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Henderson, Peter : Gardening for Profit; A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and Enlarged Edition

Orange Judd Company, New York, 1884

"New and Enlarged Edition." Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt decoration of a vegetable on front cover. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." 276 pages, complete. Index in back. Former owner's pencil signature on front free endpaper. Pages and covers are very clean and intact except for age toning. Binding is tight. Covers are clean and intact overall but have minuscule wear to extremities, a few spots to back, and a moderate amount staining at the top of back cover. A Good, almost Very Good copy. A guide to cultivating crops in the market garden. Author Peter Henderson is quick to note in his Introduction, however, that this book can be adapted for "amateur" and "private" gardens as well. Henderson also writes in his "Preface to Second Edition" that the section on vegetable varieties has been revised. The following are the listed Contents: "The Men Fitted for the Business of Gardening," "Amount of Capital Required and Working Force per Acre," "Profits of Market Gardening," "The Market Gardens Near London," "Location, Situation, and Laying Out," "Soils, Drainage, and Preparation," "Manures," "Implements," "The Uses and Management of Cold Frames," "The Formation and Management of Hot-Beds," "Forcing Pits and Green-houses," "Seeds and Seed Raising," "How, When, and Where to Sow Seeds," "Transplanting," "Packing of Vegetables for Shipping," "Preservation of Vegetables in Winter," "Insects," Vegetables, their Varieties and Cultivation," and "Monthly Calendar.". Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover

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