CLASSIFIED INDEX 253 



PINEAPPLES: Page 



Culture 194, 19;, 196 



Feeding 195, 196, 197 



Fertilizer 192, 194, 195 



House, Suitable 191, 192 



Insects: 



Mealv Bug — Red Spider 200 



Pot System: 



Atmosphere — Size of Pots — Repotting — Bottom Heat — Drainage 199 



Propagation 192, 193 



Shading 1 96 



Soil 192, 194 



Spraying 195 



Temperature. . . .' 191, 192, 194 



Ventilation 198 



Varieties 200 



Watering 1 06 



PLUMS. See Pot Fruit. 

 POT FRUIT: 



Advantages 127, 128, 129 



Cultural Directions: 



When to Start into Growth — Temperature. 132 



Ventilation — Watering 133 



Spraying — Hand Fertilization 134 



Feeding: 134. 135, '37 



Diseases and Insect Pests: 



Green Fly 142 



Red Spider— Leaf Roller. . 144 



.Mildew— Borer I4=i 



Houses Suitable for Pot Fruit 129 



Size — Style — Ventilation — Temperature 131 



Pinching the Shoots 1 38, 1 39 



Thinning the Fruit 139, 141 



Treatment of Trees After Fruit is Gathered 146 



Soil 147 



Repotting — Drainage 148 



Pruning 1 48. 1 40 



Varieties Adapted for Orchardhouse Work: 



Peaches and Nectarines 152 



Pears 1 52 



Plums I 53. ' 54 



Cherries 1 54 



Apricots 155, 156 



Figs 1 56 



Apples 156,157 



STRAWBERRIES: 



Crown, Growing the '85 



Drainage 187 



Fertilizer 184 



Forcing, Process of '83 



Frost 188 



Fungus 189 



Gathering the Fruit '84 



Insects: 



Red Spider— Green Fly 188 



Potting '8; 



Runners, Selecting the '81, 182 



Soil 18;, 186 



Temperature '80, 183 



Varieties for Forcing .' '89. '90 



Watering >84. >87 



