The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.

"The Field and Garden Vegetables of America" by Fearing Burr is a detailed guide from the 1800s about a wide range of vegetables grown in America. It contains information on around eleven hundred different kinds of veggies and also gives instructions on how to grow, take care of and use those vegetables. Aimed towards anyone from new gardeners to experts, it describes everything someone would need to know about growing vegetables in their garden, as well as starting out with describing the aims of the books and how the information was collected, and then it dives into specific vegetables, beginning with the beet, explaining how to grow them, what kind of soil they like, and how they can be used for cooking or feeding animals. Burr pays close attention to the growing process.