Xll CONTENTS 



perature Ventilation Cultivation Intercropping 

 Frame culture Pot culture Insect enemies Diseases 

 Electro-culture Harvesting Marketing Yields and 

 returns. 



CHAPTER XV 



CAULIFLOWER 234 



History Importance Beds vs. benches Varieties 

 Seed Soil Fertilizing Soil preparation Starting the 

 plants Planting Intercropping Watering Tempera- 

 ture Ventilation Cultivating Insect enemies Dis- 

 eases Frame culture Head protection Marketing. 



CHAPTER XVI 

 RADISH 246 



Importance Light Beds vs. benches Varieties Soil 

 Fertilizing Soil preparation Seed Sowing Thin- 

 ning Intercropping Watering .Temperature Venti- 

 lation Cultivation Enemies Frame culture Market- 

 ing Yields and returns. 



CHAPTER XVII 

 TOMATO 260 



History Importance Pots and boxes Benches vs. 

 ground beds Varieties Soil Fertilizing Soil prepa- 

 ration Seed Cuttings Starting plants Planting dis- 

 tances Planting Intercropping Training Watering 

 Temperature Ventilation Cultivation Mulching 

 Pollinating Insects Diseases Leaf mold Blossom 

 end rot Leaf spot or leaf blight Alternavia Solani 

 Marketing Yields and returns. 



CHAPTER XVIII 

 CUCUMBER 300 



History Importance Season of culture Ground beds 

 vs. raised benches Varieties English varieties Ameri- 

 can varieties American English crosses Seed Start- 

 ing the plants Soil Fertilizing Soil preparation 

 Planting distances Planting Watering Cultivation- 

 Mulching Temperature Shading Ventilation Train- 

 ing and pruning Pollinating Intercropping Frame 

 culture Insect enemies Diseases Marketing Yields 

 and returns. 



CHAPTER XIX 



MUSKMELON 346 



Importance House Varieties Starting plants Soil 

 Fertilizing Soil preparation Watering Temperature 



