Project Gutenberg 2012-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 923 Various Verschillende Various, Various Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" Volume 13, Slice 7 Produced by Marius Masi, Don Kretz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, 'Horticulture' to 'Hudson Bay'" by Various is a comprehensive reference work written in the early 20th century. This encyclopedic volume covers topics related to horticulture, detailing both the scientific principles and practical applications of gardening, as well as entries on other subjects reflected in the extensive alphabetical list of articles provided. The opening of this extensive work presents the section on horticulture, defining it as the art and science of cultivating garden plants for both utilitarian and decorative purposes. It introduces a systematic approach to the understanding of plant physiology and elaborates on the importance of various gardening practices, including soil preparation, watering techniques, and plant propagation methods like grafting and layering. The text emphasizes the necessity for gardeners to adapt natural plant conditions in artificial settings, encouraging a blend of scientific knowledge and experiential insights to enhance successful cultivation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Encyclopedias and dictionaries AE Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Other Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1163431 2025-06-16T03:40:31.560948 text/html 1166914 2012-03-02T09:17:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3101603 2012-03-02T09:17:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3263778 2025-06-16T03:40:52.090924 application/epub+zip 3282600 2025-06-16T03:40:37.656929 application/epub+zip 503415 2025-06-16T03:40:35.199951 application/epub+zip 3745956 2025-06-16T03:41:01.871322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3699111 2025-06-16T03:40:50.025861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 739884 2022-09-17T18:10:27.082577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1065881 2025-06-16T03:40:29.121971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1065103 2012-03-02T09:17:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 398653 2012-03-02T09:17:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1065837 2012-03-02T09:17:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398183 2012-03-02T09:17:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19718 2025-06-16T03:41:02.053300 application/rdf+xml 24275 2025-06-16T03:40:35.848937 image/jpeg 4533 2025-06-16T03:40:35.521965 image/jpeg 3197492 2025-06-16T03:40:31.842968 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