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Index 



Asparagus, soil requirements, 

 sowing seed, to hasten ger- 

 mination, purchasing crowns, 

 2; to force, to bleach, care 

 during winter, 3; planting 

 crowns, when first produces, 

 life of bed, length of cutting 

 season, fertilizing, saving 

 seed, 4; mow and burn tops, 

 care of roots for spring plant- 

 ing, liquid manure for, select- 

 ing roots for planting, size of 

 bed required, 5; when to stop 

 cutting, seed, 6; to control 

 asparagus beetle, 166 



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Balm, sowing seed, solid re- 

 quirements, 6 



Basic slag, when and how to 

 apply, in; quantity and 

 when to apply, 106 



Basil, sowing seed, likeness to 

 cloves, winter growth, 7 



Beans, soil requirements, dan- 

 ger from frost, 7; as rotation 

 crop, cultivation necessary, 

 succession of crops, how to 

 plant, planted between rows 

 of corn, not to be cultivated 

 when wet, 8; when to plant, 

 AlcCasland or stringless, 

 Lima, forcing, selecting seed, 

 9; pinched back to increase 

 production, 10; to support 

 vines, 9, 10; trained on a 

 wire fence, 70; to kill weevils 

 on, 169; not to be planted 

 two years in the same place, 

 168; selection of seed, 1 68; 

 to control blight, 168; thin- 



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to be trans- 



planted, 143; Lima, danger 

 from frost, 60 

 Bed, seed, see under Seed, 130- 



137 



Beetle, asparagus, to control, 

 166; potato, to control, 166; 

 on eggplant, to kill, 44; cu- 



cumber, prevention, 41; on 

 watermelon, to kill, 99 



Beets, soil requirements, fer- 

 tilization, forcing, varieties, 

 when to plant, how to plant, 

 10, 11; successive plantings, 

 for winter use, thinnings and 

 tops make good greens, may 

 be grown between rows of 

 other vegetables, growing 

 seed, 12; in window box, 54; 

 early planting, 56; thinning, 

 necessity, distance, 147 



Birds, valuable in killing in- 

 sects, 178; to keep, away 

 from berries, 229 



Black knot, examine peach 

 trees for, to distinguish, 

 treatment of tree for, 197 



Blackberries and Raspberries, 

 distance at which to set 

 bushes, 209; soil require- 

 ments, fertilizers, require 

 room, winter protection, life 

 of the patch, planting in rows, 

 crown gall, cultivation, 209, 

 210, 227, 228; cutting and 

 pruning, tipping canes, nip- 

 ping new tops, cutting back 

 cane, 211; removing suckers, 

 supporting canes, need of 

 shade and dampness, prepar- 

 ing land for, pruning and 

 thinning, 212; care after 

 fruiting, care in spring, loca- 

 tion of bed, 213; winter pro- 

 tection, manure a protection 

 from cold, care of picked 

 fruit, varieties, 214 



Blight, on potatoes, to prevent, 

 74; to control, 166; on beans, 

 to control, 168; spray for, 

 177; of pear trees, treatment 

 for, 200 



Blood, dried, advantages of, as 

 fertilizer, 107; with sulphate 

 of ammonia, in; quantity 

 and when to apply, 105 



Blueberries, soil requirements, 

 life of bushes, pollination, 

 215; mixed fruit, 216 



