Index 



Parsley, 46 

 Parsnips, 40 

 Path, qualities of a, 83 

 Paths, 70 



arrangement of, 28 



the edging of, 32 



upkeep of, 90 



Peaches, 80 



to prune, 179 



Pears, 80 



Pear trees, to prune, 179 



Peas, 47 



Peat for potting, 185 



Pergolas, 58 



Pests, garden, 169 



Pillars and pergolas, 57 



Planting and bedding, 149 



Plant, when to, 150 



Pleasure garden, the, 66 



Plums, 80 



Pot a plant, how to, 186 



Potatoes, 41 



Potsherds and crocks, 186 



Potting, 183 



Privet hedge, the, 19 



Protection for crops, 169 



Pruning, 176 



question, the, 179 



small fruits, 180 



Pyramids, 177 



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Radishes, 45 

 Railings, wooden, 24 

 Raspberries, 82 



to prune, 181 



Rats, trapping, 172 



Red currants, to prune, 180 



Rhubarb, 48 



Rock garden, a, 72 



Rockery, a, 103 

 Root crops, 39 

 Rose garden, 58 

 Rotation of crops, 163 

 Rubbish, disposal of, 133 



Savoys, 43 



Seakale, 48 



Seed, 136 



Shading, on, 188 



Shaping a tree, 176 



Shelter, 18 



Shrubs, arrangement of, 68 



Site, choosing the, u 



Slugs and snails, 173 



Soil, the, 16 



Sowing, on, 138 



Spade v. plough, 127 



Span -roofed greenhouse, in 



Spinach, 48 



Sprouting broccoli, 42 



Staging for a greenhouse, 114 



Standard trees, 177 



Stock, on purchasing, 145 



Stones for edging, 33 



Strawberries, 82 



Summer bedding, 155 



Tenant's rights, 20 

 Thyme, 46 

 Tiles for edging, 33 

 Tomatoes, 45 

 Tools, on, 158 

 Training, pruning, 176 

 Trapping rats and mice, 172 

 Trees as shelter, 19 



position of, 34 



Trenching, 128 



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