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CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY PARLEY II. THE FRUIT GARDEN III. SMALL FRUIT FARMING AND ITS PROFITS IV. STRAWBERRIES: THE FIVE SPECIES AND THEIR HISTORY V. IDEAL STRAWBERRIES VERSUS THOSE OF THE FIELD AND MARKET VI. CHOICE OF SOIL AND LOCATION VII. PREPARING AND ENRICHING THE SOIL VIII. PREPARATION OF SOIL BY DRAINAGE IX. THE PREPARATION OF SOILS COMPARATIVELY UNFAVORABLE—CLAY, SAND, ETC X. COMMERCIAL AND SPECIAL FERTILIZERS XI. OBTAINING PLANTS AND IMPROVING OUR STOCK XII. WHEN SHALL WE PLANT? XIII. WHAT SHALL WE PLANT? VARIETIES, THEIR CHARACTER AND ADAPTATION TO SOILS XIV. SETTING OUT PLANTS XV. CULTIVATION XVI. A SOUTHERN STRAWBERRY FARM, AND METHODS OF CULTURE IN THE SOUTH XVII. FORCING STRAWBERRIES UNDER GLASS XVIII. ORIGINATING NEW VARIETIES—HYBRIDIZATION XIX. RASPBERRIES—SPECIES, HISTORY, PROPAGATION, ETC XX. RASPBERRIES—PRUNING—STAKING—MULCHING—WINTER PROTECTION, ETC XXI. RASPBERRIES—VARIETIES OF THE FOREIGN AND NATIVE SPECIES XXII. RUBUS OCCIDENTALS—BLACK-CAP AND PURPLE-CANE RASPBERRIES XXIII. THE RASPBERRIES OF THE FUTURE XXIV. BLACKBERRIES—VARIETIES, CULTIVATION, ETC. XXV. CURRANTS—CHOICE OF SOIL, CULTIVATION, PRUNING, ETC. XXVI. CURRANTS, CONTINUED—PROPAGATION, VARIETIES XXVII. GOOSEBERRIES XXVIII. DISEASES AND INSECT ENEMIES OF SMALL FRUITS XXIX. PICKING AND MARKETING XXX. IRRIGATION XXXI. SUGGESTIVE EXPERIENCES FROM WIDELY SEPARATED LOCALITIES XXXII. A FEW RULES AND MAXIMS XXXIII. VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES XXXIV. VARIETIES OF OTHER SMALL FRUITS XXXV. CLOSING WORDS APPENDIX INDEX CHAPTER I