PLAN AND ARRANGEMENT.

FERTILIZERS.

BARNYARD MANURE.

COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.

PROFITS FROM THE USE OF FERTILIZERS.

DANGER OF LOSS OF NITRATES BY LEACHING.

THE INFLUENCE OF QUANTITY APPLIED AND METHOD OF APPLICATION.

PREPARATION OF THE SOIL.

TIME OF PLANTING.

THE SELECTION AND PURCHASE OF GARDEN SEEDS.

SEED SOWING.

TOOLS.

MULCHING.

IRRIGATION.

THINNING.

TRANSPLANTING.

SETTING IN THE OPEN GROUND.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID ATTACKS OF INSECTS AND DISEASES.

PROTECTION OF PLANTS.

HARVESTING, PACKING AND SHIPPING.

CANNING VEGETABLES IN THE HOME.

STORING.

EARLY PLANTS IN HOTBEDS.

HANDLING OF PLANTS.

FRAMES USED IN TRUCK GROWING.

VENTILATION.

SOIL AND FERTILIZERS.

WATERING CROPS.

ANISE.

ARTICHOKE, GLOBE.

ARTICHOKE, JERUSALEM.

ASPARAGUS.

BEANS.

LIMA BEANS.

BEETS.

BORAGE.

BROCCOLI.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS.

CABBAGE.

CALABASH[1]

CANTALOUPE.

CARDOON.

CARROT.

CAULIFLOWER.

CELERIAC.

CELERY.

CETEWAYO, OR ZULU, POTATOES.

THE CHAYOTE.

CHERVIL.

CHICORY.

CHILE.

CHIVE.

CITRON.

COLLARDS.

CORN SALAD.

CRESS.

CUCUMBERS.

DANDELION.

DILL.

EGG PLANT.

ENDIVE.

FENNEL.

GARLIC.

GINGER.

HERBS.

ICE PLANT.

HORSE-RADISH.

KALE, OR BORECOLE.

KOHL-RABI.

LEEK.

LETTUCE.

LLEREN (Calathea allouya).

MARTYNIA (Unicorn Plant).

MELON—MUSK.

MELON—WATERMELON.

MUSTARD.

NASTURTIUM.

NEW ZEALAND SPINACH.

OKRA (Gumbo).

ONIONS.

PARSLEY.

PARSNIP.

PEAS.

PEPPERS.

PHYSALIS.

POTATO.

PUMPKIN.

RADISH.

RHUBARB (PIE PLANT).

RUTA-BAGA (SWEDES).

SALSIFY (VEGETABLE OYSTER).

SCOLYMUS.

SKIRRET.

SORREL.

SPINACH.

SQUASH.

STACHYS.

SWEET BASIL.

SWEET CORN.

SWEET MARJORAM.

SWEET POTATO.

SWISS CHARD.

THYME.

TOMATOES.

TURNIPS.

VEGETABLE MARROW.