468 



GARDEN FARMING 



Lactuca sativa, 271 



scariola, 271, 272 

 Leaf area reduced at planting time, 40 



its function, 10 

 Leek, 269-271 

 botany, 269 

 cultivation, 270 

 uses, 271 

 Lettuce, 271-290 

 botany, 271 

 cultivation, 273 



field crop at the North, 274-277 

 head lettuce in field, illus- 

 trated, 274 

 in beds in the open, illustrated, 



275 



preparation of the soil, 276 

 seed sowing, 276 

 soil, 275 

 watering, 277 



field crop at the South, 277-282 

 Florida, 278 



in field, illustrated, 279 

 Norfolk, Virginia, 278 

 forced crop, 282-290 

 diseases, 287 

 mildew, 287 

 rot, 287 



greenhouse for, 282 

 harvesting and marketing, 289 

 insects, 285 



treatment, 286 

 planting under glass, 283 

 profit in, 290 

 shipment, 290 

 soil for greenhouses, 283 

 temperature of greenhouses, 



284 



varieties, 288 



ventilation of forcing struc- 

 tures, 285 

 watering in the greenhouse, 



284 

 frame crop, 280-282 



packing, illustrated, 280 

 muslin-covered frames, illus- 

 trated, 281 

 types, 272 



asparagus, illustrated, 272 

 Cos, illustrated, 272 

 cutting, illustrated, 272 

 head, illustrated, 272 

 Light in a forcing structure, 61 

 Light reflected from glass roofs, 72 

 Lima beans, 124, 146-151. See Beans 



Machinery for transplanting, 45 

 Maine potato cellar, illustrated, 85 



Mangel-Wurzels, 158, 159 

 Mangels, 158, 159 

 Manure, how to apply, 49 



on sandy soils, 8 



stable, 49 



Map of bean production, 126 

 Market gardening defined, i 

 Marrow kale, illustrated, 267 

 Meeker harrow, illustrated, 109 

 Mixed cars, shipment of, 99 

 Mushrooms, 290-293 



beds in open, illustrated, 292 



botany, 291 



culture, 291 



propagation, 291 

 Muskmelons, 293, 302 



cultivation, 296 



distribution, 294 



field crop, 295 



forcing, 300 

 crop, 295 

 varieties, 302 



frames, 299 



harvesting and shipment, 298 



insects and diseases, 296 



Montreal, in willow basket, illus- 

 trated, 299 



packages for, 298-299 



preparation of soil, 295 



temperature for forcing houses, 302 



training forced plants, 302 



training in forcing house, 301 



varieties for field culture, 297 



varieties for forcing, 302 

 Muslin frames, 56 

 Muslin hose for irrigation, 51 

 Mustard, 303 



for salad purposes, illustrated, 303 



New celery culture, method of plant- 

 ing, 199 



Newman, J. S., 456 

 Nitrogen, sources of, 48 

 Nozzles, 14 



Okra, 304-307 



botany, 304 



distribution, 304 



flower and fruit, illustrated, 306 



harvesting, 306 



method of cultivation, 305 



planting, 305 



soil, 305 



uses, 307 



varieties, 307 

 Olericulture defined, i 

 Onions, 308-327 



Bermuda, 318 



