The Australian gardener's guide : an epitome of horticulture for the colony of Victoria

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Sturrock, A. C
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N 635.09945 A221-10
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Melbourne : G. Robertson, 1879
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Notes
Bookplate glued down to front cover obscuring text. Index to advertisements, preface and contents on pages i-xi. Loss of corners on pages 197-200.
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Contents

Ex Libris 1
[Chapter heading not available] 2
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 3
[Chapter heading not available] 4
AUSTRALIAN Gardeners' Guide. 7
[Chapter heading not available] 8
PREFACE. 9
[Chapter heading not available] 10
CONTENTS. 11
Australian Gardener. 15
APPLE. 21
CULINARY APPLES. 25
APRICOT. 29
ALMOND. 31
CHERRY. 33
FIG. 38
FILBERT AND NUT. 41
LOQUAT. 43
MEDLAR. 44
NECTARINE. 45
PEACH. 48
MULBERRY (MORUS NIGRA). 54
OLIVE. 56
ORANGE. 57
CITRON. 58
LIME. 59
PEAR. 60
PLUM. 65
QUINCE. 71
SPANISH OR SWEET CHESTNUT. 72
STRAWBERRY. 73
WALNUT. 73
VINE. 76
SMALL FRUITS. 81
GOOSEBERRIES. 83
RASPBERRY. 84
KITCHEN GARDEN. 86
ASPARAGUS. 87
BROAD BEANS. 90
BEET. 92
BROCOLI. 94
BORECOLE OR KALE. 95
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 95
CABBAGE. 96
CAPSICUM. 99
CARDOON. 100
CARROT. 100
CAULIFLOWER. 103
CELERY. 104
CHICORY. 109
CORN SALAD. 110
CRESS. 110
CUCUMBER. 111
ENDIVE. 114
GAELIC. 114
GOURD OR PUMPKIN. 115
HERBS. 115
HORSE-RADISH. 116
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES. 116
KIDNEY BEANS. 117
LEEK. 118
LETTUCE. 119
MELON. 120
MUSHROOM. 121
MUSTARD FOR SALAD. 122
ONION. 123
PARSLEY. 125
PARSNIP. 126
PEA. 126
POTATO. 127
RADISH. 129
RHUBARB. 129
SALSAFY. 131
SAVOY. 131
SCORZONERA. 131
SEAKALE. 132
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN. 133
SPINACH. 134
TOBACCO. 135
TOMATO. 140
TURNIP. 141
VEGETABLE MARROW. 141
CALENDAR. 142
FEBRUARY. 143
MARCH. 145
APRIL. 147
MAY. 148
JUNE. 150
JULY. 151
AUGUST. 153
SEPTEMBER. 155
OCTOBER. 157
NOVEMBER. 159
DECEMBER. 161
FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 162
CALENDAR. 164
FEBRUARY. 166
MARCH. 168
APRIL. 169
MAY. 172
JUNE. 174
AUGUST. 175
JULY. 175
SEPTEMBER. 176
OCTOBER. 178
NOVEMBER. 179
DECEMBER. 180
MISCELLANEOUS. 181
DIGGING. 182
FORKING 183
TRENCHING 183
BASTARD OR HALF-TRENCHING. 184
DRAINING. 185
TRANSPLANTING 186
MULCHING 187
BUDDING. 188
WATERING. 188
GRAFTING 189
CUTTINGS. 191
LAYERING. 191
INSECTS. 192
SLUGS. 193
TABULAR VIEW OF THE KITCHEN GARDEN CALENDAR. 194
PLANTING TREES, &c. 196
TABLE OF LINEAL MEASURE. 197
TABLE OF SQUARE MEASURE. 198
MANURING LAND (IN DRILLS). 199
MANURING LAND (BROADCAST). 200
DRAINING 201
MANURES. 201
ANNUALS. 202
[Chapter heading not available] 209

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Sturrock, A. C & Adamson, William & Brookes, Mabel Balcombe. (1879). The Australian gardener's guide : an epitome of horticulture for the colony of Victoria Retrieved May 11, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1555806613

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Sturrock, A. C, Adamson, William and Brookes, Mabel Balcombe. The Australian gardener's guide : an epitome of horticulture for the colony of Victoria Melbourne: G. Robertson, 1879. Web. 11 May 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1555806613>

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Sturrock, A. C & Adamson, William & Brookes, Mabel Balcombe. 1879, The Australian gardener's guide : an epitome of horticulture for the colony of Victoria G. Robertson, Melbourne viewed 11 May 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1555806613

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