INDEX 



Acid phosphate, 53 



Air, need of, in soil, 50 



Ammoniacal Copper Carbonate, no 



Annuals, making beds for, 90; start- 

 ing of, 80 



Anthracnose, 137 



Aphis, 136; (on roses), 154 



Apple, grafted, distance apart, 57; 

 scab, 113; tree, distance apart, 57 



Apples, varieties of, 60 



Araucaria, 331, 332 



Arbor Vitae, 207 



Arsenate of lead, 139 



Asparagus bed, care of old (renewing 

 and maintaining), 116; bed, making 

 of, 92; beetle, 118; beetle, 136 (right 

 one); cutting of, 117; for winter 

 use, 313; varieties, 23 



Aster beetle, 136 



Asters, early and late, 129 



Azalea, care of flowering plant, 329, 

 330, 33i 



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Beans, as a succession crop, 145; gen- 

 eral suggestions, 106; good variety 

 of, 23; harvesting, 271; lima, start- 

 ing of in pots, 106; putting in, 102 



Bed, flower, squaring corners of, 96; 

 rose, 79 



Bedding plants, 124 (geranium); keep- 

 ing over, 194 



Beds, flower, preparing, 76 



Beets, for winter use, 143; good varie- 

 ties of, 23; growing under glass, 280; 

 planting of, 72; storing for winter, 



273 

 Begonias, care of, 332 



Binders, soil, 191 



Blackberries, distances apart, 57; 



varieties of, 58 

 Black rot, 114 

 Blanching celery, 187 

 Blight, 137 

 Blister mite, 113 

 Bone flour, 53; for growing plants, 



64 

 Bordeaux mixture, making of, use of, 



109 

 Border, hardy, 79; preparing, 90; 



spring work with, 79 

 Borers, 136 



Bouquet, qualities of a good, 158 

 Broccoli, varieties of, 23, 24 

 Brussels sprouts, for winter supply, 



143; varieties of, 23 

 Buckwheat, 191 

 Bud moth, 113 

 Bulb garden, planning, 227 

 Bulbs, best varieties for forcing, 249, 



250; depth to plant, 266; fall, 226; 



fall planting of, 264; forcing for 



winter bloom, 248; how to force, 



252, 253; method of planting, 228; 



number needed, 229; ordering, 233; 



preparation of soil for fall planting, 



264, 265; soil for forcing, 251; 



spring, 227; winter mulch for, 268 



Cabbage, for winter storing, 174; for 

 winter supply, 143; good varieties 

 of, 24; planting of, 72; storing for 

 winter, 274; the year around, 24 



Calks, 334 



Cane fruit beds, care of, 121; fruits, 

 pruning and care, 327 



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