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Mulch, 85, 104, 200, 201. 

 Mustard, 137, 150, 167, 255, 289. 

 Mutant, 119. 



Nasturtium, 255. 



Nitrates, 66, 73, 74. 



Nitrogen, 50, 51, 62, 63, 66, 67, 73, 74. 



Novelties, 98, 122. 



Okra, 138, 152, 153, 189, 269. 



Onion, 42, 100, 137, 149, 150, 155, 170*, 

 205*, 224, 232, 233, 234*; bulblet, 

 230; Egyptian, 230; multiplier, 

 230; storage of, 241, 346. 



Organic material in the soil, 56, 60. 



Ovary, 115*, 116*, 126. 



Overplanting, 96. 



Ovules, 115*. 



Oxygen, 30, 31, 49, 51, 166. 



Parasites, 287, 288. 



Paris green, 316, 317. 



Parsley, 137, 237, 238. 



Parsnip, 42, 133, 137, 151, 155, 211, 



220. 

 Peas, 41*, 43, 99, 100, 137, 150, 155, 



259. 



Peg for transplanting, 105, 187*. 

 Pepper, 99, 137, 153, 160, 175, 179, 



189, 195, 274*. 

 Peppergrass, 254. 

 Perennials, 93, 152. 

 Petals, 114, 115*. 

 Pe-tsai, 100, 149, 160, 175, 249*, 250*, 



251*; storage of, 341, 345. 

 Phosphorus, 50, 51, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 



73, 74- 



Photosynthesis, 47, 48, 53. 

 Pistil, 115*, 116*. 



Planning the garden, Chapter VIII. 

 Planting, charts of dates for, 348, 349, 



350; time for, Chapter XI, 97, 157, 



158*, 159*, 160, 161, 162; preparing 



soil for, 1 68; tools for, 104, 105; 



work of , 169*, 170*, 171*, 173*. 

 Planting zones, 97, 157, 158*, 159*, 



348, 349, 350. 

 Plants, care of growing, Chapter XII ; 



care of seedling, Chapter XII ; food 



of, Chapter V; life of, 40, 41*, 42; 



needs of, 24, 30*, 33, 43, 199 ; parts 



of, 27, 30*; work of, 31*, 40, 42, 52. 

 Poisons, for insects, 315, 316, 317, 321; 



for parasitic fungi, 292, 295, 298, 



299, 306. 

 Pollen, 116, 117*, 118; germination of, 



116*, 117*, 141, 142. 

 Pollination, 116, 117, 124, 125, 127, 



141. 



Potash, 63, 66, 67, 73, 74. 

 Potassium, 51, 62, 66, 67, 73, 74. 

 Potato, Irish, 36*, 152, 277, 278*, 



279* ; diseases of, 279, 292 ; insects 



of, 280, 321, 334; storage of, 341. 

 Potato, sweet, 36*, 153, 155, 175, 211, 



221 ; storage of, 341, 346. 

 Protein, 47, 50, 51. 

 Pumpkin, 121, 126, 127*, 134, 138, 144, 



145, 266, 267*. See also Summer 



squash. 



Radish, 12, 42, 77*, 99, 112, 132, 134, 

 138, 146, 148, 150, 155, 170, 2ii,213, 

 289; diseases of, 289; insects of, 328. 



Rake, 103, 104, 106, 168*. 



Raking, 168*. 



Replanting, 206. 



Respiration, 31, 32, 35, 49, 51, 166. 



Rhubarb, 93, 147*, 152, 224, 226, 

 227*, 256. 



Rocket, yellow, 238. 



Roots, 26,27, 28*, 30, 31*, 55, 76*, 77*; 

 work of, 29. 



Root crops, Chapter XIV. 



Root hairs, 76*, 77*, 78, 87*, 88. 



Rogues, 128. 



Rutabaga, 150, 151, 211, 217, 289; 

 storage of, 341 . 



Salsify, 133, 137, 151, 155, 211, 220. 



Sand, 58, 60. 



Sap, 29, 38. 



Seedlings, 40, 41, 42, 76*, 77*, 78*, 87*, 

 1 66*, 175. See also Transplanting. 



Seeds, Chapter X, 36, 40, 42, 112, 

 165; amounts needed, 131; buying 

 of, 129, 130*, 131 ; catalogues of, 30, 

 98, 129, 130; collecting, 134, 135; 

 germination of, see Germination ; 

 growing plants from, Chapter XII ; 



