by T. W. Sanders (Author)
This antiquarian book contains a popular guide to cultivating vegetables for salads, with information on how to grow all kinds of saladings in the open air, on hotbeds, and under glass. Written in simple, clear language and profusely illustrated, this text will be of significant value to the novice kitchen gardener, and makes for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this volume include: American Land Cress - History - Culture, etc.; Beet - History - Culture - Lifting and Storing - Varieties - Pests and Diseases; Celeriac - History - Early Crops - Main Crops - Late Crops - Blanching - Varieties - Pests and Diseases; Celery - History, etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on farming.