JOHNS, LESLIE & STEVENSON, VIOLET — Fruit for the Home and Garden

Australia, Angus & Robertson. 1986. Card Cover with dust jacket, 25cm. Ill.: Marianne Yamaguchi. Book, 252pp & over 500g to post. Gives practical advice on growing, harvesting, and preserving fruit and provides recipes for jams, preserves, conserves, chutneys, and sauces. Many fruits are described in detail: where it comes from, what it tastes like, how different varieties occur and are cultivated to advantage. For the home gardener the authors give practical advice on the choice of the best varieties to suit climate and soil conditions, on pruning and fertilising techniques, pest control, on training methods and on when to harvest and how to store the crop. Very Good/None issued.