From the PREFACE: THERE are so many gardening manuals in existence that it seems presumptuous to add to them. They range from ponderous and learned volumes written by acknowledged authorities to manuals which stop just at the point on which more information is wanted. This book is for those who have not the time to study the former type of book, but it has been our ambition to embody as much as is of practical value to be found in these authorities...