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III. The Principles of Cultivation . . . 19 



1. Draining . . . . . . 19 



2. Operating on soil . . . . . 20 



3. Watering . . . . . . 21 



4. Propagating by seeds . . . .22 



5. Propagating by division of tbe roots . 25 



6. Propagating by offsets, layers, and suckers 27 



7. Propagating by slips and cuttings . . 30 



8. Propagating by grafting, &c. . . .36 



9. Planting . . . . . . . 38 



10. Pruning . . . . . .38 



11. Flovvering and fruiting . . . . 39 



12. Sbeltering and protecting . . .40 



13. Rotation of crops . . . . . 41 



IV. The Accidents of Cultivation . . .41 



1. Tools and conveniences . . . . 42 



2. Diseases of plants . . . . .43 



3. Injurious insects and animals . . . 44 



C. THE ART AND PRACTICE OF GARDENING 47 

 I. On Rearing Kitchen Vegetables . .47 

 I. Boots 48 



1. Potatoes ...... 48 



2. Carrots 53 



3. Parsneps . . . , , . . 55 



4. Beet . . . . ... 55 



5. Jemsalem articbokes . . . .56 



6. Turnips 57 



7. Radishes 59 



