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INDEX 



Climate of California ... . 28, 



coast valleys 



early regions 



frostless places 



interior lowlands 



irrigated desert valleys 



mountain valleys 



plains and foothills 



Cloth for covering beds, etc 



Cloudiness and sunshine 



Cold frame, the 



Corn 



canning 



culture 



drying 



field and silage 



locations 



planting 



soil 



varieties 



Corn salads 



Cress 



Cucumber 



culture 



locations for 



varieties 



Cultivation (see tillage) . . . 



flat 



garden 



summer 



34 

 30 

 33 

 37 

 31 

 33 

 33 

 32 

 133 

 35 

 129 

 212 

 304 

 216 

 306 

 217 

 212 

 .213 

 .213 

 .216 

 .298 

 .298 

 .218 

 .220 

 .218 

 .221 

 . 78 

 . 87 

 . 86 

 . 79 



Dandelion 298 



December, work for Ill 



Ditches, irrigation 62 



Drainage in California 72 



benefits of 73 



not always necessary 75 



surface 74 



under drainage 75 



Drying vegetables 304 



Earliest regions 37 



Egg plant 222 



culture *J 



locations for 222 



varieties 223 



Endive 211 



Engines, gasoline 53 



steam 53 



Farm gardens 20 



benefits of 23 



economics of 24 



essentials to success 21 



profitable 24 



February, work for 112 



Fences 100 



Fertilizers in California 89 



Frost, effects on vegetables 119 



occurrences of 37 



Frostless places 37 



Fungi, remedies for 317 



Furrow irrigation 65 



Garden, arrangement 99 



calendar 109, 121 



horse work in 101 



insects 314 



location of 99 



place in fhixed farming 25 



practice, diversity in 18 



protection 100 



succession and rotation 120 



unirrigated 48 



weeds 321 



winds and frosts 313 



work seasonable 107 



Garlic 251 



Garbanzos 257 



Germination, conditions for 125 



Gherkin 299 



Gophers 318 



Gumbo 300 



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Hilling 87 



Hills, transplanting 136 



Hillside irrigation 65 



Hoe in California 83 



Horse radish 275 



Horse work, arrangement for... 101 



Hot-bed, -the 130 



Hot box, the 131 



Hydraulic rams 54 



Insects, remedies for 314 



Irrigation, garden 48 



advantages of 48 



check system 60 



current wheels 54 



fertilizing value of 71 



furrow system 65 



hillside 65 



how much 69 



hydraulic rams 54 



money value of 71 



must be adequate 70 



permanent ditch system 62 



picturesque 64 



pumps 53 



raised beds 61 



ridge system 63 



seepage 62 



siphons 55 



sources of 49 



subirrigation 59 



winter 68 



January, work for Ill 



Jersey kale 181 



