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H H Thomas, Gordon Forsyth (Edited by) : The Popular Encyclopedia of Gardening 3 Vols

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The Popular Encyclopedia of Gardening: A Complete and Up-To-Date Alphabetical Guide to Every Branch of Gardening. Volume 1 A - HAK. Volume 2 HAL - PRI. Volume 3 PRI - Z. BOOKs in wonderful decorated leather cover with gilt to spine, slight bumping to corners & edges, some wear to bottom edges of covers . PAGES tanned but clean, flat & tight, some spotting in places but does not interfere with text, beautifully illustrated, lovely book. Book Extract; Since the popular encyclopedia of gardening was first published, over 20 yearsago, many changes have taken place and great advances have been made inthe practice and science of gardening, stimulated in large measure by the urgentneed for increased food production during, and since, the Second World War.Yet the fundamental principles underlying the cultivation of plants, whether forpleasure or profit, remain unchanged, and the advice of the distinguished band ofgardening experts who contributed to the original work is still basically sound, andfpr that reason remains the foundation of this new edition.The principal changes that have taken place are largely in the form of improved,or simplified, methods of cultivation, in the development of which the gardener hasbeen greatly aided by the horticultural scientist. For example, the introduction ofthe John Innes compost, formulated by research workers at the John Innes Horti-cultural Institution, has greatly simplified seed sowing. The development ofthecontinuous cloche has opened up a completely new branch of gardening for theamateur, enabling him to produce early crops of vegetables and flowers with com-parative ease, and the introduction of electricity into the garden, especially as aheating agency, though still comparatively in its infancy has already proved a greatboon to the gardener.The scientist has also, in recent years, contributed much to our knowledge of theneeds of our plants, particularly as regards the functions of plant foods and the useof manures, fertilizers and soil conditioners, and great strides have been made inpest and disease prevention and control., 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Good

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