CONTENTS. XI 



CHAPTER V. 



PAGE 



CAULIFLOWER 108 to 1 14 



Unsuccessful Experiments 108 



The Successful Crops 109 



Subsequent Experience 114 



CHAPTER VI. 



RADISH 115 to 126 



Cornell Experience 115 



Sowing 115 



Soil 116 



General Management 117 



Varieties 120 



Washington Experience 121 



Houses Adapted to Growing Radishes . . . .121 



The Soil 122 



Planting the Seed 122 



Varieties to Plant 124 



Preparing the Crop for Market 124 



Approximate Yields per Square Foot . . . .125 

 Temperature, Moisture, Insects and Diseases . 125 

 Summary 126 



CHAPTER VII. 



ASPARAGUS AND RHUBARB 127 to 134 



Asparagus 130 



John Gardner's Method 132 



Forcing in Hotbeds 132 



Rhubarb 134 



CHAPTER VIII. 



MISCELLANEOUS COOL PLANTS 135 to 152 



Pea 135 



Experiments at Cornell 135 



