CONTENTS ix 



Page 



CHAPTER XI: MORALS OF ELM TREES 



AND CUTWORMS 106 



Tragedies in the Garden 108 



Malicious Worms 109 



Study the Anatomy of Roots 112 



CHAPTER XII: DAILY MIRACLES IN THE 



GARDEN 115 



The Intelligence of Plants 116 



How Plants Utilize Dew 119 



The Most Marvelous Thing in the World . 120 



CHAPTER XIII: HOW TO BE HAPPY, RAIN 



OR SHINE 124 



The Art of Transplanting 125 



Effective Crop Insurance 127 



Make Intensive Gardening Compulsory! . 129 



CHAPTER XIV: A NEW TIME-TABLE FOR 



VEGETABLES 132 



Stop the Loafing 134 



Unstringing the Beans 135 



Three Weeks' Potatoes 137 



CHAPTER XV: AN OPIUM DREAM OF NEW 



POPPIES 140 



Oriental, Darwin, and Silver Lining . . . 141 



Burbank's Art Shirleys 145 



How to Raise Fairy Poppies 147 



