CONTENTS XI 



PARAGRAPHS 



of the grafting case, treatment of plants when they are 

 removed from grafting case. (Pages 170-175) . . 135-141 

 Other forms of reproduction. (Page 176.) 



CHAPTER X 



SOIL FOR GREENHOUSES, ITS FERTILITY AND PREPARATION. 



(Pages 177-193.) 



Classification of soils, value of the different classes in 

 greenhouse work, soil for violets, mixing soils, sweet pea 

 soil, rose soils, soil for other crops under glass, organic 

 matter in soils, forest soils, value of soils from sod, 

 muck and peat soils, chemical compounds in soils, sani- 

 tary relations of soils, the availability of fertilizing 

 elements, elements essential for plant growth, the prep- 

 aration and use of fertilizing elements, preparation of 

 greenhouse soil, length of time required to prepare soils 

 for greenhouse work, methods of preparing soils, by 

 compost method, by field method ; utilization of waste 

 materials for fertilizers, leaf mold ..... 142-162 



CHAPTER XI 



DISEASES OF FLOWERING PLANTS IN GREENHOUSES. (Pages 



194-211.) 



General characters of fungi : reproduction, mode of 

 life, effect on the host, character of infection, methods 

 of combating parasitic fungi. (Pages 194-199) . . 163-167 

 Classification of plants causing disease. (Page 199.) 

 Study of disease-producing plants in different groups. 

 Myxomycetes (Slime fungi). (Page 200) . . . 168 



Schizomycetes (Bacteria) : stigmonose of carnations, 

 bacterial difficulties in bulbs. (Page 200) . . . 169 



Phycomycetes (Lower fungi) : "damping off" fungus, 

 classification, importance and nature of attack, micro- 

 scopical nature, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduc- 

 tion, ecology of disease, preventives, remedies. (Pages 

 200-202) 170-176 



