Index 



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Lettuce Continued 



lettuce, sown in hotbed, 

 transplanted, heading, 53; 

 picking, thinning, as greens, 

 in window boxes, 54; succes- 

 sion of plantings, in frames, 

 ventilation, sown in autumn 

 in South, watering, sowing 

 seed, 55; growing seed, gath- 

 ering seed, early planting, 

 56; planting seed, 132; thin- 

 ning, 147; to make hotbed 

 for, 122, 123 



Lice, plant, to kill, 164, 165; 

 on fruit trees, spray for, 198 



Lima beans, to force, 9; danger 

 from frost, 60 



Lime, for clay soils, no, 113; 

 for sandy soils, 112; for 

 sour soils 112; analyzed, 

 112; when and how to apply, 

 109, no 



Lime, sulphate of, for heavy 

 soils, 104 



Lime sulphur, a recipe for, 175; 

 self-boiled, 181 



Liquid fertilizer, from guano, 

 113; formula for, how to 

 apply, 114, 115 



Location, of garden, near the 

 house, 178; on south or 

 southeast slope, 179; lo- 

 cation, 235 



Loganberries, soil and climate 

 requirements, 223, 224 



Lye, to kill weeds, 160 



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Maggots, on cabbage, to de- 

 stroy, 1 66; to kill in manure, 



174 



Magnesia, sulphate of, when 

 and quantity to apply, < 105 



Manure, chicken droppings, 

 sheep manure, barnyard 

 manure, how to apply, 114; 

 treated with phosphatic rock, 

 113; treated for flies, cau- 

 tion with borax, with helle- 

 bore, 174; applied in Novem- 



ber, no, barnyard manure 

 recommended, no; when 

 and how to apply, 105; to 

 rot, 1 08; see Fertilization 



Marjoram, soil requirements, 

 56; to root cuttings, 57 



Marrow, Vegetable, soil re- 

 quirements, cultivation, lik- 

 ened to pumpkins, when to 

 gather, small variety pre- 

 ferred, sowing seed, trans- 

 planting, 97, 98 



Mats, straw, for hotbed, 122 



Melons, can be planted near 

 pumpkins, 77; to prevent 

 squash bug attacking, 167; 

 when attacked by aphis, by 

 cucumber beetle, 167; not to 

 be transplanted, 143; see 

 Watermelon, Cantaloupe, 

 Muskmelon, etc. 



Mice, to keep from plants, 170; 

 pine mice, damage fruit 

 trees, to destroy, 176 



Mildew, spray for, 177 



Mint, seed sowing, root cut- 

 tings, soil requirements, self- 

 perpetuating, grown in the 

 house, preserving, 57, 58; 

 grown in pot at the kitchen 

 window, 243 



Miscellaneous Hints on Fruit 

 Trees, 205-208 



Miscellaneous Hints on Gar- 

 dening, 235-250 



Moisture, necessity of, 235, 236 



Mosquitoes, to control, to 

 lessen pain of bite, 171 ; breed 

 in pools, 179 



Moth, browntail, to control, 

 169; bud moth, spray for, 

 1 60 



Mulberry, soil requirements, 

 training tree, picking fruit, 

 propagated by cuttings, 

 pruning tree, 195 



Mushrooms, study^ varieties, 

 grown in cellar, size of bed, 

 how to grow, 58 



Muskmelons, soil require- 

 ments, 58 ; how to plant, seed, 



