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INDEX 



Cankerworm, 113 



Carrots, for winter supply, 143; varie- 

 ties of, 24; growing under glass, 280; 

 planting of, 73; storing for winter, 



273 



Catch crops, 191 



Caterpillars, 136 



Cauliflower, as succession crop, 145; 

 varieties of, 24; planting of, 73 



Celery, 183; blanching, 273; for the 

 winter supply, 143; good varieties 

 of, 25; methods of blanching, 187; 

 soil for, plants, handling of plants 

 in flats, buying plants, 183, 184, 185, 

 186, 187, 188; storing for winter, 

 273; transplanting, 18; trimming 

 roots, 1 86 



Cherries, varieties of, 60 



Chewing insects, 135 



Chionodoxas, 234, 268 



Chrysanthemums, for indoor bloom- 

 ing, 307; time to select stock, 307 



Climbing roses, training of, 157 



Codling moth, 113 



Cold frames, 256; repairing, and up- 

 keep, 5; substitutes for, 76 



Commercial manure, 63, 64 



Compost, for hotbed, 42, 43 



Concrete, 283; forms for, 285; how to 

 mix, 284 



Corn, general suggestions, 106; good 

 varieties of, 25; putting in, 102 



Cottonseed meal, 53 



Cover crops, 189 



Cowpeas, as cover crop, 190 



Crimson clover, 191 



Crops, cover, for turning under, 189; 

 for green manuring, 189 



Crocuses, 234 



Cucumbers, for succession, 146; varie- 

 ties of, 25; growing under glass, 

 279; putting in, 102; saving for 

 use after frost, 270 



Cultivation, as a means of fighting 

 drought, 148; in dry weather, 148; 

 late, 223; shallow, 173; time of, 17, 



18; to retain moisture, 148; with 



wheel hoe, 17 

 Curculio, 113 

 Currants, distances apart, 57; handling, 



122; soil for, 57; varieties of, 58 

 Currant worm, 113 

 Curves, road, making of, 96 

 Cut flowers, keeping fresh, 158 

 Cuttings, 321, 336-341; care of, 101; 



handling of, 197; hardwood, 100; 



when to root, 254 

 Cutworms, 136 

 Cyclamen, 332 



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Daffodils, 230 



Dahlias, care of, 128; handling of, 128 



Dewberries, distances apart, 57; varie- 

 ties of, 58 



Diary, garden, keeping of, advantages 

 of, use of, 33, 34 



Dirt bands, use of, 105 



Diseases, 137, 138 



Drainage, lawn, 201 



Dried blood, 53 



Drought, methods of fighting, 148, 149 



Dry weather planting, 142 



Dwarf roses, as house plants, 333 



Edging lawn, 100 



Egg-plants, and peppers, saving for use 



after frost, 271; varieties of, 25; 



putting in, 102, 106; summer care 



of, 172 



Elm-leaf beetle, 113 

 Endive, varieties of, 25 

 Espalier, fruit, 297 

 Evergreen shrubs, 335 

 Evergreens, planting of, 207 



Fall draining, 313, 314; frosts, pre- 

 paredness for, 223; planting, 207, 

 241; planting, advantages of, 235; 

 plowing, 314; sowing, 222; trench- 

 ing, 3H 



