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                        THE VEGETABLE GARDEN


[Illustration: A GOOD COLLECTION OF HOME-GROWN VEGETABLES]

[Illustration: LETTUCE MATURING IN HOME-MADE COLD FRAME]




                                 The

                           Vegetable Garden

                     WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO PLANT


             _Reprinted from "The Farmer's Cyclopedia"_


                          GARDEN CITY NEW YORK
                        DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
                                 1917




                         _Copyright, 1912, by_

                     AGRICULTURAL SERVICE COMPANY
                           WASHINGTON, D. C.

                         _All rights reserved_




TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                    PAGE
  Its Importance                      3

  Location                            5

  Plan and Arrangement                5

  Fertilizers                         7

  Preparation of the Soil             9

  Time of Planting                   10

  Selection of Seed                  10

  Sowing and Planting                11

  Tools                              15

  Mulching                           15

  Irrigation                         18

  Thinning                           19

  Transplanting                      19

  Setting in the Open Ground         20

  Protection of Plants               21

  Harvesting, Packing and Shipping   22

  Canning Vegetables on the Farm     23

  Storing                            27

  Early Plants in Hotbeds            29

  Handling Plants                    30

  Frames Used in Truck Growing       31

  Ventilation                        33

  Soils and Fertilizers              34

  Watering Crops                     34

  Garden Products:
    Anise                            35
    Artichoke                        35
    Asparagus                        35
    Beans                            40
    Beans, Lima                      46
    Beets                            47
    Borage                           48
    Broccoli                         48
    Brussels Sprouts                 49
    Cabbage                          49
    Calabash                         51
    Cantaloupe                       52
    Cardoon                          53
    Carrot                           54
    Cauliflower                      54
    Celeriac                         57
    Celery                           57
    Cetewayo                         64
    Chayote                          64
    Chervil                          64
    Chicory                          64
    Chile                            65
    Chive                            66
    Citron                           66
    Collards                         67
    Corn Salad                       67
    Cress                            67
    Cucumbers                        67
    Dandelion                        71
    Dill                             72
    Egg Plant                        72
    Endive                           72
    Fennel                           73
    Garlic                           73
    Ginger                           73
    Herbs                            73
    Horse Radish                     74
    Ice Plant                        73
    Kale                             74
    Kohl-Rabi                        74
    Leek                             75
    Lettuce                          75
    Lleren                           75
    Martynia                         76
    Melon--Muskmelon                 76
    Melon--Watermelon                81
    Mustard                          82
    Nasturtium                       82
    New Zealand Spinach              83
    Okra                             83
    Onions                           85
    Parsley                          95
    Parsnip                          95
    Peas                             95
    Peppers                          96
    Physalis                         96
    Potato                           97
    Pumpkin                         116
    Radish                          116
    Rhubarb                         116
    Ruta-Baga                       117
    Salsify                         117
    Scolymus                        117
    Skirret                         117
    Sorrel                          118
    Spinach                         118
    Squash                          118
    Stachys                         118
    Sweet Basil                     119
    Sweet Corn                      119
    Sweet Marjoram                  119
    Sweet Potato                    119
    Swiss Chard                     128
    Thyme                           128
    Tomatoes                        128
    Turnips                         137
    Vegetable Marrow                137

  Quantity of Seed to Plant         138

  Composition of Roots              140

  Authorities Consulted             140




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  A Good Collection of Home-Grown Vegetables. Lettuce
  Maturing in Home-Made COLD FRAME                       _Frontispiece_

                                                            FACING PAGE

  Liquid Manure is One of the Best Acting Fertilizers                 8

  The Wheel Hoe is the Handiest Garden Tool                          16

  The Easiest Running Wheel Hoe Valuable for Maintaining