Instructions In Gardening For Ladies

First published in 1840, this vintage book contains a classic guide to gardening, originally designed especially for women. This easy-to-digest guide is full of simple instructions and expert tips that will be of considerable utility to novice gardeners and those looking to get into this wonderful pastime. Contents include: "e;Introduction"e;, "e;Stirring the Soil"e;. "e;Manuring the Soil, and Making Hotbeds"e;, "e;Sowing Seeds"e;, "e;Planting Bulbs and Tubers"e;, "e;Transplanting and Watering"e;, "e;Modes of Propagation by Division"e;, "e;Taking off Suckers"e;, "e;Making Layers and Cuttings"e;, "e;Budding"e;, "e;Grafting"e;, "e;Inarching"e;, "e;Pruning"e;, "e;Training"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.