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Seed sowing 25-41 Tansy 145 



Seed testing 25, 26 Tar, for seed corn 63 



Seed, vitality of 25, 40 Tarragon 145 



Selling. (See Marketing.) Temperature of hotbed, 

 Sets. (See Onion, etc.) 20, 23, 27, 135, 139 



Setting. (See Transplanting.) Tender vegetables. 27, 29, 40 



Shading 29, 35 Thermometer 20 



Shearing plants 39, 168 Thinning plants 51 



Shipping._ (See Potato, etc.) Thrips 59, 81 



Shrubs, flowering. . .157, 158 Thyme 145 



Shutters for frames 32 Tile drains 1 1 



Slope of land 10 Time to sow, etc. (See Beans, 



Small fruits 167-180 Flowers, Fruits, etc.) 



Smudge fires 140 Toads 63 



Smut. (See Onion, Corn, etc.) Tobacco 58, 81 



Snails 62 Tomato 135-139 



Soil, condition of. 44, 46, 47 Tools. (See Implements.) 



Soil for frames 26 Topping 78 



Soil for the garden. .. 10, n Transplanting 27-41 



Soil, sour 46, 54 Transportation 9, 10 



Soot 8 1 Traps, mole 63 



Sorrel 54, 147 Tree-cricket 1 76 



Sorter, machine 92 Trenching 16, 65, 109 



Sorting. (See Grading.) Trimming plants (see also 

 Sowing and planting. . .25-41 Shearing) ..108, 167, 168 



Spade 14 Turnip 99, 100 



Spading 15? V 



Sparrows, English 63 Varieties to plant 38 



Spearmint 145 Ventilation. 23, 27, 29, 39, 3 



Spinach '47 Vines, climbing 160 



Spraying 55-62 * 



Spreaders 14. 53 



Squash 127, 128, 132 Water cress........ 142, 143 



Stem-blight 140 Watering 26, 27, 28, 36 



Stem-rot 105 Watermelon ..127, 128, 131 



Storing. (See Onion, Potato, Webworms... 120 



e j. c ) Weeders, hand 49 



Strawberry 167-173 ^ eed ?. f> j>J' 53 



Striped bug 132, 133 W ,f e y lls M ; 8 Z' 88 ' 9 S 



Subsoil . ii Whale-oil soap solution.. 58 



Subsoil, 'plowing'.'.'-'- . .'16, 65 Wheel hoes 49, 50 



Sulphate of ammonia 45 White grub 125, i 



Sulphate of copper. . .55, 56 JR".."*; IOS 



Sulphate of potash 43 Windbreaks . . 10 



Sulphur 56, 125 Wind protection. i 



Superphosphates 43 Wireworms. . .90, 96, 99, ' '9 



Sweet basil 145 Worms. (See Earth- 



Sweet corn 119, 120 worms, Currant, etc.) 



Sweet marjoram 145 " ormwood 145 



Sweet peas 163 Y 



Sweet potato 123-126 Yams 125 



