Excerpt from The New Hampshire Kitchen, Fruit, and Floral Gardener: By E. M. Tubbs The Author does not lay claim to entire originality in the following pages, but acknowledges himself un der great obligations to many distinguished writers upon Horticulture. In some few instances he has al tered the dates in the extracts, to suit the latitude of New Hampshire. He also acknowledges the receipt of many suggestions and valuable articles written ex' pressly for the work. Due credit has been given for all borrowed matter. He has endeavored to furnish a book adapted to the wants and within the means of every one. In thekitchen Gardener, he has given full directions for cultivating the various vegetables suited to this climate, also recipes for cooking the same, which he thinks will be appreciated in the kitchen and at the table. In the Fruit Gardener, the list of fruits is not so large as to perplex the beginner in the selec tion of kinds, yet sufficiently extensive to include nearly all of our best varieties. He hopes that the directions for cultivation in this department will prove satisfactory. In the Floral Gardener, he has given directions for the cultivation and a selection of the most choice flowers that ornament our Parlors and Gardens. His limits have compelled him to be concise, yet he trusts that the directions are such as to produce vegetables, fruits, and flowers, sufficiently perfect to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.