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  • Three Articles on Growing Currants and Gooseberries - Including Information on Propagation, Planting, Pruning, Pests, Varieties
    Various
    This book is three instructional articles on growing currents and gooseberries, with information on planting, pruning, harvesting, pests and diseases, marketing, and many other related aspects. Easy-to-digest and full of useful information and invaluable tips, this volume is highly recommended for those interested in growing fruit, and would make for a worthy addition to home c...
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    19,25 €

  • A Selection of Articles about Growing Fruit Plants, Bushes and Trees in Pots
    Various
    This vintage book is a complete guide to growing fruit, with information on growing trees, bushes, and in pots. Profusely illustrated and containing simple instructions, this volume is ideal for the novice grower, and would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: 'House Suitable for Pot Fruit', 'Cultural Directions and Feeding', 'Pot Fr...
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    31,21 €

  • Pruning Pear Trees - Three Articles
    Various
    This vintage book is a complete guide to pruning pear trees, with information on tools and equipment, technique, common problems, benefits, and other related aspects. Written in plain language and full of helpful illustrations, this handbook will be of utility to budding gardeners with an interest in pear production, and would make for an ideal addition to collections of relate...
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    19,42 €

  • The Practice of Horticulture - Containing Information on Garden Types, Soil, Planning, Planting and Many Other Aspects of Horticulture
    John Sherer
    “The Practice of Horticulture” is a vintage book on gardening and related subjects, including different types of garden, planning, soil, equipment, planting, and much more. This detailed handbook contains everything a gardener needs to know, making it a must-have for green-fingered enthusiasts and collectors of vintage gardening literature. Contents include: “The Garden of Eden...
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    31,38 €

  • The Soil and Health
    Albert Howard
    The Soil and Health, a classic of organic farming, is an essential introduction to organic gardening and farming.'The health of soil, plant, animal and man is one and indivisible.' - Albert Howard.At the turn of the twentieth century, chemical fertilizers seemed to offer limitless potential in agriculture. However, when British agriculturalist Albert Howard travelled to India a...
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    18,37 €

  • The Soil and Health
    Albert Howard
    The Soil and Health, a classic of organic farming, is an essential introduction to organic gardening and farming.'The health of soil, plant, animal and man is one and indivisible.' - Albert Howard.At the turn of the twentieth century, chemical fertilizers seemed to offer limitless potential in agriculture. However, when British agriculturalist Albert Howard travelled to India a...
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    26,16 €

  • An Article on the Cultivation of the Grapevine
    William Hardman
    This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. ...
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    12,21 €

  • The Chemistry of Fertilisers and Manure - Including Information on the Chemical Constituents and Types of Fertilisers and Manures
    Frank Knowles
    This early work on the fertilisers and manure concentrates on the chemistry behind them, examining their different types and how they are made. Written in simple, clear language and profusely illustrated, 'The Chemistry of Fertilisers and Manure' will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of modern agricultural techniques. Contents include: 'Soil Scien...
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    22,87 €

  • Vegetable Forcing - Containing Information on Greenhouse Construction, Management and Frame Culture
    Ralph L. Watts / Ralph LWatts
    This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed guide to vegetable forcing, with information on greenhouse construction, general management, frame culture, and much more besides. Vegetable forcing is the production of vegetables in greenhouses, hotbeds, coldframes, or other structures. Complete with simple instructions and a wealth of information conducive to successful vegetable ...
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    21,56 €

  • The Propagation and Care of Plants - With Information on Various Methods and Tools for Propagating Plants
    William T. Skilling / William TSkilling
    This is a classic guide to propagating and caring for plants, specially designed for the novice or home gardener. With clear instructions and helpful diagrams, this book walks the budding gardener through every step of propagating and maintaining a wide variety of different plants commonly found in the garden or smallholding. This classic guide is highly recommended for those l...
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    22,74 €

  • Methods of Budding for the Gardener - With Information on Grafting, Cutting and Other Aspects of Budding
    Various
    This antiquarian book contains a detailed guide to gardening, with practicable information on grafting, cutting, and other aspects of budding. Complete with clear instructions, a wealth of interesting and practicable information, and a plethora of helpful illustrations, this is a text that will be of much value to the budding gardener. It will make for a great addition to any c...
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    22,62 €

