Excerpt from The Garden Book, a Popular Treatise on the Growing of Vegetables Under Both Home and Market Conditions

The primary object of The Garden Book is to help and encourage the home gardener in his efforts to secure for himself and family an abundant supply of vegetables, and thereby obtain a greater economy in the food supply of the home, together with a greater measure of health and happiness for every one concerned.

Remembering, however, that these small areas about the home are often only the beginning of an interest and success that rapidly grow into large commercial importance, this phase of the work has not been neglected. The commercial gardener will find the book helpful and suggestive in selecting his location and in planning and managing the planting, cultivation and marketing of his crops.

The importance of good seed carefully selected is discussed in its various phases. The insects and diseases of vegetables receive their share of atten tion. These enemies of the garden are discussed from. The standpoint of their place in the natural order of things, and the reasons why these pests are more numerous today than in former years also suggests many natural methods for their control.

The Garden Book makes little claim to originality. The endeavor has been to state in as simple and direct manner as possible those methods and prae tices that home and commercial gardeners have found most desirable and profitable.

Should this little book prove helpful in making both home and commercial gardening more pleas ant and profitable, the author will feel that his efforts have not been Without some measure of success.

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