INDEX 



Soil Preparation 



for main crop .... 46 



Importance of .... 46 



Selection 33 



for early crop .... 36 

 for greenhouse ... .37 



for home garden ... 36 



for main crop .... 34 



Previous crop . . . . 41 



Sorting 92 



Staking 79 



Starting plants . '. -. . . 59 



Effect of shade .... 29 



for early fruit .... 63 



for forcing 67 



for home garden .... 67 



for late crop 65 



in flats 59 



in greenhouse 59 



Pricking out 60 



Right conditions .... 62 



Spotting boards .... 61 



Unfavorable conditions . . 63 



Watering 60 



With least labor .... 66 

 Succession, practice in the 



South 42 



Training ... 

 for greenhouse 

 for home garden 



Types .... 



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 , 88 

 , 85 

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Value, development of . 

 Variations 



in foliage 100 



in fruit 102 



Coloring 106 



Flesh 105 



Ripening 106 



Shape 102 



in habit 97 



Varietal differences 



as to foliage 100 



as to fruit 102 



as to growth 97 



Variety names 108 



Sources 109 



Varying application . . .110 



Watering, danger in 



30, 60 



Yielding capacity 22 



Yield per acre . . . 117, 121 

 Yield per foot of greenhouse 



bench .... 122 



