INDEX 



345 



Germination in heated soils, 250. 

 , importance of uniform, 318. 

 , independent of bacteria, 251, 

 252. 



of apple seeds, 337. 

 Gilbert, on plant excretions, 303. 

 Glycerin, on mussel scale, 203. 

 Gooseberries, analysis of, 104. 



, effect of root-injury on, 35. 

 , effect of trenching on, 28. 

 , manurial experiments on, 95. 

 , peculiarities in behaviour of, 



29, 35, 54. I0 7- 

 Gooseberry sawfly, 228. 

 Grass, action of different kinds of, 



on trees, 268. 

 , effect of, on trees, 259. 

 , effect of, on trees, dependent 



on circumstances, 307. 

 , effect of trees on, 300. 

 , effect on physical condition 

 of soil, 280. 



, feeding off of, round trees, 



288. 

 , limited action of, on trees, 



272. 

 , possible beneficial action of, 



306. 

 , possible causes of the action 



of, 273. 

 , recovery from the effect of, 



273- 



Grassed soil, richness of, 304. 

 Grasses, effect of different kinds of, 



268. 

 Grassing trees gradually, 274, 306. 



partially, 273. 

 Greene, orchard heating, 130. 

 Growth, measurement of, 20. 

 Gypsine, 149. 



Hall and Morison, on flocculation, 



324- 

 Harper-Adams Coll., grass on trees, 



308. 



Haywood, lime-sulphur washes, 210. 

 Heating soils, 249. 

 Hedges, shelter, 125. 

 Hedrick, on manuring, 92. 



, on copper-injury, 190. 



Hellebore, 146. 



Holmes Chapel, big bud treated at, 



216. 

 Hooper, C., on the flowering of 



apples, 141. 

 Hooper, F. G., on frost-injury, 127, 



128. 



Horticultural experiments, 16. 

 Hot water treatment for insects, 



216. 



Humidity records, 122. 

 Hydrocyanic acid, 150. 



Injury by copper-spraying, 186. 

 Insecticides, 145, 146. 



, nature of action of, on eggs, 

 209. 



, systematic examination of, 



200. 

 Insects, 13. 



, spraying for, 146. 

 Ireland, potato-spraying in, 183 

 Iron salts, fungicidal action of, 149. 

 sulphate, for silver leaf, 237. 



, in emulsions, 161. 



Irrigation, for frost-prevention, 131. 



Kerosene, 151. 



King, evaporation from soil, 281. 



Koopman, on pruning, 67. 



Lawes and Gilbert, nitrogen in 



grassed soil, 288. 

 Lawes, Gilbert and Warington, 



evaporation from soil, 281. 

 Lead arsenate, 149, 169. 



, on caterpillars, 227. 



Leaf-size, measurement of, 20. 

 Leaves of plants, 6. 

 Lepidosaphes ulmi, 196. 

 Lewis, on frost-fighting, 130. 

 Lichen, removal of, 164, 167. 

 Lime, 145, 149, 206. 



, fungicidal action of, 194. 

 Lime-salt wash, 222. 

 Lime-sulphur-soda wash, 147. 

 Lime-sulphur wash, 148, 206, 210. 

 Lime washes, 168. 

 Liming clay soils, 325. 

 Limoid, 159. 

 London purple, 149. 

 Long Ashton soil, trials with, 270. 

 Lopping trees, 70. 



, at different times, 70. 

 Lowe and Purratt, on San Jos6 



scale, 202. 

 Lyon and Bizzell, nitrogen in 



grassed soil, 288. 



Manure, artificial, 86. 



, loss in weight of, in transit, 



112. 



Manures, 87. 



, general results with, 101. 



, on apples, 90. 



-, , in poor soil, 93. 



, on currants and raspberries, 



97- 



, on farm crops, 92. 



, on gooseberries, 95. 



, on mixed plantations, 91. 



, on strawberries, 98. 

 Manuring, green, 109. 



, practical conclusions on, 105. 

 Marlatt, on mussel scale, 200. 



