WEEDEN, John.

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A practical Treatise on the Growth of Cucumbers. First edition of this short but comprehensive guide to year-round cucumber cultivation. Published in the same year that Joseph Paxton first designed greenhouses for Chatsworth House, this tract aimed at the public evidences the widening ability to grow produce throughout the year. It describes planting, maintenance against mildew, harvesting, and preparation for display at county fairs.The author advertises himself as the gardener for "upwards of twenty-one years" to an Uxbridge squire and his vegetables as the winners of multiple shows.

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