CONTENTS III 



Forcing Dwarf Tomatoes Under Glass 59 



Sowing the seed and transplanting 61 



Training 61 



Pollination 64' 



Varieties and yield 65 



Distance to plant 67 



Insects, fungns, and pests . . . .^. 67 



Marketing 68 



Summary ^ 68 



Remedies for the Cankerworm 71 



The Story of a Cankerworm' s Life 71 



Remedial Measure? •. . . . 73 



Bodlime 73 



The Spraying Method 75 



Arsenate of Lead 76 



Cost of the Chemicals 76 



The Watermelon 79 



Growing watermelons in the North 79 



Culture 80 



Soil and location 80 



Planting 82 



Cultivation 82 



Enemies 83 



Picking 84 



Storing and marketing 84 



Variety test 85 



Description of varieties 86 



Classification of watermelons 95 



Analytical key 97 



Sweet Heart type 98 



Monarch tyjte 98 



Icing type 98 



Jackson type 100 



Black Spanish type 100 



Boss type 100 



Kolb's Gem type 101 



Cuban Queen type 102 



Rattlesnake type 102 



Pride of Georgia type 103 



Christmas type 104 



Favorite type 104 



Nabob type 104 



Phinney type 105 



Summary 106 



Thirteenth Annual Report Ill 



Annual Statement Ill 



Supplementary Statement 112 



