fcii CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Celery J 39 



Salads, Pot-herbs, and Mints 141 



Water-cress I4 1 



Garden Cress 142 



Parsley 142 



Spinach 142 



Dandelion 143 



Mustard 143 



Mints 143 



Onion 144 



Beets, Carrots and Turnips 145 



Potato 145 



Pepino 146 



History and Description of the Pepino ... 147 



CHAPTER IX. 



TOMATO 153 to 183 



The House 153 



Soil and Fertilizers 154 



Raising the Plants, and Bearing Age 155 



Beds, Benches and Boxes 157 



Training 160 



Watering 161 



Pollination 162 



Second Crop 166 



Yields and Prices 169 



Varieties 172 



Marketing 174 



Animal Parasites 175 



Diseases 177 



CHAPTER X. 



CUCUMBER 184 to 203 



The English Forcing Type of Cucumber 184 



General Requirements 186 



