Project Gutenberg 2005-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 828 Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund) 1814 1897 Simmonds, Peter Lund The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Produced by Olaf Voss, Stephen Schulze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom" by P.L. Simmonds is a practical treatise and handbook of reference written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the cultivation, preparation, and commercial value of various vegetable products, particularly those from tropical and sub-tropical regions, serving as a resource for colonists, manufacturers, merchants, and consumers. It aims to address the needs of those engaged in agricultural and commercial enterprises, emphasizing the importance of lesser-known crops and their potential economic benefits. The opening of the book lays out Simmonds' motivations for compiling this comprehensive guide, highlighting the need for reliable information on the cultivation and manufacture of key agricultural products that were increasingly in demand. The author discusses the challenges faced by colonists and planters, presenting the necessity for education on the profitable agriculture of tropical products like cacao, coffee, tea, and sugar. His preface sets the stage for an exploration of various agricultural staples, structured by section and encouraging a deeper understanding of the market dynamics while drawing on both personal experience and extensive research into the economic botany of these commodities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Botany, Economic SB Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Economics Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 2856966 2025-07-06T12:48:20.712245 text/html 2737200 2020-12-14T05:00:46 text/html 1037735 2025-07-06T12:49:14.473011 application/epub+zip 1070014 2025-07-06T12:48:35.893215 application/epub+zip 1031175 2025-07-06T12:48:28.584196 application/epub+zip 1832561 2025-07-06T12:49:35.440374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1676325 2025-07-06T12:49:03.502046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1524072 2022-09-07T20:24:52.545493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2344263 2025-07-06T12:48:14.313308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2343692 2020-12-14T05:00:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2344347 2020-12-14T05:00:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21314 2025-07-06T12:49:35.650400 application/rdf+xml 15874 2025-07-06T12:48:29.405210 image/jpeg 3489 2025-07-06T12:48:29.000199 image/jpeg 846641 2020-12-14T05:00:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 903285 2020-12-14T05:00:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 846470 2020-12-14T05:00:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 989313 2025-07-06T12:48:20.891268 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog