REVIEW QUESTIONS 307 



118. Name five good varieties of potatoes. 



119. Discuss the propagation of potatoes. 



120. What insects and diseases are injurious to the potato? 



121. How and when does scab affect potatoes? 



122. What is the best treatment for early potatoes? 



123. How does potato blight affect potatoes? 



124. What is Bordeaux mixture and how is it applied? 



125. What is internal brown rot? 



126. How are eggplants cultivated? 



127. When should tomato seed be sown and transplanted? 



128. What kind of soil is best for tomato growing? 



129. How should tomato plants be pruned and trained? 



130. How may the tomato season be prolonged after frosts come 

 in autumn? 



131. How should tomatoes be selected to save for seed? 



132. Name five good varieties of tomatoes. 



133. What is tomato rot, and what are the best remedies for it? 



134. What are ground cherries, and how cultivated? 



135. What are the characteristics of the peppers, and for what 

 are they used? 



136. What is martynia, and how is it cultivated? 



137. What are the general characteristics of the gourd family? 



138. How are the flowers pollinized? 



139. How are squashes cultivated? 



140. Discuss the harvesting and storing of squashes. 



141. Name three good summer varieties and three good winter 

 varieties of squash. 



142. What are pumpkins? 



143. What are the general characteristics of the muskmelon, and 

 how cultivated? 



144. How do the different varieties vary? 



145. What is the difference between a muskmtlon and a water- 

 melon? 



146. Name three good varieties of watermelon. 



147. Of what country is the cucumber a native? 



148. How is it cultivated? 



149. What soil is best for raising cucumbers? 



150. How should they be gathered when to be used for pickles. 



151. How should they be gathered for home use? 