  • Propagation of Plants by Cuttings, Layers, Division, and Seed - With Information on Propagation for the Home Gardener
    Peter Henderson
    This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to propagating plants, specially designed for the novice or home gardener. With clear instructions and helpful diagrams, this book walks the budding gardener through every step from preparation and planning to cutting, layering, dividing, seeding, and beyond. This classic guide is highly recommended for those looking for an acces...
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    22,65 €

  • A Fertility Program for Growing Vegetables - With Information on Soil, Manures and Use of Chemicals
    Ralph L. Watts / Ralph LWatts
    'A Fertility Program for Growing Vegetables' is a classic guide to growing vegetables focusing on fertilisers. It looks at what fertilisers should be used in which circumstances, offering advice and scientific information for the farmer or Gardner. Although old, this volume contains timeless information that will be of considerable utility to anyone with a practical interest in...
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    22,40 €

  • Plant Pest Control - With Information on Disease Control, Insects and Methods of Plant Spraying
    Various
    This book comprises a comprehensive guide to controlling pests and diseases common to cultivated crops, with handy information on disease control, insects, and methods of plant spraying. Complete with simple instructions and a wealth of interesting and practicable information, this text constitutes a great resource for farmers and kitchen gardeners, and makes for a worthy addit...
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    19,25 €

  • The Potato - With Information on Varieties, Seed Selection, Cultivation and Diseases of the Potato
    James A. S. Watson / Various
    This book offers a detailed guide to cultivating potatoes, with information on varieties, seed selection, cultivation, diseases of the potato, and much more. Written in clear, concise language and complete with simple instructions and a wealth of other useful information, this text constitutes an invaluable guide to those with an interest in growing potatoes. It will make for a...
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    22,95 €

  • The Root Crops - With Information on Turnips, Swedes, Mangolds, Carrots, Kohlrabi and Their Cultivation
    Various
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    19,19 €

  • The Modern Flower Garden - 5. Irises - With Chapters on the Genus and its Species and Raising Seedlings
    F. Wynn Hellings / FWynn Hellings
    This is volume V of 'The Modern Flower Garden' series, dealing with the Iris. Irises are perennial flowering plants with showy flowers that take their name from the Greek word for a rainbow. This volume contains a classic guide to growing these beautiful flowers, including all the information a Gardner needs to know relating plating, propagating, different varieties, common pro...
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    19,28 €

  • Allotment Gardening and Vegetables for Exhibition - With Chapters on Preparation of the Ground and Cropping
    G. T. Tinley / GTTinley
    This vintage text contains a detailed treatise on growing vegetables in allotments. It also contains invaluable information on exhibiting vegetables, with complete instructions on the growing of leeks, shallots, onions, marrows, runner beans, tomato, French beans, asparagus, peas, and much more. Full of timeless knowledge, and containing detailed instructions and tips, this is ...
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    18,10 €

  • Botany for Gardeners - With Chapters on Plant Structure, Plant Breeding and the Life of the Germinating Seedling
    Frederick W. Keeble / Frederick WKeeble
    'Botany for Gardeners' is a classic guide to gardening aimed at the serious gardener and green-fingered enthusiast. It includes a wealth of useful and interesting botanical information coupled with beautiful diagrams and illustrations, making it a must-read for those with an interest in the science of gardening and plant propagation. This volume would make for a fantastic addit...
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    31,27 €

  • The Modern Flower Garden - 6. Lilies - With Chapters on Lily Species and Propagation
    W. A. Constable / WAConstable
    This is volume VI of 'The Modern Flower Garden' series, dealing with lilies. Lilies are a group of herbaceous flowering plants native to the temperate northern hemisphere and northern subtropics. This volume contains a wealth of information on the lily, as well as how they can be successfully grown and maintained. Contents include: 'The Genus: Its Used and Requirements', 'Lilie...
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    19,34 €

