I do not quote many excellent English manuals, but I must remark that the market-gardening culture in this country has also obtained results very highly prized by the Continental gardeners, and that the chief reproach to be addressed to it is its relatively small extension.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “I do not quote many excellent English manuals, but I must remark that the market-gardening culture in this country has…”
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Kropotkin acknowledges the achievements of English market-gardening culture, despite its limited reach.
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