184 
Temperature, most favorable, for 
storage of vegetables, 81 
Thrinax argentea, 153; excelsa, 153; 
Morrisii, 153; multiflora, 153; par- 
viflora, 153; radiata, 153 
Thunbergia fragrans, 153 
Tomatoes, storage of, for winter use, 
84 
Trachycarpus excelsus, 153 
Transplanting trees, 167; ball-of- 
earth method of, 167, operations 
involved in, 167, 167, 168, 169, 
machines used in, 167, 169; newest 
method of, 170, operations in- 
— in, 171, equipment used in, 
71 
Traveler’s tree, see Ravenala mada- 
gascariensis 
Tree surgery, 91; bracing, 96; ma- 
terials employed in, 94; steps in, 
91, 92, 94, 94, 96 
Trees: care of, 91; cross-section of 
trunk, 92; functions of various 
parts, 91; transplanting of, 167; 
treatment of wounds, 92 
bie ca storage of, for winter use, 
U. 
Ulmus, transplanting of, 167 
Umbrella plant, see Cyperus alterni- 
folius 
V 
Vegetable garden, the spring, 65; 
buying of seed for, 69; control of 
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insect enemies, 71, of plant dis- 
eases, 72; cultivation of, 71; 
planting of, 66, 69; preparation of 
soil for, 68; suggestive plan of, 
67, varieties and amounts for, 66; 
the fall, 72 
Vegetables, storage of, 81 
Vorhies, Chas. T. Plants of Arizona, 
90 
W. 
Wandering Jew, see 
zebrina var. tricolor 
Warbler, yellow, 172; nest of, 172 
Washingtonia filifera, 154; Sonorae, 
154 
Tradescantia 
Weevil plant, see Curculigo recur- 
vata 
Window boxes, a type of floral deco- 
ration applicable to down-town dis- 
tricts, 27; advantages of, 27; ar- 
rangement of, 28; conditions for, 
28; effect of, on department store, 
32; plants used in, 28, 29, 30, 31; 
types of, 31 
X. 
Xanthophylls, 134 
Z. 
Zeller, Dr. S. M. 
ington, 165 
Plants of Wash- 
