Fourth Edition, Crown 8vo. (in preparation).
A MANUAL OF GARDENING FOR BENGAL AND UPPER INDIA.
By THOMAS A. C. FIRMINGER, M.A.
THOROUGHLY REVISED AND BROUGHT DOWN TO THE PRESENT TIME BY
J. H. JACKSON,
Editor of “The Indian Agriculturist.”
PART I.
Operations of Gardening.
- Chap. I.—Climate—Soils—Manures.
- Chap. II.—Laying-out a Garden—Lawns—Hedges—Hoeing and Digging—Drainage—Conservatories—Betel Houses—Decorations—Implements—Shades—Labels—Vermin—Weeds.
- Chap. III.—Seeds—Seed Sowing—Pot Culture—Planting—Cuttings—Layers—Gootee—Grafting and Inarching—Budding—Pruning and Root Pruning—Conveyance.
- Chap. IV.—Calendar of Operations.
PART II.
Garden Plants.
- 1. Culinary Vegetables.
- 2. Dessert Fruits.
- 3. Edible Nuts.
- 4. Ornamental Annuals.
- 5. Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Perennials.