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CONTENTS AND INDEX.

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CHAPTER 1.--The Men Fittest for the Business of Gardening...9
CHAPTER 2.--The Amount of Capital Required and Working Force per Acre...12
CHAPTER 3.--Profits of Market Gardening...16
CHAPTER 4.--Location, Situation, and Laying Out...19
CHAPTER 5.--Soils, Drainage, and Preparation...22
CHAPTER 6.--Manures...29
CHAPTER 7.--Implements...34
   Cylinder Plow: ...34
   Lifting:Sub-soil Plow...35
   Garden Harrow...35
   Digging Fork...36
   Spade...36
   Skeleton Plow...37
   Cultivator...37
   Pronged Hoe...33
   Rake...33
   Scuffle Hoe...39
   Clod-crusher...40
   Garden Roller...40
   Marker...40
   Market Wagon...41
   Seed Drill...41
   Dibber...42
CHAPTER 8.--Uses and Management of Cold Frames...44
CHAPTER 9.--Formation and Management of Hot-beds...49
   Watering...52
   Covering Against Frost...54
CHAPTER 10.--Forcing Pits or Green-houses...57
CHAPTER 11.--Seeds and Seed Raising...66
CHAPTER 12.--How, When, and Where to Sow Seeds...71
   Hardy and Tender Seeds...73
   Quantity of Seeds per Acre...78
   Quantity of Seeds for a Given Number of Plants...78
   Number of Plants to the Acre...79
CHAPTER 13.--Transplanting...80
CHAPTER 14.--Packing Vegetables for Shipping...82
CHAPTER 15.--Preservation of Vegetables in Winter...84
CHAPTER 16.--Insects...87
CHAPTER 17.--Vegetables, their Varieties and Cultivation...91
   Asparagus...92
   Artichoke...98
   Artichoke, Jerusalem...99

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CHAPTER 17.--Balm...101
   Basil...100
   Bean, Bush, Kidney, or Snap...101
   Bean, Running or Pole...104
   Beet...106
   Borecole...110
   Broccoli...112
   Brussels Sprouts...114
   Cabbage, Early...118
   " "   Late...123
   " "   Turnip-rooted...157
   Capsicum...191
   Cauliflower...115
   Cardoon...126
   Carrot...126
   Celery...129
   Celeriac...139
   Celery, Turnip-rooted...139
   Chervil, Turnip-rooted...129
   Chives...140
   Corn Salad...140
   Cress...140
   Cress, Water...141
   Colewort...142
   Collards...142
   Corn...142
   Cucumber...144
   Egg Plant...148
   Endive...150
   Fettucus...140
   Garlic...152
   German Greens...110
   Gherkin...147
   Gumbo...176
   Horseradish...152
   Indian Cress...176
   Jerusalem Artichoke...99
   Kale...110
   Kohlrabi...157
   Leek...153
   Lettuce...159
   Marjoram...163-221
   Martynia...169
   Melon, Musk...104
   " "   Water...166
   Mint...168
   Musk Melon...164
   Mushroom...170
   Mustard...110
   Nasturtium...176
   New Zealand Spinach...208

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CHAPTER 17.--0kra...176
   Onion...177
   Oyster Plant...202
   Parsley...184
   Parsnip...186
   Pea...188
   Pepper...191
   Pepper-Grass...140
   Potato...192
   Pumpkin...197
   Radish...197
   Rhubarb...200
   Ruta Baga...220
   Sage...202-221
   Salsify...202
   " "    Black...203
   Savoy...125
   Scorzonera...203
   Sea Kale...204
   Shallots...206
   Sorrel...208
   Spinach...207
   Sprouts... 110
   Squash...203
   Summer Savory...221
   Sweet Corn...142
   Sweet Herbs...221
   Sweet Marjoram...221
   Sweet Potato...211
   Swiss Chard...109
   Thyme...221
   Tomato...213
   Turnip...218
   " "    Turnip-rooted Cabbage...157
   " "    Celery...139
   " "    Chervil...129
   Water Cress...141
   Water Melon...166
Propagation of Plants by Cuttings...224
Calendar of Operations for January...23O
   February...232
   March...233
   April...234
   May...235
   June...236
   July...237
   August...238
   September...238
   October...239
   November...240
   December...242