CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 

 Introduction. 



CHAPTER II. 

 Hqw to Pi,an the Garden. 



Selection of Garden Plot — Enriching it — Selecting the Crops to Grow 

 — Selecting the Tools. 



CHAPTER III. 

 Soil Tillage. 



Objects of Tillage— Implements used in Tillage — the Spade — the 

 Plow — the Harrow — Cultivators — Roller — Planker — How to Spade — 

 How to Rake — How to Hoe. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 How to Test Seeds. 



Seed Testing Blank — Germination — How to Make a Germinator. 



CHAPTER V. 

 How to Plant. 



Preparing the Land — Directions for Planting Beans — Bush — Lima and 

 Pole — Beets— Brussels Sprouts— Broccoli— Cabbage — Carrots — Cauli- 

 flower — Celery — Sweet Corn — Corn Salad — Cress — Cucumber — Dan- 

 delion — Egg Plant — Endive — Kale — Kohl Rabi — Lettuce — Leek — 

 Mustard — Melons — Okra — Onions — Parsley — Mixing Soil and Potting 

 — Parsnip — Peppers — Peas — Potatoes — Pumpkins — Radish — Salsify — 

 Spi nach —Squash — Tomatoes — Turnip — Vegetable — Planting Table — 

 Flower Planting Table. 



CHAPTER VI. 

 How to Dig and Set Trees. 



How to dig the Tree — How to set it — Planting Board. 

 CHAPTER VII. 

 How to Make a Hotbed and Cari} eor the Same. 



How to Make the Bed — How to Care for it — Cotton Shutters. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Strawberry Culture. 



Preparing the Land — Setting in Garden, in field — Winter Covering — 

 The Barrel Method. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Asparagus Culture. 



Planting the Seed — Preparing the Ground — Setting the Roots for 

 Garden Culture, for Field Culture — Cutting. 



CHAPTER X. 

 Window Gardening. 



The best Plants for it — Mixing the Soil for Common Plants, for 

 Palms and Roses, for Cacti — Selecting and arranging the Plants in 

 Boxes — List of Suitable Plants — Pottina and Re-potting — Propagation 

 — Bulbs — Care of Plants. 



