Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)

by L. H. Bailey

A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home Use

Liberty Hyde Bailey, the Cornell horticulturist and one of the founders of American agricultural education, wrote his Manual of Gardening as a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables for home use. He begins with the point of view, insisting that a yard should be planned as a picture, with lawns, borders and plantings composed rather than scattered, and offers sample plans for country places, city lots and small back yards. The later chapters are a working handbook: soils, tools, propagation, the flower garden, fruits and the vegetable garden, with cultural notes on individual plants. Bailey writes plainly, with a naturalist's affection for the subject. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.