LABORATORY MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE 



Oleander, 32 

 One-eye cutting, 44 

 Onion, 28 



Paris green, 148 



Peach, buds of, 60, 62, 64 ; pruning of, 

 86 ; systematic study of, 186-197 



Pear, buds of, 68 ; pruning of, 82 ; sys- 

 tematic study of, 198-209 



Pitch wax, 110 



Plate budding, 98 



Plum, buds of, 48, 50, 52 ; pruning of, 

 84 ; systematic study of, 210, 221 



Pomaceous fruits, 66 



Prong budding, 96 



Quince, buds, 70 



Ring budding, 104 

 Root cuttings, 38 

 Rose, 32 



Scion, 122 



Seed vitality limited by age, 10 



Seed-testers, 2 



Seed-testing, 6 



Seeds, amount of water absorbed by, 



12; determining volume of, 12; 



germination of, 16 ; of dicotyledons, 



18 ; effect of drought on, 18 ; of 

 monocotyledons, 18 ; treated with 

 chemicals, 20 ; effect of commercial 

 fertilizers on, 24 



Shield budding, 94 



Side grafting, 128 



Soaking of seeds, 16 



Soft wood cuttings, 32 



Splice grafting, 112 



Sprouting-chamber, 6 



Systematic study, of apple, 154-173 ; 

 of grape, 174-185; of peach, 186- 

 197; of pear, 198-209; of plum, 

 210-221 



Three-eye cutting, 44 

 Tile germinator, 2, 4 

 Tongue grafting, 114 

 Tulip, 28 

 Twig budding, 96 

 Two-eye cutting, 44 



Veneer grafting, 130 

 Vine fruits, 72 

 Vitis labrusca, 72 

 Vitis vinifera, 74 

 Volume of seeds, 12 



Whip grafting, 114 



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