Index. 



451 



Thinning-out, 122, 140. 



Thrips, pea and bean, 422. 



Thunder fly, black fly or, 422. 



Thyme, common, lemon, 214. 



Tomatoes, 25, 58, 98, 100, 101, 104, 

 105, 106, 116, 130,336,401; soil for 

 and its preparation, 338; raising 

 the plants, 340 ; planting out, 345 ; 

 supporting the plants, 346 ; training 

 and culture of, 347; tying, stopping, 

 348 ; thinning the foliage of, 349 ; 

 spraying of, gathering the fruit, 

 350; extra early from the open, 

 varieties, 352; manures, 355;. to 

 pack fqr market, 398. 



Tomatoes, black spot on, 436 ; potato 

 disease on, 435. 



Tools, French garden, illustrated, 80. 



Transplanting, 123, 140. 



Trenching, bastard, 11. 



Turnip root gall weevil, 420. 



Turnips, 58, 96, 99, 100, 101, 104, 106, 

 115, 131, 136, 357; soil for, 357; 

 early crops, 358 ; general culture, 

 359 ; storing, manures, 361 ; varie- 

 ties, 362 ; packing for market, 399. 



Unit values, table of, 38. 



Valuing fertilizers, 35. 



Vegetable marrows, 58, 98, 100, 136, 

 138, 362 ; preparation of soil for, 

 sowing in the open, 363; plants 



and planting, 364 ; varieties, 365 ; 



packing for market, 399. 

 Vegetables, details of the cultivation 



of, 141. 

 Violet root rot, 436. 



Warm bed for cucumbers and 

 melons, 99. 



Wart disease, potato black scab or, 

 429. 



Wash for spraying, to apply, 402. 



Water furrows, 8, 12. 



Watering, 65, 111. 



Water-logged soils, 44. 



Water, necessity for abundant sup- 

 ply, 44 ; copious use on French 

 garden, 65, 66, 102; arrangement 

 of pipes on French garden, 78. 



Weather, 103 ; signs, 443. 



Weeds, 401. 



Weevil, cabbage and turnip root gall, 

 420 ; pea and bean, 423. 



Well-balanced soils, 7. 



Weights, measures, and terms used 

 in marketing produce, 441. 



Weight, avoirdupois, 443. 



Winter rot, potato, 434. 



Wire worm, 29, 82, 413. 



Woodlice, 415. 



Wool refuse, shoddy or, 29. 



Yield, cost of production, and re- 

 turns, 438. 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, DIAGRAMS, 

 AND PLANS. 



Page. 



Method of Draining undulating Field . 9 



Method of Bastard Trenching ... 12 



Method of Ridging 13 



Plan of Smalt Holding . ' . . .54 



Plan of Rotation and Cropping (1st year) 60 



(2nd year) 61 



(3rd year) 62 



Horn of Light 69 



Handle of Light 70 



Leg of Frame 70 



Frame and Lights 70 



End of Cross-bar , . . . .71 



Light Stops 71 



Frame Hook 71 



Watering the Frame 72 



Prop for Light 73 



Cloche 73 



Carrying Cloches 74 



Tilted Cloche 75 



Cloche Peg 75 



Cloches packed away 75 



Page. 



Repaired Cloche 75 



Arrangement of Cloches in relation to 



Frame 75 



Frame for Mat-making . . . .77 

 Arrangement of Water Pipes French 



Garden 79 



Arrangement of Soil for Hot-beds . .92 

 Diagram shewing Manure Linings to 



Frames on Hot-beds . . . .94 

 Diagram explaining working of Cloches 97 

 Plan of Model French Garden (J acre) . 101 



French Garden Tools 103 



Diagrams showing Intercropping 112 to 116 

 Sowing Seed by Hand . . ' . .120 



Lath Screen 121 



Brushwood Screen 122 



Tilted Cloche 122 



How Leaves and Roots are Shortened 



in Transplanting 124 



Samples of EUbbers 124 



How the Dibber is Used . . . ,125 



