The Gardener's Assistant - Vol Iv

This book is the fourth volume of the definitive handbook for the gardener, comprising a wealth of green-fingered tips and techniques that cover absolutely everything necessary for creating and maintaining a fruitful garden. This book contains such chapters as: Formation of The Fruit and Kitchen Gardens, Orchards, Spraying Fruit-trees, The Apple, Pears, Plums and Damsons, The Peach and Nectarine, and many more. Complete with detailed drawings and diagrams, this comprehensive compendium contains timeless information about the subject and continues to be a must-read for the keen amateur horticulturist today. Sir William Watson (1858 ?1935) was an English poet, famous for the controversial political content of his work. This book was originally published in 1910 and is proudly republished now with a new introductory biography of the author.