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Contents 



FAQES 



Forcing in greenhouse benches .... 256-258 



Forcing in pots ....... 258-263 



Care in the cold frame 259-260 



Bringing the plants into heat . . . 260-261 



Pollination 261-263 



Forcing varieties . . . . ■ . . 263 



Growing fancy and exhibition berries . . . 263-265 



Strawberry barrels 265-267 



CHAPTER XIV 



Insects, Diseases and Frost . 



Spraying equipment and materials 



Preparation of spray materials 

 Plant diseases and their control 



Leaf-spot .... 



Powdery mildew . 



Boot-rot .... 

 Injurious insects and their control 



Weevil .... 



Leaf-roller .... 



White grub .... 



Root-louse .... 



Crown borer 



Lesser insect pests 



Miscellaneous pests 

 Frost protection .... 



Conditions which favor frost 



Mulches .... 



Screens .... 



Smudging and heating . 



injury 



268-284 

 268-270 

 26&-270 

 270-272 

 270-271 



271 



272 

 272-279 

 272-273 

 273-274 

 274-275 

 275-276 



276 

 277-279 



279 

 280-284 

 280-281 

 281-282 



282 

 283-284 



CHAPTER XV 



Varieties 



Does it pay to test novelties f 



Points to consider in selecting varieties . 

 Adaptation to climate and soil 

 Purpose for which the fruit is grown 



285-305 

 285-287 

 287-291 

 287-288 

 288-289 



