TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Preface v 



Table of Contents vii 



List of Illustrations ix 



CHAPTER I. 



Introduction. — Chemical Elements and Symbols. — Cells, Tis- 

 sues, and Fibro- vascular Bundles. — Structure and Func- 

 tion of Roots, Stems, and Leaves 1-14 



CHAPTER 11. 



Origin of Soil, Clay, Chalk or Marl, Sand.— Fertile Soil.— 

 Conditions Influencing Fertility. — " Condition or Heart." 

 — Function of Vegetable Matter in the Soil. — Moisture. — 

 Mineral Plant-food. — Analysis of Soils. — Nitrogenous 

 Plant - food. — Nitrification. — Leguminous Crops and 

 Nitrogen. — Root-nodules. — Retention of Plant-foods by 

 Soils. — Drainage 15-39 



CHAPTER III. 



Sugar-cane. — Preparation of Land, Planting, Manuring, 

 Weeding. — Cutting Cane. — Methods of Dealing with the 

 Trash.— Moulding 40-55 



CHAPTER IV. 



Manures. — Farm-yard or Pen Manures, their Function and 

 Use. — Management of Pen Manure. — Open and Covered 

 Pens.— Green Dressing. — Chemical Manures. — Potash, 

 Phosphates, Mineral Phosphates, Superphosphates, Basic 

 Slag or Thomas Phosphate. — Nitrogenous Manures. — 

 Sulphate of Iron 56-74 



