A Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting

This special re-print edition of US Dept of Agriculture's book "A Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting" is a guide to growing tropical plants in the garden. Written in 1914, this classic text provides insight into how to successfully grow a wide range of tropical plants in your garden including fruits, vegetables, flowers and others. A special emphasis is provided on plants originating from Ceylon. At over 700 pages, this masterful work is one of te most authorative books available on tropical gardening and the plant species used in this exciting branch of horticulture. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.