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The Busy Woman's Garden Book

The Busy Woman's Garden Book

by Ida D. Bennett

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About this eBook

Author
Bennett, Ida D. (Ida Dandridge), 1860-1925
Credits
Produced by Larry B. Harrison, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
SB: Agriculture: Plant culture
Subject
Gardening
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 56001
Release Date
November 19, 2017
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Transcriber's Note — THE BUSY WOMAN'S GARDEN BOOK
  3. 3.INTRODUCTION
  4. 4.CONTENTS
  5. 5.CHAPTER I PLANNING THE GARDEN
  6. 6.CHAPTER II HOTBEDS, COLD FRAMES AND FLATS
  7. 7.CHAPTER III PLANTING SEED IN THE OPEN GROUND
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV TRANSPLANTING
  9. 9.CHAPTER V GARDEN TOOLS
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI HOLDING AND INCREASING THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII ASPARAGUS
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII EARLY SPRING VEGETABLES
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX MID-SEASON VEGETABLES
  14. 14.CHAPTER X VEGETABLES OF THE VINE FAMILY
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI VEGETABLES LESS COMMONLY GROWN
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII QUANTITY OF SEED REQUIRED
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII SWEET, POT AND MEDICINAL HERBS
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV PLANT ENEMIES AND INSECTICIDES
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV WINTER STORAGE
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI CANNING THE GARDEN SURPLUS FOR WINTER USE
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII THE ANNUAL GARDEN
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX THE HARDY GARDEN
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX THE PLANTING OF FALL BULBS
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI ECONOMY IN THE PURCHASE OF SHRUBBERY
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII A CONTINUOUS SUCCESSION OF BLOOM IN THE SHRUBBERY
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII GARDENING FOR SHUT-INS
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV THE POSSIBILITIES OF A CITY FLAT
  29. 29.INDEX

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