CONTENTS 



PAGE 



The Cactus Pear — A Profitable Fruit 7 



Fruits with Unique Qualities . . 23 



The Need for Improving Small 



Fruits 39 



How the Garden May be Made More 



Productive 71 



Some Common Garden Plants and 



Their Improvement .... 99 



Peas and Beans as Profitable Crops . 129 



The Tomato — And an Interesting 



Experiment 157 



Some Plants Used for Food and 



Flavor . 189 



Artichokes and Other Garden Spe- 

 cialties 217 



Winter Rhubarb and Other Interest- 

 ing Exotics ....... 239 



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