| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| cultivation, on suburban land of high value, of vegetables and flowers for the supply of nearby cities. Heavy fertilizing and the planting of successive crops are employed to obtain continuous returns from the acreage. Sales are to greengrocers and florists, principally through commission agents. See truck farming. | 1 | | See R. Webber, Market Gardening (1972). | 2 |
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