CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



Location for the Market Garden. CnLTivATioN 



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Market — Soil — Exposure — Labor — Water — Tools — Cultivation. . . 1 



CHAPTER II 



Fertilizers 



Stable Manures — Composting — Chemical Fertilizers — Nitrogen — 

 Nitrate of Soda — Potash — Phosphoric Acid — Complete Fer- 

 tilizers — Soil Acidity — Lime — Green Manures — Legumes — 

 Ploughing Under — Catch Crops 9 



CHAPTER III 

 Hot Beds 



Uses — Location — Means of Heating — Construction — Preparation 



of the Manure — Care 19 



CHAPTER IV 



Seeds and Seed Sowing. Transplanting 



Quality of the Seed — Germination — Seed Beds — Planting — 



Transplanting 24 



CHAPTER V 



Irrigation 



Moisture Requirements of Plants — Methods of Irrigation 32 



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