xviii Illustrations 



PLATE PAOB 



VII. Onions, Red Bermuda (left) and Cebole. Also a 



Hamfeb op Lettuce ..... Opposite 134 



Vin. Melons Opposite 151 



Top, Rocky Ford muskmelon ; bottom, field marked 

 ofi for muskmelons. 



IX. TwELTE Varieties op Chatote {Sechium edule). One- 

 third Natural Size ..... Opposite 174 



X. Eggplants and Peppers .... Opposite 195 

 Top, eggplant plantation ; center left, white egg- 

 plant ; center right, eggplant ready for transplanting 

 to the field ; bottom, peppers in the field. 



XI. Cucumber Hampers ; and a Plant op Eoselle (Victor 



variety) Opposite 209 



Xn. Potatoes and Tomatoes .... Opposite 244 

 Irish potato field above ; tomatoes properly staked. 



XIII. Lettuce and Sweet Potatoes . . . Opposite 257 



Top, Big Boston head lettuce, in longitudinal sec- 

 tion ; bottom, using disc cultivator in sweet potatoes. 



XIV. Root Vegetables Opposite 264 



Left top, French Breakfast radish ; right top. Long 

 Scarlet radish ; left bottom. Rose Turnip radish ; 

 right bottom, Chantenay carrot. 



XV. A Field of Dasheen or Taeo as grown in Florida 



Opposite 279 



XVI. Tubers of Dasheen Opposite 281 



About natural size. These tubers weigh four or five 

 ounces. 



