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factor in, 38 ; importance of soil 

 for a rose range, 37 ; in reference 

 to market, 36 ; labor supply in 

 the vicinity of, 45 ; land avail- 

 able for a given, 39 ; necessity 

 for an abundance of sod soil on a 

 given, 40 ; necessity for good air 

 circulation for, 43 ; of houses on 

 a given area, 40 ; of range, 37 ; 

 sale value or rental value of land, 

 40 ; soil as a factor in choosing a, 

 37 ; slope of land as a factor in, 

 39 ; the farm as a, 41 ; water 

 supply for a given, 42. 



Lomarias, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat and culture 

 of, 370. 



Lupines, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat and culture 

 of, 306, 308. 



Ly caste, classification, characters, 

 habitat and culture of, 287, 288. 



Maidenhair ferns, 362, 368, 369. 



Maintenance, cost of, 90. 



Management of greenhouses, 116; 

 healthy crops in, 116; neatness 

 essential for, 116; prosperity in, 

 116 ; system and business princi- 

 ples in, 130. 



Manure tanks, 53. 



Markets, flower, 15; distance from , 

 36, 41, 42. 



Mats, 63. 



Mealy bugs, white and yellow, 216, 

 220. 



Mercury-seal control, 111. 



Mignonette, benches for, 297 ; char- 

 acters and habitat of, 296 ; classi- 

 fication of, 296 ; commercial im- 

 portance of, 296 ; greenhouses 

 culture of, 296 ; outdoor culture 

 of, 300; pinching back, 300; 

 pot culture of, 299 ; seed sowing 

 of, 297, 298 ; seed sowing in pots, 

 299; side shoots on, 298; soil 

 preparation for, 297 ; supports 

 for, 298 ; temperature require- 

 ments for, 298 ; watering, 298. 



Mignonette disease, classification, 

 microscopic character, reproduc- 

 tion and preventives of, 210. 



Mildew, rose, classification, micro- 

 scopical nature, asexual repro- 

 duction, resting stage, ecology, 

 preventives and remedies of, 202, 

 203, 204. 



Moisture content of soil, growth 

 dependent on, 144 ; in cutting 

 bench, 166 ; rooting of cuttings 

 dependent on, 164. 



Muscari, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, outdoor and 

 indoor culture of, 417. 



Mycelium, 195, 196. 



Mycomycetes, 199, 202. 



Myxomycetes, 199, 200. 



Narcissi, botanical classification, 

 including varieties of, 404, 

 characters, 405 ; commercial 

 importance of, 405 ; conditions 

 for forcing, 408 ; habitat of, 405 ; 

 indoor culture of, 406, 407 ; out- 

 door culture of, 408 ; purchasing 

 bulbs of, 406 ; soil and potting of, 

 406 ; watering, labeling and stor- 

 ing, 407, 408. 



Nephrolepis, botanical classifica- 

 tion, including varieties and their 

 origin, 373, 374 ; characters, hab- 

 itat, propagation and culture of, 

 374, 375. 



Niphobolus, botanical classification, 

 characters, habitat, propagation 

 and culture of, 366. 



Norfolk Island pine, 389. 



Novelties, plant and flower, 12. 



Odontoglossums, classification, hab- 

 itat and culture of, 288. 



Oncidiums, classification, charac- 

 ters, habitat and culture of, 289. 



Oogonia, 195, 201. 



Orchids, 15 ; botanical classifica- 

 tion of, 273 ; habitat of, 274 ; 

 important commercial genera of, 

 273 ; importation of, 275 ; pack- 



