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QUESTIONS— CHAPTER VIII. 



131. How should tomatoes be selected to save for seed? 



132. Name Ave good varieties of tomatoes. 



133. What is tomato rot and the best remedies for it? 



134. What are ground cherries and how cultivated? 



135. What are the characteristics of the peppers and for what 

 are they used? 



136. What is Martynia and how is it cultivated? 



137. What are the general characteristics of the gourd family? 



138. How are the flowers pollenized? 



139. How are squashes cultivated? 



140. Discuss harvesting and storing of squashes. 



141. Name three good summer varieties and three good winter 

 varieties. 



142. What are pumpkins? 



143. What are the general characteristics of the muskmelon and 

 how are they cultivated? 



144. How do the different varieties vary? 



145. What is difference between muskmelon and a watermelon? 



146. Name three good varieties of watermelon. 



147. Of what country is the cucumber a native? 



148. How is it cultivated? 



149. What soil is best for raising cucumbers? 



150. How should they be gathered when to be used for pickles? 



151. How should they be gathered for home use? 



152. How may they be stored for winter? 



153. How are cucumbers and melons started for early crops? 



154. How are cucumbers cultivated? 



155. What insects injure cucumbers and melons? 



156. How are cucumbers gathered for seed? 



157. Name one good variety for home use and one for pickling. 



158. What are some of the plants that belong to the sunflower 

 family? 



159. How is lettuce cultivated? 



160. Name three good varieties for spring use and three for 

 summer. 



161. How does mildew affect lettuce and how may it be prevented? 



162. What is salsify and how is it cultivated? 



163. How is endive cultivated? 



164. How are dandelions planted and cultivated? 



165. How is the Jerusalem artichoke cultivated and for what is 

 it used? 



166. What is the globe artichoke? 



167. What soil is best for garden lierbs? 



168. How are they gathered and stored? 



169. What are the characteristics of the mint family? 



170. What is balm, catnip, lavender, peppermint, and how are 

 ihey propagated and cultivated? 



171. What is sage and how is it grown, harvested and stored? 



172. What is sweet basil, sweet majoram and mint, and how are 

 iliey cultivated? 



173. ^^ hat is summer savory, thyme, winter savory? 



174. What is anise, caraway, coriander, dill and how are they 

 cultivated ? 



175. What is borage and common rue and for what are they used? 



