INDEX 



Canning, cost of 118 



on the farm 118 



Essentials for successful . .119 



Catalog descriptions incomplete 110 



Characteristics of blossom . . 25 



Characteristics of fruit . . 26 



Development from original 



form 26 



Effect of conditions on . . 26 



Quality 26 



Characteristics of plant . . 20 

 Checking of growth, effect 



upon 20 



Natural environment . . 20 

 Uniform growth, importance 



of 21 



Characteristics of root ... 23 

 Characteristics of stem and 



leaves 24 



Classification 4 



Cherry S 



Cultivated varieties . . . 10 



Currant 4 



Pear 7 



Cold-frames, construction . . 53 



Commercial importance of crop 18 

 Cost of crop, per acre . . .121 

 as grown for canners . .117 

 Covers for plant beds . . .55 



Cultivation 76 



Care and thoroughness neces- 

 sary 76 



in greenhouse 77 



in home garden ^ ... 77 



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Diseases 131 



Bacterial wilt 142 



Blight, early 135 



Blight, leaf 134 



Blight, Western . . . .134 

 Cracking of fruit . . . .132 



Damping off 141 



Edema 133 



Fusarium wilt 144 



Leaf curl .132 



Leaf mold 135 



Leaf spot 134 



Mildew, downey . . . .135 



Mosaic disease 133 



Phytoptosis 138 



Point rot 139 



Root knot 146 



Sclerotium wilt .... 145 

 Yellows 134 



Diseases, remedies for . . .131 

 Bordeaux mixture, prepara- 

 tion of 136 



Preventatives of .... 143 

 Spraying apparatus . . . 137 

 Spraying, importance of . 136 

 Sulphur spraying .... 139 



Distances for setting plants . 68 



in field 68 



in greenhouse 70 



in home garden .... 69 



Drainage, importance of . . 31 



Essentials for best development 28 



Cultivation 32, 76 



Effect of shade .... 28 

 Food supply . . . . 31, 43 



Heat 30 



Moisture 30 



Sunlight 28 



