Plant Propagation; Being a Description of the Various Methods Employed by Both Amateur and Professional Gardeners: Written and Comp. E-book. Formato PDF Walter Davis   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The art of plant propagation is of very ancient date, it having been successfully practised so long as we have any historical records. At the present time it has so developed and improved that it may reasonably claim to be associated with science in its different bearings on plant life in widely distributed regions. The utility and absolute necessity of agriculture and horticulture for the benefit, happiness, and even existence, of civilised man have been so often dealt with that it would be difficult to introduce any new features of interest that have not been explained many times before.

Batik and Other Pattern Dyeing. E-book. Formato PDF Walter Davis Baker   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The burning of wood as a means of decoration did not stand this test, therefore it had to go. Oil paint is not a suitable medium to decorate textiles, therefore it too has nearly fallen from use. The value of applied art to home and community rests upon the test, whether the pupil who works out the problems becomes by virtue thereof a more useful and cultured individual in the home and in the social and industrial life of the community.