CONTENTS 



PREFACE 



THE WHY AND WHEREFORES, a sort of introduction. 



A fable The cat's trick History of the new 



onion culture Blessings of an own home 



Large scale operations Horticultural training 



for your boy. 



CHAPTER I 



WELL BEGUN, HALF DONE. How the plants are grown I 



Procuring seed Growing seed Plants in 

 boxes Hotbeds Sowing the seed Fire hot- 

 beds Hotbeds heated by waste steam Cheap 

 greenhouses Plants for sale Damping off 

 Soils for flats, frames and benches Trimming 

 the plants while growing. 



' CHAPTER II 



As You MAKE YOUR BED, so you will lie . . 13 



What soil to select How to manure and 

 prepare it The best soil Onions on muck 

 Sandy loam Clean soil essential Manuring 

 the land An onion and strawberry combina- 

 tion Preparing the soil. 



CHAPTER III 



A DIFFICULTY EASILY OVERCOME. How the plants 



are set in open ground 21 



The real work One advantage of trans- 

 planting Width of planting Marking the land 

 Trimming the plants before setting Setting 

 plants Planting machines. 



CHAPTER IV 



PERSEVERANCE THAT PAYS,. Tillage as moisture pre- 

 server and weed killer 3 2 



Objects of cultivation Tools of tillage 

 Hand weeding Mulching Irrigation. 



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