INDEX. 151 



rAGE 



Parsnip 105 



Pepper 107 



Peas— 107 



forcing of in hotbeds 108 



Potato — 109 



how to raise large crops of Ill 



forcing of in hotbeds 114 



ground-marker 115 



planter, True's 116 



digger, Hill's 118 



sweet 119 



Pumpkin 120 



Pot, aromatic and sweet herbs 139 



Plants — cultivated for medicinal and other purposes 141 



R. 



Radish — 121 



forwarding of 122 



"Rocambole 123 



Rhubarb— • 123 



forwarding of 126 



Saltpetre as a fertilizer 13 



Soils — improving of 13 



preparation of 15 



Seed and seeding 17 



Seeds — vitality of 21 



Stone fruit — seeds of 22 



Seeds— causes of failure in their germination 22 



quantity of 23 



Soils — adapting plants to 27 



Salad — corn 66 



Succory or endive 73 



Soiling — maize for 77 



Sturtion 101 



Sweet potatoes 119 



Salsify 126 



