Index 



271 



Sand Continued 



plowed earlier than heavy, 

 115, 116; treated with lime 

 or coal ashes, 112 



Savory, soil requirements, va- 

 rieties, sown under glass and 

 transplanted, picking sum- 

 mer and winter varieties, 

 cuttings and root divisions, 

 84 



Sawdust, not to be used, 115; 

 breeds insects, 107 



Scab, potatoes treated for, be- 

 fore planting, with formal- 

 dehyde, 72; with sulphur, 

 73; on peach trees, spraying 

 for, 196, 199 



Scarecrow, a substitute for, 241 



Sea-kale, soil requirements, 

 planting and cultivation, 

 planting seed, transplanting, 

 root cuttings, cutting, forc- 

 ing, 84, 85 



Seat, in the garden, 246 



Seed, article on, 127-129; 

 hints on, 129-138; when sav- 

 ing, 129; when purchasing, 

 fresh seed required, planting 

 with drill, planted in rows, 

 how to plant, 130; depth to 

 plant, to plant in boxes, 

 purchased early, started in 

 boxes, when sown late, 131; 

 planting lettuce seed, re- 

 quirements for growth, wat- 

 ering, 132; growing seed, 132; 

 133; use of drill, 132; tem- 

 perature for growth, seed 

 bed, drainage, preparation, 

 soil for, fertilizer, 133, 134; 

 to kill weed seed in soil for 

 flats, 134, 135; moisture for 

 seed bed, what seed to grow, 

 135; watering, 136, 137; when 

 planted in the open, 137; of 

 the same size, 137; large, 

 skins to be loosened, 137, 

 138; selecting ^ seed, 237; 

 distance at which to plant, 

 depth, when plants will be 

 ready for use, 257, 258 



Shade, when digging or weed- 

 ing, 248 



Shallots, soil requirements, 

 when to plant bulbs, cultiva- 

 tion, conserving and storing 

 bulbs, 86 



Sheep manure, value of, how 

 to apply, 114 



Shoot, on vine, definition of, 

 223 



Shrubbery, to root cuttings, 

 250 



Size of garden, 237 



Slag, basic, when and how to 

 apply, in; when and quan- 

 tity to apply, 106 



Slugs, on fruit trees, spray for, 

 176 



Small Fruits, hints on, 209-229; 

 general hints on, 227-229; 

 soil requirements, 227; new 

 land not desirable for, in- 

 tercropping of small vege- 

 tables, experimenting, winter 

 care of bushes, 228; drainage, 

 keeping bugs away, care 

 after picking, fertilized with 

 old bones, 229; see under 

 Currants, Raspberries, etc. 



Soda, to kill weeds, 160; nitrate 

 of, how to apply, caution, 

 113; nitrate of, when and 

 quantity to apply, 105; 

 nitrate of, how and when to 

 apply, no; nitrate of, how 

 to use, 243 



Soil and Fertilization, article 

 on, 100-104; hints on, 104- 

 116; advantages and dis- 

 advantages of sandy, 1 , when to 

 plow, pulverize when plant- 

 ing seed, 107; to prepare 

 compost, 1 08; plowing and 

 pulverizing, 115, 116; sandy, 

 drainage, heavy clay soils, 

 for general vegetable grow- 

 ing, 116; preparation of, 

 plowing and harrowing, 133, 

 134; for seed bed, 134; clay 

 soils treated with lime, ill, 

 113; sour, neutralized with 



