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Dandelion. Plantain. Common bindweed. Black bindweed. Prickly 

 lettuce. Ragweed. Wild mustard. Oxeye daisy. Canada thistle. 

 Quack grass. Crab grass. Foxtail. Old witch grass. Buttercup. 

 Wild carrot. Sorrel. Other weeds. Practical exercises. 



CHAPTER XIII. PROPAGATION 181 



Natural methods. Typical forms for propagation. Artificial propaga- 

 tion. Cuttings. Hardwood cuttings. Layering. The sand box. Bud- 

 ding. Method of budding. Grafting. Different forms of grafting. 

 Inarching. Graf ting wax. Effect of stock on cion. Practical exercises. 



CHAPTER XIV. DECORATIVE PLANTING 197 



Purpose. Lawn making. Paths and lawn planting. Care of the 

 lawn. The border. Arrangement of the plants. Shrubs for winter 

 effects. Naming the shrubs and trees. Herbaceous plants. Arrange- 

 . ment of herbaceous perennials. Hedges. Bulbs. Carpet bedding. 

 Formal planting. Transplanting shrubs and trees. Transplanting 

 herbaceous perennials. Mulching and heeling in. Treatment of 

 woodlands. Enemies of the forest. Practical exercises. 



CHAPTEIl XV. PRUNING .......... . . . . 215 



Purpose of pruning. Time to prune. Pruning implements. Methods 

 of pruning. Making the cut. Specimens needing little pruning. 

 Pruning special crops. Thinning. Heading in. Root pruning. Gir- 

 dling. Cavities and broken limbs. Topiary work. Practical exercises. 



CHAPTER XVI. PLANT DISEASES 230 



Origin. Number of plant diseases. Rots. Wilts. Blights. Leaf spot. 

 Molds and mildews. Smuts. Rusts. Wound parasites. Other plant 

 diseases. Sprays and spraying. Bordeaux mixture. Lime-sulphur 

 wash. Ammoniacal copper carbonate. Potassium sulphide solution.' 

 Preventive measures. Practical exercises. 



CHAPTER XVII. INSECT PESTS 245 



How insects injure plants. Metamorphoses of insects. Forms of 

 insects that cause injury. Cutworms. Cabbage worm. Currant 

 worm. Tomato worm. Corn-ear worm. Tent caterpillar. Codlin 

 moth. Curculio. Cankerworms. Borers. Elm-leaf beetle. Cucumber 

 beetle. Blister beetles. Potato beetle. May beetles. Plant lice, or 

 aphids. Squash bug. Mealy bug. Scale insects. Preventing attacks 

 of insects. Poisons for chewing insects. Remedies against sucking 

 insects. Spray pumps. Other aids in fighting insects. Practical 

 exercises. 



