CONTENTS 



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Cuttings of roots 119 



Green cuttings ■■20 



Cuttings of leaves ]^20 



General treatment 221 



Transplanting young seedlings 122 



Transplanting established plants and trees 124 



Tub-plants j25 



When to transplant . j26 



Depth to transplant . j27 



Making the rows straight 127 



Cutting-back ; filling 129 



Removing very large trees 130 



Winter protection of plants 135 



Pruning 139 



Tree surgery and protection 142 



Tree guards 143 



Mice and rabbits 144 



Girdled trees 144 



Eepairing street trees 145 



The grafting of plants 151 



Keeping records of the plantation 154 



The storing of fruits and vegetables 158 



The forcing of plants .161 



Coldframes 164 



Hotbeds 168 



Management of hotbeds 175 



CHAPTER VI 



Protecting Plants from Things that prey on Them 

 Screens and covers . 

 Fumigating 



Soaking tubers and seeds . 

 Spraying . 



Insecticide spraying formulas 

 Fungicide spraying formulas 

 Treatment for some of the common insects 

 Treatment for some of the common plant diseases 



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