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aration of the asparagus plot, 125 Fertilizer for as- 

 paragus, 126 Planting asparagus, 127 Cutting, 127 

 Bunching and crating asparagus, 128 Marketing, 

 128 Blanching, 129 Raising asparagus plants, 129 

 Canning asparagus, 130 Enemies, 130 Varieties of 

 asparagus, 131 Bulletins, 131 Globe artichokes, 132. 



CHAPTER XII 



VEGETABLES WITH EDIBLE BULBS 134-150 



Onions, 134 Soil for onions, 135 Fertilizer for 

 onions, 135 Time to sow onion seed, 137 Seed-bed 

 for onions, 137 Setting out onions, 138 Cultivation 

 of onions, 141 The large-scale method of onion-grow- 

 ing, 142 Curing the onion crop, 143 Crating onions, 

 144 Raising onions from sets, 144 Varieties of 

 onions, 144 Costs in onion growing, 146 Bulletins, 

 146 Leek, 147 Shallot, 146 Chive, 149 Garlic, 

 150. 



CHAPTER XIII 

 VEGETABLES WITH EDIBLE FRUITS THE CUCURBITS . 161-177 



Cantaloupes, 151 Soil and preparation, 152 Fer- 

 tilizer, 162 Planting and cultivating muskmelons, 153 

 Marketing muskmelons, 153 Saving melon seed, 

 163 Enemies, 154 Varieties of melons, 154 Bulle- 

 tins, 154 Watermelon, 155 Soil, 155 Fertilizer for 

 watermelons, 155 Planting watermelons, 156 Culti- 

 vating, 157 Marketing watermelons, 158 Saving 

 seed, 158 Diseases and insects, 159 Varieties of 

 watermelon, 159 Bulletins and papers, 160 Cucum- 

 ber, 160 Protecting cucumbers from frost, 162 Soil 

 and preparation of the cucumber field, 163 Fertilizer 

 for cucumbers, 164 Cultivating cucumbers, 165 



