THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



A HANDSOME 



GIFT FOR THE NEW YEAR. 



'This volume will be most useful for those who wish to possess a 

 really well-cultivated kitchen garden."— T/ie Queen. 



VEGETABLES 



AND THEIR 



CULTIVATION. 



A COMPLETE GUIDE 



TO THE 

 KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Crown 8vo. ; Cloth : 



, SA\1)KKS, F.L. 



FORMATION OF THE VEGETABLE i 

 GARDEN.-Site -Shelter-Plans of one acre. ! 



Paths— Edgings -Boundary Hedges and Fences, 

 with approximate cost of same. 

 SOILS AND THEIR TREATMENT.-Clay, 

 Loam, Sandy, and old Garden Soils— Tesl in'' 

 Paring and 

 Digging— Ar 



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5/; 



By Post. S/6. 



8 PHOTO PLATES 

 1 5 COLOURED PLATES- 



CONTENTS. 



renching— Ridging <- 

 ,dN.tj,f.ca..on. 

 MANURES AND THEK USES.-Nit 

 genous. Phosphatic and Potassic— Natural £ 



—Every kind of Manure described. 



CULTURAL DETAILS FOR EACH VEGE 

 TABLE.-Suitable Soil-Manures for Sowing 

 -Planting-Propagation-Forcing -L.t.ing and 



GARDEN FRIENDS. - Birds-Earihworms- 

 Frogs and Toads— Hawkflies—Ladybirds- 

 Lace-wing Flies— Tiger Beetle— Devil's Coach 

 Horse Beetle-Garden Spider- Testacella Slug. 



USEFUL TABLE FOR VEGETABLE 

 GROWERS —Name-When to Sow or Plant 

 —When ready for use— Number of days seeds 



maturity— Longevity of Seeds— Quantity of Seeds. 



ORDER FORM. 



"AMATEUR QARDENINQ," 



148 and 149, Aldersgate Street, London. E.G. 

 uL'^^^^^J^^""^® '^^^ ^"^'R CULTIVATION" 



