Contents xv 



Jerusalem artichoke, 261 Yam, 262 Radish, 264 

 Soil and preparation, 264 Fertilizer for radishes, 265 



Sowing and cultivation, 265 Marketing radishes, 266 



Seed raising, 267 Varieties of radishes, 267 Com- 

 parison of varieties of radish grown in the open garden, 

 268 Turnip, 268 Soil and preparation, 269 Plant- 

 ing and cultivating, 269 Marketing, 270 Varieties of 

 turnip, 270 Rutabaga, 270 Beet, 271 Soil and 

 preparation, 271 Fertilizer for beets, 272 Seeding 

 and cultivating beets, 272 Marketing, 273 Varieties 

 of beets, 274 Carrot, 274 Soil and preparation, 275 

 Fertilizer for carrots, 275 Sowing and cultivation of 

 carrots, 276 Marketing, 276 Varieties of carrots, 

 276 Parsnip, 277 Soil and preparation, 277 Fer- 

 tilizer for parsnips, 277 Sowing and cultivating pars- 

 nips, 278 Varieties, 278 Salsify or oyster plant, 279 



Dasheen or Taro, 279 Uses of dasheen, 281 Bulle- 

 tins, 281 Tanier, 281 Bulletin, 282 Horse-radish, 

 283 Cassava, 283 Bulletins, 285 Lleren, 285. 



CHAPTER XVIII 



OTHEB VEGETABLES; PLANTING-LIST 286-300 



Chenopodium quinoa, 266 Ullucus tuberosus, 286 

 Arracacia Xanthorrhiza, 287 Yam-bean (Pachy- 

 rhizus erosus, and P. tuberosus), 287 Goa bean 

 (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) , 288 New Zealand 

 spinach (Tetragonia expansa), 288 Basella (Basella 

 rubra), 288 Edible jute (Corchorus olitorius var. 

 edulis), 288 Edible amaranth (Amaranthus oleraceus, 

 A. gangeticus, and A. viridis) , 289 Para cress ( Spi- 

 lanthes oleracea), 289 Pigeon pea (Cajanus indicus), 

 289 Sword bean and Jack bean (Canavalia), 290 

 Chinese cabbage (Brassica Pe-tsai), 290 Chinese 

 mustard (Brassica jwncea), 290 Roquette (Eruca 



