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Contents 



CHAPTER IV 



PAGES 



Vegetable -Gardening Tools 107-121 



CHAPTER V 



Seeds and Seedage 122-171 



1. The Longevity of Seeds 122 



2. Preservation of Seeds 141 



3. Testing of Seeds 143 



4. The Sowing of Seeds 155 



5. The Growing of Seeds 165 



CHAPTER VI 



Subsequent Management of the Vegetable -Garden . . 172-213 



1. Irrigation 173 



2. Double -Cropping 181 



3. Transplanting 187 



4. Choosing the Varieties 194 



5. Weeds 196 



6. Insects and Fungi 199 



CHAPTER VII 



Marketing and Storing 214-235 



1. Packing 215 



2. Storing 224 



