CONTENTS 13 



LECTURE VIII 



PROFITABLE CULTURE ROOT CROPS, TOMATOES, MUSHROOMS, 

 AND FRUIT TREES COST AND VALUE SELECTION OF 

 VARIETIES. 



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1. Potatoes value, varieties and cultural requirements . 112 



2. Preparing sets and planting 114 



3. Onions in Bedfordshire and value of crops. Autumn 



and spring sowing 115 



4. Carrots, parsnips, and beet culture and value . . . 116 



5. Tomatoes value and culture of 117 



6. Raising plants of 118 



7. Mushrooms, culture of 118 



8. Fruit trees, returns per acre 120 



9. Pruning trees , 121 



10. Apples varieties 122 



11. Pears varieties 123 



12. Plums and damsons, with selections of varieties ... 123 



13. Cherries varieties 123 



14. Questions and Answers 124 



LECTURE IX 



THE PRESERVATION AND DISPOSAL OF GARDEN PRODUCE 



1. Gathering and preparing fruits for jam 128 



2. Methods of gathering strawberries, raspberries, and 



currants 128 



3. Gathering apples and pears 130 



4. Packing choice fruits . . 131 



5. Storing apples and pears .... 132 



6. Drying fruits for preservation and use 133 



7. Protecting and preserving roots 133 



8. Protecting green vegetables 135 



9. Flowers, gathering and packing for safe transit . . . 186 



10. Sorting and preparing fruit for market 137 



11. Honesty in packing the best policy . 138 



12. Market fruit and vegetable measures . . 138 



