CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAOB 



I INTRODUCTION I 



II WHY YOU SHOULD GARDEN 6 



III REQUISITES OP THE HOME VEGETABLE 



GARDEN 9 



iv the planting plan l6 



v implements and their uses 30 



vi manures and fertilizers 42 



vii the soil and its preparation 6 1 



Part Two — Vegetables 



viii starting the plants 72 



ix sowing and planting 92 



x the cultivation of vegetables loi 



xi the vegetables and their special 



NEEDS 108 



XII BEST VARIETIES OF THE GARDEN VEGE- 

 TABLES 141 



xiii insects and disease, and methods op 



fighting them 1 58 



xiv harvesting and storing 173 



Part Three — Fruits 



XV the varieties OF POME AND STONE 



fruits 184 



XVI planting; cultivation; filler crops 200 

 XVII pruning, spraying, harvesting 210 



XVIII BERRIES AND SMALL FRUITS 226 



XIX A CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS 249 



XX CONCLUSION 260 



