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The Subject 



ments, as are the onions, leek and garlic, as well as cabbage, 

 kale, briissels si)rdnts, cauliflower. 



The main principles or considerations are printed in italic 

 ti/pe at the beginning. Then follows in small type the infor- 

 mation that should be available for ready reference, as dis- 

 tances at which plants are to stand, quantity of seed or num- 

 ber of plants to the acre, time of sowing or planting, yields, 

 together with very brief statements of the most important dis- 

 eases and insects. The condensed paragraphs on the maladies 

 and pests are prepared specially for this edition of the book, 

 all on a uniform pattern, by professors in the New York State 

 College of Agriculture at Cornell rniversity — H. W. Dye for 

 the diseases, C. R. Crosby and M. D. Leonard for the insects. 



Following the preliminary matter is the regular reading 

 discussion of the crop. Thereafter is the technical descrip- 

 tion and record of the plant itself, stated in botanical lan- 

 guage for accuracy. The Latin names of the plants, as well as 

 of the insects and the organisms that produce the disease con- 

 ditions, are always given, for in these days the technical names 

 are a necessary part of our knowledge. These names have 

 much significance and they stand for exact conceptions. Some- 

 thing of the history of our knowledge of the plants is sug- 

 gested in the synonymy and the records. The records in the 

 text give the names added significance. Students should early 

 learn to think in terms of these names, for their thinking is 

 then straighter. These good names are an index of an edu- 

 cated understanding of the subject. 



After the chapters on the oleraceous crops, are parts that 

 discuss the general in-actices — tillacre, fertilizing, marketing, 

 storing, home-gardening, and others. 



In his own interest the author should state that these proofs 

 are completed on a sea voyage, without means of reference and 

 verification ; but he trusts that serious errors will not arise. 



