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Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Fruit & vegetables
"Charles Ilot's 1901 work provides information on the cultivation of asparagus and related vegetables, as well as chapters on the history, decorative uses, and cookery of these vegetables." "Thomas Haynes offers a detailed guide to the culture and management of strawberries, raspberries, and gooseberries."
Eben Rexford published his 1909 work with the aim of helping householders to create their own gardens and grow produce for their families. Will Tracy's 1907 book is a practical work on all aspects of the growing of the most popular of garden vegetables-the tomato.
Manning and Ives's 1844 guide is a complete source of botanical and growing information on fruits that can be cultivated in the New England region.
"This 1913 volume provides complete directions on intensive vegetable culture, helping home gardeners to get the most production out of their available land while maintaining high soil fertility."
This comprehensive text by William Beattie offers information on all aspects of the cultivation and use of celery.
"Pomologist William Coxe (1762-1831) is considered to be one of the foremost fruit growers in America. At his home in Burlington, NJ, he experimented with new varieties of fruits, many based on the specimens he collected both in the United States and abroad. This 1817 work is considered by many to be the authoritative work on fruit culture of the colonial and revolutionary periods."
"William Strong's 1885 work is a concise guide to landscape design for the country home, with an emphasis on designs incorporating fruiting plants." "Franklin Elliott's 1876 work is a concise, how-to guide to fruit culture for those who grow fruit for their own use."
"Originally designed as a textbook for high school students, Samuel Green's 1915 work provides clear, concise, and comprehensive directions for the establishment, maintenance, and harvesting of a home or professional vegetable garden."
"Noted agriculture educator Samuel Green's 1914 volume resulted from the author's work teaching fruit culture at the University of Minnesota. It gives practical advice on all aspects of fruit-culture, including the planting and care of the orchard and information on insects and diseases, as well as providing descriptions of popular American fruits and nuts."
"Helen Warner's 1886 work is a concise guide to the fruits, beyond oranges, which have proven to be adaptable to the climate and soil of Florida. Her aim is to provide Florida fruit growers with reliable information so that they succeed in their pursuit of fruit culture."
"George Wythes' 1906 work provides instructions for the cultivation and culinary usage of ""under-valued"" and ""under-used"" vegetables including, but not limited to, artichokes, cardoons, chicory, fennel, rhubarb, sorrel, and yams."
This concise 1894 handbook of fruit culture was designed to aid both the beginning farmer and the established farmer who hadn't the time for extensive research in successfully cultivating common fruits.
Tillinghast's 1878 guide offers concise information on growing vegetables from seed in both greenhouse and open-field conditions.
"Written by the editors of ""Country Life Limited"" (England), this 1909 guide provides gardeners with information on how to have homegrown produce all year through summer gardens, winter storage, and forcing."
David Thomson's concise handbook explains how to grow fruit in greenhouses.
"Charles Allen's 1901 work is a comprehensive source of information on cultivating the various vegetables of the Brassicaceae or Cruciferae family, which includes cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and brussels sprouts."
"In this 1914 work, prolific gardening author Liberty Hyde Bailey turned his attention to the successful cultivation of vegetables in glass houses. Included are instructions for building and managing glass houses, as well as information specific to particular crops, including lettuces, asparagus, tomatoes, and various types of melons."
The cultivation and preservation of celery are explained in this 1860 guide.
Andrew Fuller's 1867 work provides practical guidance on all aspects of the cultivation of small fruits and berries. |
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