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CUOURBITACEOUS GROUP . 



Salad plajjts and" pot herbs ■ 



CncTimber. 

 Mii^kiuelon. 

 Watermelon. 

 S(iTiash. 

 Pumpkin, etc. 



Spinach. 



Lettnce. 



Cress. 



Corn salad. 



Endive. 



Chicory. 



Dandelion. 



Mustard. 



Chard. 



Sorrel. 



Parsley. 



Rhubarb. 



MiSCFXLANEOUS VEGETABLES 



Celery. 



Celeriao. 



Asparagus. 



Sweet corn. 



Okra, or gumbo. 



Martynia. 



Artichoke. 



Sweet herbs 



Sage. 

 Lavender. 

 Peppermint. 

 CatniiJ. 

 Caraway, etc. 



Mushrooms Edible species. 



Botanical knowledge. 

 I History. 



Importance and extent of cultivation. 

 Soils and locations. 

 Plant food (fertilizers). 

 Propagation. 

 Planting. 

 Culture. 

 Syllabus to be followed with each group, JTraining. 



crop, or individual plant 



Pruning. 



Thinning. 



Picking (harvesting). 



Marketing. 



Storing. 



Varieties. 



Spraying for insects. 



Spraying for diseases. 



Profits (estimated). 



Note.— Lectures, recitations, and laboratory exercises are to receive their due 

 apportionment with till the crops. 



Floriculture is given 80 hours, and is subdivided as follows: 



HORTICULTURE, IV. FLORICULTURE 30 HOURS. 



[Definitions. 



I Place in general horticulture. 



Introduction Value in illustrating intensive agriculture. 



[Relation to landscape gardening. 



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