THE 



PEACTICAL GARDENER, 



AND 



CONTAINING 



THE LATEST AND MOST APPROVED METHODS FOR THE 

 MANAGEMENT OF THE 



KITCHEN, FRUIT, AND FLOWER-GARDEN, THE 

 GREEN-HOUSE, HOT-HOUSE, &c. &c. - . 



FOR EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR; 

 Each Department being distinctly and separately arranged ; 



ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS DESIGNS OF THE MOST ELIGIBLE PLANS 

 FOR THE FORMATION OF 



KITCHEN AND PLEASURE-GARDENS, 



THE ERECTION OF HOT-HOUSES, HOT-BEDS, GREEN-HOUSES, 

 CONSERVATORIES, WALLS, FENCES, &c. &c. 



INCLUDING THE 



NEW METHOD OF HEATING FORCING-HOUSES WITH 

 HOT WATER ONLY; 



FORMING 



A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF MODERN PRACTICE, IN THE VARIOUS 

 BRANCHES OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. 



EMBELLISHED WITH HIGHLY- FINISHED ENGRAVINGS OF SOME OF THE MO^ I 

 CHOICE AND VALUABLE FRUITS AND FLOWERS NOW 

 CULTIVATED IN THIS COUNTRY. 



By CHARLES INTOSH, C.M.C.H.S. 



LaU Gardener to the Right Honorable the Earl of Braedalbane, and Sir Thomas Banny, Bart., 

 M.F., Sfc. Sfc. and now Head Gardenei to the King of Belgium, at Claremonc. 



SIXTH EDITION. 



VOL. L-^s^ 



LONDON: 

 PRINTED FOR THOMAS KELLY, 17, PATERNOSTER ROW. 



1836. 



