Contents. 3 * 



CHAPTER Vm. 



Cements, Mortars, Paints and Glues 71- 77 



1. Cement and Mortar 71 



2. Concrete, etc., for Floors, Borders and Walks . . 73 



3. Paints and Protective Compounds 74 



4. Glues 76 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Seed-Tables 78-86 



1. Quantity of Seed Required to Sow an Acre ... 7^ 



2. Weight and Size of Garden Seeds 79 



3. Number of Tree-Seeds in a Pound 82 



4. Longevity of Garden Seeds 83 



5. Average Time Required for Garden Seeds to 



Germinate 86 



6. Proper Kinds and Quantities of Seeds for a 



Model English Kitchen-Garden of 1^ acres . . 86 



CHAPTER X. 



Planting-Tables 87- 96 



1. Dates for Sowing or Setting Kitchen-Garden 



Vegetables in Different Latitudes 87 



2. Tender and Hardy Vegetables 90 



3. Usual Distances Apart for Planting Fruits ... 90 



4. Usual Distances Apart for Planting Vegetables . 91 



5. Number of Plants Required to Set an Acre of 



Ground at Given Distances 92 



CHAPTER XI. 



Maturities. Yields and Multiplication 97-103 



1. Time Required for Maturity of Different Garden 



Crops. Reckoned from the Sowing of the Seed. 9? 



2. Time Required, from Setting, for Fruit Plants 



to Bear 9? 



3. Average Profitable Longevity of Fruit Plants 



Under High Culture 98 



