INDEX 



Absorption of water by seeds, 12 



Alcoholic grafting-wax, 110 



Ammoniacal solution of copper car- 

 bonate, 146 



Amygdalus persica, 60, 62, 64 



Amygdalus platycarpa, 64 



Annular budding, 104 



Apple, buds of, 66; pruning of, 80; 

 systematic study of, 154-173 



Arsenate of lead, 150 



Bark grafting, 118, 122 



Beeswax and resin grafting-wax, 108 



Begonia, 36 



Bigarreau, 54 



Blackberry, 38 



Brambles, pruning of, 90 



Bridge grafting, 126 



Bryophyllum, 36 



Budding, shield, 94; proug, or twig, 96; 

 plate, 98 ; H-, 100 ; flute, 102 ; ring, 

 or annular, 104 ; chip, 104 



Buds : Prunus domestica, 48 ; Prunus 

 americana, 50 ; Prunus triflora, 50 ; 

 Prunus hortulana, 52 ; Prunus mun~ 

 soniana. 52 ; Prunus avium, 54, 56, 

 58 ; Prunus cerasus, 54, 58 ; Amyg- 

 dalus persica, 60, 62, 64 ; Amygdalus 

 platycarpa, 64 ; Malus sylvestris, 66 ; 

 Pyrus communis, 68 ; Pyrus sinensis, 

 68; Cydonia vulgaris, 70; Vitis la- 

 brusca, 72 ; Vitis vinifera, 74 



Bulbil, 28 



Bulbs, 28 



Bush fruits, pruning of, 92 



Cactus, 32 



Carnation, 32 



Chemicals, effect on germination of 

 seeds, 20 



Cherry, buds of, 54, 56, 58 ; pruning 

 of, 84 



Chip budding, 104 



Chrysanthemum, 32 



Cleft grafting, 118, 120 



Coleus, 32 



Commercial fertilizers, effect on 

 seeds, 24 



Conns, 30 



Crocus, 30 



Currant, 40, 42 



Cuttings, soft or green wood, 32, 34 ; 

 leaf, 36 ; root, 38 ; hardwood, or dor- 

 mant, 40; one-eye, two-eye, three- 

 eye, 44 ; mallet, 44, 46 ; heel, 44, 46 



Dicotyledons, 18 

 Dinner-plate seed-tester, 2 

 Dormant cuttings, 40 

 Double- whip grafting, 116 

 Drought, effect on germinating seeds, 

 18 



Flute budding, 102 



Fungicides : effect on seeds, 26 ; Bor- 

 deaux mixture, 132 ; lime-sulphur, 

 138, 140, 142 ; self-boiled lime-sul- 

 phur, 144; ammoniacal solution of 

 copper carbonate, 146 



Geneva seed-tester, 2, 4, 8 



Geranium, 32 



Germinating chamber, 2 



Germinating cup, 2 



Germination, hastened by soaking, 16 



Gladiolus, 30 



Gloxinia, 36 



Gooseberry, 40, 42 



Grafting, splice, 112 ; whip, or tongue, 



114; double-whip, 116; cleft, 118, 



120; bark, 118, 122; bridge, 126; 



side, 128 ; veneer, 130 

 Grafting-cord, 108 

 Grafting-wax, 108, 110 

 Grape, cuttings of, 44, 46; buds of, 



72, 74; pruning of, 88; systematic 



study of, 174-185 

 Green wood cuttings, 32, 34 



Hardwood cuttings, 40, 42, 44 

 H-budding, 100 

 Heel cutting, 44, 46 

 Horse radish, 38 

 Hyacinth, 28 

 Hydrangea, 34 

 Hypothesis, 20, 21 



Insecticides : Paris green, 148 ; arsen- 

 ate of lead, 150 ; lime-sulphur, 138, 

 140, 142.; self-boiled lime-sulphur, 

 144 ; kerosene emulsion, 152 



Kerosene emulsion, 152 



Leaf cuttings, 36 

 Lily, 28 



Lily, 28 



Lime-sulphur, 138 ;. self -boiled, 



144 



Mallet cutting, 44, 46 

 Monocotyledons, 18 

 Morello, 58 



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