glasgow Herald — "The essence of a practical gardener's large ex- 

 perience of greenhouse work. The illustrations are new and good." 



The Bristol Mercury — " Will be invaluable to amateurs." 



The Scotsman — "Of service not only to amateurs but to professional 

 horticulturists. . . . A number of beautifully produced illustrations." 



The Liverpool Mercury — " Each chapter is marked with simple treatment, 

 the outcome of practice." 



The Westminster Gazette — "An eminently practical and useful book." 



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