INDEX 



399 



Mice, 37. 



Mignonette, 13, 179, 180, 181, 182, 



183, 348. 



Mildew, 144, 218. 

 Mint, 348. 

 Mock-orange, 208. 

 Moonflower, 222. t 

 Morning-glory, 222. 

 Mourning-bride. See Scabiosa. 

 Mowing lawn, 307. 

 Mulberry, 237. 

 Mulch, 93, 169, 170. 

 Muskmelon, 6, 101, 110, 123, 124, 



161, 162, 167, 185, 190, 348, 383, 



384, 391. 



Narcissus, 28, 29, 36, 38. 

 Nasturtium, 4, 5, 13, 25, 154, 179, 



180, 181, 182, 222, 263, 349. 

 Neatness, 302. 

 Nesting boxes, 293. 

 Nicotiana, 350. 

 Nine-bark, 208. 



Nitrate of soda, 102, 274, 282, 311. 

 Nitrogen, 98, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107. 

 Note-book, 41-43. 

 Nurserymen, 207. 



Okra, 13, 14, 52, 186, 187, 350, 384, 



391. 



Oleaster, 208. 

 Onion, 19, 76, 101, 114, 127, 185, 



186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 271, 



351, 382, 383, 391. 

 Osmosis, 66, 68-69, 101. 

 Ostrich feather. See Cockscomb. 

 Ovary, 4, 5, 6. 

 Owls, 293. 

 Oyster plant. See Salsify. 



Paeony. See Peony. 

 Painted-tongue. See Salpiglossis. 

 Pansy, 5, 169, 171, 179, 180, 181, 



182, 351. 

 Paris Green, 286. 

 Parsley, 101, 114, 186, 353, 391. 

 Parsnip, 10, 101, 186, 353, 391. 

 Pea, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 54, 55, 56, 



73, 101, 106, 114, 169, 184, 185, 



186, 189, 190, 191, 298, 353, 382, 



383, 385, 391. 

 Peach, 6, 207. 

 Pear, 5, 237. 

 Pencil, 41. 

 Peony, 10, 27, 73, 110, 161, 170, 193, 



194, 195, 197, 199, 200, 268, 



355, 385. 

 Pepper, 13, 114, 156, 162, 186, 187, 



355, 356, 382, 383, 384, 391. 

 Peppergrass. See Cress. 

 Perennials, 75, 111, 193-200, 382, 



386. 



Pericarp, 6, 7. 

 Petunia, 5, 10, 13, 17, 114, 179, 180, 



181, 182, 183, 356-357. 

 Phosphorus, 98, 102. 

 Picking, 3-23, 42, 298. 

 Pie-plant. See Rhubarb. 



Pinks, 114, 179, 180, 181, 197, 359- 



360. 



Piper-grass. See Witch-grass. 

 Pistil, 3, 4, 5. 

 Plans, 41, 176-192, 197, 199-200, 



263, 380. 



Plant enemies, 284-290, 298. 

 Plant friends, 291-294. 

 Planting, 263-268. 

 Planting list, 311-379. 

 Planting machines, 246. 

 Planting table, 380-387. 

 Planting trough, 155. 

 Plants, 1-7, 65-72, 73-81, 97-103, 



109-114. 

 Plumule, 50. 

 Plunging pots, 156. 

 Poisons, 285-286. 

 Poker plant, 197, 360. 

 Pollen, 4, 5. 

 Poplar, 77. 

 Poppy, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 180, 181, 



182, 183, 197, 199, 360. 

 Portulaca, 12, 361. 

 Potash, 98, 102. 



Potato, 10, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 73, 75, 

 98, 101, 102, 106, 169, 186, 187, 

 203, 205, 266-267, 289, 298, 304, 

 362, 383, 384, 385, 386. 



Potato-bug, 284. 



