Index. 



447 



Hall on "soil moisture," 18. 



Hellebore powder, 403. 



Herbs, 212 ; to pack for market, 392. 



Hoeing and mulching, 20, 140. 



Horse radish, 215 ; to pack for mar- 

 ket, 392. 



Hot-beds for frames, 91 ; for cloches, 

 96 ; to make, 128 ; to manage, 130. 



How to drain, 8. 



Humus, 16, 25, 27, 140. 



Insect pests, 406. 



Insect pests and fungoid diseases 

 which attack vegetables, 400. 



Insecticides, 403. 



Introduction, 1. 



Intensive cropping for three years, 

 plan of rotation and, 60. 



Intensive culture on small holdings, 

 41, 56; on allotments and cottage 

 gardens, 109 ; see also French gar- 

 dening. 



Intercropping, 90. 



Illustrations, diagrams, and plans, 

 list of, 451-2. 



January reminders, general opera- 

 tions, 367 ; French gardening, 368. 



Jerusalem artichokes, 144. 



July reminders, general operations, 

 French gardening, 376. 



June reminders, 374 ; general opera- 

 tions, French gardening, 375. 



Kainit, 25, 32. 



Kale, 58, 163 ; to pack for market, 388. 

 Kropotkin on " French gardening," 

 63 ; on "friendly intercourse," 117. 

 King on " soil moisture," 18. 



Lath screen for seed-bed, 121. 



Laying-out, cultivating, and inten- 

 sively cropping a market garden 

 holding, 53. 



Lead, arsenate of, 403. 



Leaf-curl, potato, 432. 



Leaf-spot, strawberry, 435. 



Leeks, 216 ; manures, varieties, 217 ; 

 to pack for market, 392. 



Leguminous plants, 24. 



Lettuce, cabbage, 58, 85, 87, 95, 96, 

 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, 112, 113, 

 114, 115, 116, 117, 131, 138, 218; 

 forced, 219 ; cold frames, sowing, 

 220 ; pricking out, protecting, 221 ; 

 early from open-air, main-crop and 

 summer, 222 ; manures, 223 ; vari- 

 eties, 224 ; to pack for market, 392. 



Lettuce, cos, 87, 97, 99, 101, 104, 106, 

 114, 115, 116, 218; forced, 219; 

 frames, sowing, 220 ; pricking out, 

 protecting, 221 ; early from the 

 open, main-crop, and summer, 222 ; 

 manures, 223 ; varieties, 224 ; to 

 pack for market, 392. 



Lettuce mildew, 88, 427. 



Lime, its effect on clay, quantities to 

 apply, 14 ; its functions and effects, 

 25; for acid or "manure-sick" 

 soils, 16, 26; periodical dressings, 

 51 ; a base for fertilizers, 27, 30, 

 52 ; to test soils for, 52 ; in rotation, 

 54 ; general effect of, 140 ; for pests 

 and diseases, 404. 



Liming, cultivation, manuring, and, 

 rotation of, 50. 



Limphos, 30. 



Liquid manures, when to use, 35. 



List of .illustrations, diagrams, and 

 plans, 451-2. 



Longevity of garden seeds, 439. 



Long measure, 443. 



Machines, spraying, 402. 



Magnesia, 25. 



Management of hot-beds, 130. 



Manure, its general application, 140 ; 

 for French gardening, 79, 82 ; for 

 hot-beds, 91, 128. 



Manures and fertilizers, 22-38 ; farm- 

 yard, 25 ; green manuring, compost 

 heap, sulphate of ammonia, 27 ; 

 nitrate of soda, nitrolim, dried 

 blood, 28; rape dust, castor seed 

 meal, soot, shoddy, 29 ; superphos- 

 phates, limphos, basic slag, 30; 

 bone meal, steamed bone flour, 

 dissolved bones, sulphate of potash, 

 muriate of potash, 31 ; kainit, Per- 

 uvian guano, equalized Peruvian 

 guano, "32 ; dissolved Peruvian 

 guano, phosphatic guano, fish 

 guano, meat guano, 33 ; mixtures 

 which may and may not be made, 

 notes on using fertilizers, 34 ; valu- 

 ing fertilizers, 35,; unit values of 

 fertilizers, 38. 



Manuring, cultivation, and cropping, 

 rotations of, 50. 



Manure-sick soil, 26. 



Manures for globe artichokes 143 

 Jerusalem artichokes, 144 ; aspara- 

 gus, 153; broad beans, 156; French 

 beans, 158 ; runner beans, 161 ; 

 beet, 162 ; kale, 164 ; broccoli, 167 ; 

 Brussels sprouts, 169 ; cabbage 



