This antiquarian book contains a concise yet detailed article on the common ailments and pests of the garden, with information on the damage they can cause, how to control them, and how to prevent them in a natural and organic way. Full of interesting and practical information, this article will be of considerable utility to the home gardener or allotment owner, making for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Although old, the information contained within this article is timeless, and will be of as much use to the modern reader as it was to those contemporary with its original publication. Many antiquarian texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a new prefatory introduction on fruit growing.