Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Contents Include: Plums and Damsons Origin; Cultivation; Select List of Varieties; Forced Plums; Japanese Plums; Apricots Origin; Cultivation Out-of-doors; List of Varieties. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience."

This rare antiquarian book contains a definitive handbook for greenhouse and tropical house management, comprising timeless information as helpful today as it was at the time of its original publication. This book has been elected for modern republication because of its educational value and is proudly republished here complete with its original illustrations and a new prefatory biography of the author. A text that will appeal to green-fingered readers interested in roper greenhouse management, this book will also make a great addition to any collection of antiquarian botanical literature....

This book includes a comprehensive guide to fruit cultivation extensively illustrated with black and white photographs. A book that will appeal to the modern fruit-grower, this timeless handbook contains a wealth of information on the topic and is as valuable today as at the time of its original publication. This book concerns itself primarily with the growing of figs, pineapples, bananas, melons, oranges, and lemons; it is a must-have for gardeners interested in growing such fruits. Sir William Watson (1858 1935) was an English poet who was renowned in his time for the controversial...