Excerpt from Root and Stem Vegetables
If this series failed to treat upon the culture of vegetables it would never justify its title, nor constitute a guide to present-day gardening. It is a sign of the times that the public appreciation for the natural foods of the garden, orchard, and farm is increasing; and whilst the national importance of vegetable culture is not, even now, adequately recognised, at the same time progress is being made in this direction.
The author of the present volume has been intimately connected with vegetable gardening for half a century.
For many years he has lectured on vegetable culture for the Surrey County Council, thus teaching amateurs and cottagers the principles on which successful culture is based. He has founded a National Vegetable Society, and is chairman of that body, whilst his services to the Fruit and Vegetable Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society have extended over some twenty years. For his distinguished services and devotion to kitchen gardening he has been awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour in Horticulture by the Council of the Royal Horticultural Society.
The information contained in the following pages is the narration of personal experience, without, as he states, reference to any published works.
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