  • Plants - Transplanting, Pruning and the Tools Involved
    W. J. Bean / WJBean
    This guide will prove of much interest to the modern gardener. Illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Contents Include: Need for Transplanting; Season for Transplanting; How to Transplant; Pruning of Large Trees; Pruning of Old or Sickly Trees; Pruning of Shrubs; Root Pruning. Tools; Cutting Instruments; Instruments used in Laying out Ground Lines; Machines and...
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    22,84 €

  • Plants - The Greenhouse and the Tropical House
    William Watson
    This rare antiquarian book contains a definitive handbook for greenhouse and tropical house management, comprising timeless information as helpful today as it was at the time of its original publication. This book has been elected for modern republication because of its educational value and is proudly republished here complete with its original illustrations and a new prefator...
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    22,65 €

  • Propagation of Plants - With Chapters on Propagation by Seed, Bulbs, Runners, Cuttings and Other Methods
    William Watson
    A guide to the propagation of plants. Contents Include: Propagation by Seed; Propagation by Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers; Propagation by Division; Propagation by Runners; Propagation by Suckers; Propagation by Layers; Propagation by Cuttings; Propagation by Leaves; Propagation by Roots; Propagation by Grafting; Propagation by Budding; Propagation by Inarching. This book contains cl...
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    19,19 €

  • The Making and Management of Lawns and Sports Grounds
    R. B. Dawson / RBDawson
    This guide will appeal to the lawn lover and groundsman alike. It is illustrated with black and white photographs. Contents Include: Introduction; Turf Grasses; Preparation of the Soil before Seeding or Sodding; Sowing down a Lawn; Preparing a Lawn from Sods; The Maintenance of Lawns; Turf for Bowls, Golf and other Sports; Developments in Tools and Machines. This book contains ...
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    22,93 €

  • The Florists Art - With Chapters on Bouquets and Wreaths
    H. Jolis / HJolis
    Floristry is the production, commerce and trade in flowers, encompassing flower care and handling, floral arrangement, and display and delivery. This guide focuses on floral design—or, floral arrangement—which is the art of making flower arrangements in bowls, vases, baskets; as well as making bouquets and compositions from cut flowers, herbs, ornamental grasses, and other plan...
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    19,13 €

  • The Water Garden - With Chapters on Making and Planting the Water Garden
    George Dillistone
    This book contains a classic guide to designing, making and maintaining a ’water garden’, a type of water feature that focuses on housing various aquatic plants. From simple ponds to impressive structures and beyond, this profusely-illustrated and beginner-friendly guide has something for every gardener with an interest in water-based plants or outside water features. Contents ...
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    19,19 €

  • Hardy and Half Hardy Annuals - With Chapters on Sowing the Seeds, Staking and Varieties
    R. Irwin Lynch / RIrwin Lynch
    “Hardy and Half Hardy Annuals” is a complete guide to annual plants designed for the gardener or botanist. Annual plants are plants that complete their life cycle within one year before dying. This vintage book concentrates on varieties of annual plants that are ’hardy’ or ’half-hardy’, referring to their ability to resist and survive low temperatures. This book is highly recom...
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    11,09 €

  • Diseases and Pests 1. The Control of Plant Diseases 2. Pests of Fruit and Roses
    W. A. Millard / WAMillard
    This vintage book contains comprehensive guide to plant diseases and pests that commonly affect the rose, by W. A. Millard and H. W. Thompson. With detailed descriptions as well as step-by-step instructions and helpful diagrams, this fantastic handbook constitutes a must-have for those who grow or wish to grow healthy roses in their gardens or allotments. Contents include: “The...
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    18,28 €

  • Pioneering With Wildflowers
    George D. Aiken / George DAiken
    This classic book contains a guide to the growing and care of wildflowers, and would be a great addition to the bookshelf of any gardening enthusiast. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using ...
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    31,44 €

  • Hardy Border Flowers
    H. H. Thomas / HHThomas
    Hardy perennials are a favourite among flower gardeners as they can be relied upon to look beautiful year after year. The Fresh flowering stems first appear in spring and die in the autumn, while the rootstocks continue to live on and increase in size and vigour as the seasons pass. First published in 1921, 'Hardy Border Flowers' gives a complete guide to growing hardy flowers ...
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    32,82 €