xii ILLUSTRATIONS 



125. Bush Type of String Beans 206 



126. Plantation of Pole Lima Beans 208 



127. Bush Form of Small-seeded Lima 209 



128. Okra, a Favorite Southern Vegetable 215 



129. Striped Cucumber Beetle 218 



130. Melon Aphis 219 



131. A Good Hill of Muskmelons 221 



132. Placing Dirt Bands in Hotbed 226 



133. Muskmelon Seedlings Growing in Dirt Bands in Hotbed 226 



134. Lifting Melon Plants from Hotbed 226 



135. "Boat," a De\dce Used in Tillage of Melons 228 



136. Muskmelon Vine Killed by Rust 230 



137. Muskmelon Vine Protected from Rust by Spraying 230 



138. Dozen Watermelons Weighing 300 Pounds 233 



139. Citron or Preserving Melon 234 



140. SHcing Cucumber 235 



141. Gherkin Vine and Fruit 236 



142. Bush Form of Summer Squash 237 



143. Winter Squash 238 



144. Perfect Gem Squash 239 



145. Section of Winter Crookneck Squash 239 



146. Vegetable Marrow 240 



147. Type of ''Pie" Pumpkin 241 



148. Transplanting Tomatoes 246 



149. A Row of Staked Tomatoes 247 



150. Tomato Plant Pruned to Single Stem 248 



151. Unsprayed Tomato Plant Affected by Leaf Spot 249 



152. Sprayed Tomato Plant — Leaf Spot under Control 249 



153. Tomato Plantation Ruined by Fusarium Wilt 250 



154. Fruit of the Eggplant 252 



155. Cross-sections of Fruit Shown in Fig. 154 252 



156. Varieties of Peppers 254 



157. Rows of Sweet Potatoes 255 



158. ''Sweep" Used in Making Sweet Potato Ridges 256 



159. Device for Smoothing Sweet Potato Ridges 256 



160. Sweet Potato Digger 257 



161. Sweet Potato Tubers Clinging to Stem 257 



162. Plow Rigged for Digging Sweet Potatoes 258 



163. Diagram of Farmer's Vegetable Garden 266 



164. Narrow-tooth Cultivator 269 



165. Diagram of Suburban Garden 270 



166. Suggested Plan for Garden where Space is Limited 273 



167. Simple Packing Shed, with Curtain 280 



168. Convenient Packing Shed for Melons and Tomatoes 280 



169. Sectional View and Plan of Shed Shown in Fig. 168 282 



