TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Cress 288 



Cucumbers 288 



Dandelion 292 



Dill 293 



Egg Plant 293 



Endive 293 



Fennel 294 



Garlic 294 



Ginger 294 



Herbs 294 



Horse Radish 295 



Ice Plant 294 



Kale 295 



Kohl-Rabi 295 



Leek 296 



Lettuce 296 



Lleren 296 



Martynia 297 



Melon Muskmelon 297 



Melon Watermelon 302 



Mustard 305 



Nasturtium 305 



New Zealand Spinach 306 



Okra 306 



Onions 308 



Parsley 318 



Parsnip 318 



Page 



Peas 318 



Peppers 319 



Physalis 319 



Potato 320 



Pumpkin 343 



Radish 343 



Rhubarb 343 



Ruta-Baga 344 



Salsify 344 



Scolymus 344 



Skirret 344 



Sorrel 345 



Spinach 345 



Squash ." 345 



Stachys 345 



Sweet Basil 346 



Sweet Corn 346 



Sweet Marjoram 346 



Sweet Potato 346 



Swiss Chard 355 



Thyme 355 



Tomatoes 355 



Turnips 366 



Vegetable Marrow 366 



Composition of Roots 367 



Authorities Consulted 367 



Quantity of Seed to Plant 368 



Part III. 

 FIELD CROPS. 



Importance of Grain 370 



Improving Plants by Selection 



and Breeding 370 



Separation of Seed by Specific 



Gravity 379 



Tillering of Grains 380 



Shrinkage of Grains 382 



Sulphur Bleaching of Oats and 



Barley 386 



Weights of Seeds Per Bushel.. 389 



Corn 400 



Wheat 442 



Oats 463 



Barley 500 



Rye 512 



Emmer 513 



Buckwheat 516 



Pop Corn 519 



Canadian Field Peas 520 



Cowpeas 526 



Part IV. 

 VARIOUS FARM PRODUCTS. 



Weeds 530 



Weeds Used in Medicine 553 



Poisonous Plants 565 



Promising Root Crops 581 



Taro 581 



Yautia 583 



Goldenseal 586 



Camphor 587 



Cacao 587 



Prickly Pear 588 



Tuna 590 



Australian Wattle 590 



Sumac 591 



Bamboo 591 



Roselle 592 



Rubber 592 



Guava 595 



Cocoanut 596 



Yam Root 597 



Ginseng 598 



Part V. 

 MISCELLANEOUS CROPS. 



Rice 600 Castor Bean 658 



Peanut 615 Canaigre 660 



Hops 634 Banana 665 



Mushrooms 650 



