Index. 



299 



starvation of roots, 63. 



Stem and root development de- 

 pendent on number of leaves, 

 83 



Stem' defined, 79. 



Stem, fastest elongation of, 82 ; 

 how lengthens, 81 ; root origi- 

 nates in, 65 ; vital part of 

 woody, 55. 



Stem cuttings, 212 ; how plant- 

 ed, 213 ; proper length of, 213. 



Stems, how they increase in diam- 

 eter, 54 ; underground, 80. 



Stiema. 97. 



Stimulative pruning, 263. 



Stocks for grafting, 226. 



Stockiness, pruning for, 259. 



Stoma delined, 50. 



Stomata defined, 50. 



Storage of cuttings, 211 ; of re- 

 serve food, 64. 



Stratification of seeds. 111. 



Strawberry, perfect and imper- 

 fect flowers of, 103. 



Strength, pruning for, 261. 



Striped cucumber beetle, 162. 



Subjects for crossing, selection of, 

 276. 



Style, 97. 



Suckering defined, 254. 



Sulfate of potash, 157. 



Sulfur, part played by in plants, 

 45. 



Sun heat injurious to young seed- 

 lings 145. 



Sun-scald, 120. 



Superphosphate, 157. 



Symbiosis, 154. 



Table for computing dew point, 

 133 ; showing duration of seed 

 vitality, 108 ; showing germi- 

 nating temperatures of seeds, 

 26. 



Tarred-paper cards, tool for cut- 

 ting, 176. 



T-Budding, 232. . 



Temperature as affecting plant 

 growth, 118 ; fatal to proto- 

 plasm, 119 ; influence of on ab- 

 sorption of water by seeds, 23 ; 

 methods of controlling, 203. 



Tenderness defined, 13. 



Terminal buds, pinching of, ef- 

 fect on wood maturity, 128 ; 

 destruction of, by cold, 124. 



Theory of evolution, 21. 



Thermal belts, 135. 



Thinning fruit, 105, 264. 



Time, most favorable for trans- 

 planting, 237. 



Tobacco, broom rape of, 179 ; de- 

 coction of, for destroying aph- 



Tobacco — 



ide, 167 ; smoke for destroying 

 insects, 167 ; fluid extract 

 of, 167 ; topping, 254, 264 ; 

 worm, 163 ; trenching, 139. 



Tomato worm, 163. 



Tongue grafting, 22.5. 



Tool for injecting poisonous li- 

 quids, 175 ; for cutting paper 

 cards, 175. 



Top grafting. 226. 



Topping, defined, 254 ; tobacco, 

 264. 



Transpiration, amount of. 59 ; 

 conditions affecting. 58 ; cur- 

 rent, 60 ; defined, 58 ; excessive, 

 59 ; excessive, caused by insuffi- 

 cient moisture in the air, 142 ; 

 increases with degree of heat, 

 118. 



Transplanted plants, shading, 

 252 : watering, 251. 



Transplanted stock, tardv start- 

 ing of, 252. 



Transplanter, Baldrldge, 2-l.S ; 

 Bemis, 248. 



Transplanting. 236 ; benefits nur- 

 sery trees, 76 ; endured best by 

 vigorous plants, 237 : most fa- 

 vorable time for, 237 ; stimu- 

 lates root branching, 75 ; de- 

 vices for, 246. 



Transplanting tools, Richards', 

 247. 



Trapping insects, 162. 



Tree trunks split open by severe 

 freezing, 125. 



Trees, bundling for transporta- 

 tion, 240 ; detrimental to nelsh- 

 boring crops, 59 ; directions for 

 Diantlns, 244 ; killing by gird- 

 ling, 63 ; lifted or lowered to 

 accommodate grading, 239 ; lift- 

 ing large, 238 ; nursery, bene- 

 fited by transplanting, 76 ; 

 puddling roots of, 241 : reduc- 

 ing top of, prior to planting, 

 243 ; sacking roots of. 242 : 

 staking, to prevent shaking by 

 wind. 246. 



Trimming defined, 254 ; roots 

 prior to planting, 243. 



Tuber, the, 199. 



Tubercles on roots, 78. 



Turn of the year, 115. 



Underground stems, 80. 

 Unhealed wounds Introduce de- 

 cay, 256. 

 Unisexual flowers, 102. 

 Unpacking plants, 242. 



Variability of offspring of cross- 

 es and hybrids, 20 ; of plants, 



272. 



