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THE
FAMILY KITCHEN GARDENER,
CONTAINING
PLAIN AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS
OF ALL THE
DIFFERENT SPECIES AND VARIETIES
OF
CULINARY VEGETABLES;
WITH
THEIR BOTANICAL, ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN NAMES, ALPHABETICALL;
ARRANGED, AND THE BEST MODE OF CULTIVATING THEM, IN THE GARDEN
OR UNDER GLASS; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF IMPLEMENTS AND
MEDICINAL HERBS IN GENERAL USE.

ALSO,
DESCRIPTIONS AND CHARACTERS OF THE MOST SELECT
FRUITS, THEIR MANAGEMENT, PROPAGATION, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED WITH TWENTY-FIVE ENGRAVINGS.
BY ROBERT BUIST,
AUTHOR OF THE AMERICAN FLOWER-GARDEN DIRECTORY, ROSE MANUAL, ETC.
NEW YORK:
C. M. SAXTON & CO.,
AGRICULTURAL BOOK PUBLISHERS,
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1856