CHAPTER XXI 

 Cultural Directions 



CONTENTS IX 



Fag« 



Artichoke, Globe — Artichoke, Jerusalem — Asparagus — 

 Bean — Beet — Broccoli — Brussels sprouts — Cabbage — Car- 

 rot — Cauliflower — Celeriac or turnip-rooted celery — Celery 

 ■ — Chard — Chicory — Chive — Collard — Corn salad — Cress 

 — Cucumber — Dandelion — Dill — Eggplant — Endive — 

 Garlic — Horseradish — Kale or borecole — Kohl-rabi — ^Leek 

 — Lettuce — Martynia — Mint — Muskmelon — Mustard 

 — Okra or, gumbo — Onion — Parsley — Parsnin — ^Pea — Pep- 

 per — Pumpkin — Radish — Rhubarb — Rutabaga — Sage — 

 Salsify — Savory — Shallot — Spinach — Squash — r Sweet corn 

 — Sweet potato— Thyme — ^Tomato — ^Turnip— Watermelon 



CHAPTER XXII 



Crop Rotation 472 



A necessity — ^Relation to food supply — Relation to humus 

 — Relation to toxics — ^Relation to insects and diseases — Re- 

 lation to other factors — ^Examples. 



CHAPTER XXIII 



Succession and Companion Cropping 475 



Succession cropping — Companion cropping — Plans for 

 companion cropping. 



CHAPTER XXIV 



The Home Vegetable Garden 490 



Importance — Aims — Location — Varieties — The use of 

 glass — Management — ^Plans. 



CHAPTER XXV 



Tables 494 



Vitality of seeds — Percentage of germination — Number 

 of plants required an acre at various distances — Quantity 

 of seed required an acre — Weight of one quart of seeds 

 and number of seeds in one ounce. 



CHAPTER XXVI 



Suggestions on Laboratory Work „„ 498 



Importance — Methods — Definite lines of work. 



