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INDEX 



Rhubarb 277 



culture 277 



planting 278 



seedlings 279 



treatment 278 



varieties 279 



Ridge culture 86 



Roselle 301 



Rutabaga 294 



Salsify 199 



culture 199 



varieties 200 



Sandy soil, improvements of 46 



Sea kale . 301 



Seed-boxes 128 



covering 133 



firming soil for 126 



mulching . . . 81, 127 



planting conditions of 126 



Seed growing in California 307 



lettuce 309 



onion 309 



other seed 310 



preparation for market 311 



Seedlings, planting 135 



September, work for 1 10 



Shallot 252 



Soils, adobe 45 



alluvial 43 



deep not essential 40 



vegetable of California 42 



desirable characters of 42 



improvements of 44,46 



light soils preferred 40 



peat 44 



sediment 44 



Spinach 280 



culture 280 



New Zealand 281 



varieties 281 



Square pod pea 302 



Squashes 282 



culture 283 



large 282 



varieties 285 



Squirrels 318 



Sub-irrigation . 59 



Summer fallow 79 



Sweet potatoes 269 



culture 271 



harvesting 273 



growing plants 271 



planting 272 



storing 273 



varieties 273 



Tillage, early 80 



flat 87 



for absorption 79 



for retention 80, 82 



to release moisture 88 



with irrigation 85 



Tomato 286 



canning 304 



culture 289 



growing plants 290 



irrigation 292 



localities 286 



planting out 291 



requirements 288 



varieties 293 



yield 292 



Trench irrigation 59 



Turnip 294 



culture 295 



varieties . 296 



Under drainage 



Vegetable sundries 297 



Vegetables, canning and drying. . 



303, 304 



at missions 12 



by foreigners 14 



chance for Americans 14 



cheaper bought 20 



climatic requirements 34 



furnish capital for fruit 11 



growing in California 9 



in your orchard 103 



. pioneer 9 



shipping 17 



soils for 40 



weights and sizes 16 



Water, importance of 21 



application of 60 



lifting devices 52, 54 



requirements of soils 51 



supply, sources of 52, 55 



Waterproof cloth 133 



Weeds in California 321 



Wells, artesian 52 



Windmills, service of 52 



Winter gardening 36 



irrigation 68 



Wheels, current 54 



Work, importance of 21 



for the months . , 108 



seasonable 107 



Yam 302 



Year, division of garden 109 



