Written by Henry Treloar in 1920, this book was compiled with the "desire that harassed householders may, by improved methods of cultivation, and cutting out the element of needless failure, produce more and better kitchen garden stuff in these days of outrageous prices of every commodity" – we could equally well say the same today.
If you want to know how things were done in the garden in 1920 then this is the book for you – Early Short Horn carrots, Neapolitan lettuce, Black Spanish watermelons, Turk's Cap pumpkins, Long Scarlet radish, Orange Jelly turnip, and Yorkshire Hero peas. It is full of questions and answers, hints and quips all designed to encourage the home owner to get the best out of their gardens.
This CD contains high quality scanned images of the original book, and has been bookmarked for easy navigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
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