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Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)

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Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)

Liberty Hyde Bailey

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Liberty Hyde Bailey turned gardening into a clear art anyone could practice. This manual moves from the point of view and the general plan down to handling the land, laying out beds, and choosing plants, always with the amateur in mind. A trusted classic of American horticulture. Design and grow your whole garden with a wise guide.

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18 chapters

  1. 1Manual of Gardening
  2. 2A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE MAKING OF HOME GROUNDS AND THE GROWING OF FLOWERS, FRUITS, AND VEGETABLES FOR HOME USE
  3. 3SECOND EDITION 1910
  4. 4Contents
  5. 5LIST OF PLATES
  6. 6EXPLANATION
  7. 7CHAPTER I THE POINT OF VIEW
  8. 8CHAPTER II THE GENERAL PLAN OR THEORY OF THE PLACE
  9. 9CHAPTER III EXECUTION OF SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE FEATURES
  10. 10CHAPTER IV THE HANDLING OF THE LAND
  11. 11CHAPTER V THE HANDLING OF THE PLANTS
  12. 12CHAPTER VI PROTECTING PLANTS FROM THINGS THAT PREY ON THEM
  13. 13CHAPTER VII THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS—THE CLASSES OF PLANTS, AND LISTS
  14. 14CHAPTER VIII THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS—INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICULAR KINDS
  15. 15CHAPTER IX THE GROWING OF THE FRUIT PLANTS
  16. 16CHAPTER X THE GROWING OF THE VEGETABLE PLANTS
  17. 17CHAPTER XI SEASONAL REMINDERS
  18. 18INDEX
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