LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



CHESAPEAKE STRAWBERRY (Color Plate) Frontispiece 



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NECESSARY GARDEN TOOLS 19 



ONE OF THE MANY GOOD TYPES OF SEED DRILLS 22 



A DIBBLE 23 



BUNCHING ASPARAGUS READY FOR MARKET 26 



FOUR STRAINS OF JERSEY WAKEFIELD CABBAGE 29 



A PLANT TRANSFERRED WITH PLENTY OF EARTH is NOT CHECKED IN GROWTH .... 30 



STRAIN TESTS OF CABBAGE 31 



CELERY UNDER IRRIGATION, SKINNER SYSTEM 33 



GOOD CELERY WELL PREPARED FOR MARKET 34 



ONIONS UNDER SKINNER SYSTEM OF IRRIGATION 37 



SOME COMMERCIAL TYPES OF SWEET POTATOES 41 



TOMATOES SUPPORTED BY STAKES 42 



A FARM GARDEN LAID OUT FOR CONVENIENCE IN WORKING 47 



TRANSPLANTING BOARD AND DIBBLE IN USE 48 



PLANTING THE SEEDLINGS 48 



SOWING FROM SEED PACKAGE OR ENVELOPE 51 



WHEEL CULTIVATOR AND ATTACHMENTS 52 



A DOUBLE SASH STEAM-HEATED HOTBED 56 



A GREENHOUSE SUITABLE FOR FORCING PLANTS 57 



A FINE BED OF MUSHROOMS GROWN FROM SPAWN OF PURE-CULTURE ORIGIN .... 60 



TURNING THE COMPOST 61 



A TYPICAL RANGE OF MUSHROOM HOUSES 62 



SIFTING THE CASING DIRT 62 



TYPES OF FANCY PACKAGES 63 



GOOD NURSERY STOCK 72 



BEFORE AND AFTER PRUNING 75 



PICKING APPLES IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY, OREGON 77 



A SPRAY OF GOOD STRAWBERRIES 81 



PLANTING A STRAWBERRY RUNNER 82 



AMERICAN QUART BOXES OF WELL-GRADED STRAWBERRIES 85 



LAND THAT WILL PRODUCE GOOD FARM CROPS WILL PRODUCE BUSH FRUITS. . . 87 



A YOUNG PLANTING CANE OF RASPBERRY, SHOWING FIBROUS ROOTS 88 



CURRANTS SHOULD FIND A PLACE IN EVERY HOME GARDEN 93 



WHITE CURRANTS 94 



WELL-SET BRANCH OF GOOSEBERRIES 96 



A TYPICAL VINIFERA VALLEY VINEYARD IN CALIFORNIA 98 



PICKING AND HAULING WINE GRAPES 100 



A TYPICAL VINIFERA HILLSIDE VINEYARD IN CALIFORNIA 101 



AMERICAN Euvms PRUNED AND TRELLISED 102 



TYPICAL ROTUNDIFOUA ARBORS 103 



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