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SCHOOL AKD HOME GARDENS 



Vegetable garden (197-307) : 



planting plans, 238-242 ; planting 

 the gardens, 243 ; suggestions, 

 243 ; watering, 243-244 



planting seeds in boxes, 219-223 ; 

 drainage material, 220 ; large 

 seeds, 220-221 ; seed boxes, 219- 

 220 ; small seeds, 221-223 ; soil, 

 220 



potatoes, 283-288; culture, 286; 

 cutting, 285 ; digging and stor- 

 ing, 287; diseases, 287; ferti- 

 lizer, 284-285; how to grow 

 very early, 286-287 ; pests, 287- 

 288 ; planting, 285 ; soil, 284 ; 

 time of planting, 285; varieties, 

 283-284 



pumpkin, 288 ; culture, 288 ; dis- 

 eases and pests, 288 ; planting, 

 288 ; soil, 288 ; varieties, 288 



radish, 228, 289-291 ; cold frame, 

 291 ; culture, 290 ; pests, 291 ; soil, 

 290 ; sowing seeds, 290 ; time of 

 planting, 289 ; transplanting, 

 290 ; varieties, 289 ; winter rad- 

 ishes, 291 



rhubarb, 305-307; culture, 306; 

 forcing, 306-307 ; harvesting, 

 307 ; mulching, 306 ; planting, 

 306 ; propagation, 305 ; soil, 305 



spinach, 291-292 ; cold frame, 292 ; 

 culture, 292 ; diseases and pests, 

 292 ; harvesting, 292 ; soil, 291 ; 

 sowing seeds, 291 ; when to sow 

 seeds, 291 



squash, 292-294 ; cold frame, 293 ; 

 culture, 293-294 ; diseases, 294 ; 

 harvesting, 294; pests, 294; 

 planting, 292-293; soil, 292; 

 varieties, 292 



sweet corn, 295-297 ; culture, 297 ; 

 diseases, 297 ; field corn, 297 ; 

 pests, 297 ; planting, 296-297 ; 

 pop corn, 297 ; time of planting, 

 295 ; varieties, 295 



sweet potatoes, 298-299 ; culture, 

 298 ; diseases, 299 ; harvesting, 

 298; pests, 299; plants, 298; 

 setting out plants, 298 ; soil, 298 



tomato, 299-302 ; diseases, 302 ; 

 distance, 300 ; method of train- 

 ing, 300-301 ; pests, 302; plants, 

 299-300; pruning, 301-302 ; soil, 

 300 



tools, 197-199 ; garden line, 198- 

 199 ; hoe, 197 ; rake, 197 ; spad- 

 ing fork, 197 ; trowel, 197 ; 

 watering pot, 198 ; weeder, 198 ; 

 wheel hoe, 199 



transplanting, 223-22 7 ; boxes, 224 ; 

 cultivation, 227 ; flowerpots, 225; 

 light, 227 ; method, 226 ; plant- 

 ing seedlings indoors, 223-227 ; 

 proper time, 223 ; soil, 224-226 ; 

 watering, 227 



turnips, 302-303 ; a spring or fall 

 crop, 302 ; culture, 303 ; diseases, 

 303 ; pests, 303 ; sowing seeds, 

 302-303 



Verbena, 72, 99-100, 162 ; cuttings, 

 100; description, 99; soil, 99; 

 sowing, 99^ sowing out of doors, 

 100 ; window boxes, 100 

 Vetches for lawn, 67 

 Viburnum lantana, 160 

 Viburnum opulus, 160 

 Viburnum plicatum, 158 

 Vines, beautify house, 161 ; cypress 

 vine, 72, 79; hardy climbing (Bos- 

 ton ivy, 161-164; clematis, 165; 

 Japanese honeysuckle, 167 ; trum- 

 pet vine, 168 ; Virginia creeper, 

 164 ; wistaria, 167) ; how to plant, 

 161-162; moonflower,72; morning- 

 glory, 72 ; nasturtium, 72 ; sup- 

 ports, 162 ; where they may be 

 planted, 72, 161 

 Viola cucullata, 138 

 Viola odorata, 140 

 Viola palmata, 138 

 Viola papilionacea, 138 

 Viola pedata, 139 

 Viola rotundifolia, 139 

 Violet, habits, 138 ; native, 138-140 ; 

 transplanting, 138-140 ; varieties 

 (bird's-foot, 139; blue, 138; pur- 

 ple, 138 ; sweet, 140 ; white, 138 ; 

 yellow, 139) 



Virginia creeper, 164 ; soil, 164 ; sup- 

 port, 164 



Wandering Jew, 31 



Watering, small seeds, 222 ; garden, 



243 



Watering pot, 198 

 Wayfaring tree, 160 

 Webworms, 251, 279 

 Weeder, 198 



