Garden Manures and Fertilisers - Embodying, Special Recommendation for Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers

This early work is a fascinating read for any gardening enthusiast or historian and contains much information and anecdote that is still useful and practical today. Illustrated with text and full page photographs. Contents Include: Part I - Why Manures and Fertilisers are Required - The Foundation of Plant Nutrition; The Soil and the Plant; The Different manures and Fertilisers; The General Principles of Manure and Fertiliser Application; Part II - Formulae of Special Manures and Fertilisers - Fruit; Vegetables; Food Crops under Glass; Garden Flowers; Pot Plants and Flowers Indoors; Roses and Other Flowering Shrubs; Lawns; and Index. 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.