Drawing on his two years of farming experience on Long Island, William Cobbett-an influential British journalist and passionate gardener-presents timeless principles for cultivating a diverse array of fruits, vegetables, and flowers in North America in his pioneering work, The American Gardener (1819). One of the earliest horticultural books published in the United States, Cobbett’s delightfully opinionated, charming explanations and descriptions offer today’s gardeners both practical gardening advice and an entertaining reading experience. This Warbler Classics annotated edition includes a detailed biographical timeline and an index of key terms.
Tabella dei contenuti
CONTENTS
Preface.
I. On the Situation, Soil, Fencing, and Laying-Out of Gardens.
II. On the Making and Managing of Hot-Beds and Green-Houses.
III. On Propagation and Cultivation in General
IV. Vegetables and Herbs.
V. Fruits.
VI. Flowers.
Biographical Timeline
Index
Circa l’autore
William Cobbett (1763-1835) was an English political pamphleteer, farmer, journalist, and member of parliament born in Farnham, Surrey. The son of a farmer, in his youth he worked on a farm at Farnham Castle and as a gardener in the King’s garden at Kew. His rural upbringing instilled in him a lifelong love of gardening that he sustained even as he championed free speech, parliamentary reform, and protections for the working class. By the time of his death, he had written more than twenty-five million words in over fifty works, including Rural Rides, A Grammar of the English Language, The American Gardener, and The English Gardener. He influenced, among others, Charles Dickens and G. K. Chesterton.
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