A BOOK on gardening for the home-maker by the foremost amateur gardener of the United States. It treats of all phases of the subject, from the simple bed or two along the fence, in a city back yard, to the most ambitious garden the happy suburbanite or country dweller can manage without the services of a professional.I.LOCATION AND SOILII.THE PREPARATION OF THE GARDENIII.PLANNING THE GARDENIV.PLANTING THE GARDENV.GARDEN IMPLEMENTSWEEDING AND TRANSPLANTINGVII.THE HOT-BED AND COLD-FRAMEVIII.INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDESSOAP INFUSION, OR KEROSENE EMULSIONBORDEAUX MIXTUREIX.WHAT TO GROWBEANSBEETSCABBAGECARROTSCAULIFLOWERCELERYX.WHAT TO GROW (Continued)SWEET CORNCUCUMBERPlant for a succession.LETTUCEMELONSMUSHROOMSONIONPARSLEYPARSNIPPEASOkraXI.WHAT TO GROW (Continued)PEPPERPOTATOPUMPKINRADISHSALSIFYSQUASHTOMATOTURNIPXII."GREENS" AND MISCELLANEOUS PLANTSXIII.ASPARAGUS AND RHUBARB.RHUBARBXV.RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIESXVI.THE CURRANT AND THE GOOSEBERRYXVII.THE GRAPETHE GARDENER'S CALENDARSUGGESTIONS AND REMINDERS OF WORK APPROPRIATE TO EACH MONTHJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHAPRILMAYJUNEJULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBEROCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBER