INDEX 
A 
Anthracnose, 1326, 1487, 1515. 
Aphis, cabbage, 1444. 
melon, 1486, 1487. 
Arsenate of lead as spray, 1348, 1386, 
1444. 
Asparagus, ©. C. Hulsart, 1471-1482. 
beetles, 1347, 1348. 
common, 1347. 
twelve-spotted, 1348. 
botany, 1473. 
cultivation for, 1479. 
fertilization of, 1477, 1479. 
for home garden, 1297. 
growing young plants, 
1477. 
harvesting and marketing, 1481. 
history of, 1471, 1473. 
insect enemies, 1347, 1348, 1481. 
introduction in America, 1471. 
preparation of permanent bed, 
1477, 1478. 
production from seed, 1475, 1476. 
rust disease of, 1323-1326. 
setting young bed, 1478, 1479. 
statistics relative to, 1482. 
varieties, 1473, 1475. 
1476, 
B 
Baked cabbage, recipe for, 1551. 
Boiled red cabbage, how prepared, 
1551, 1552. 
Barker, J. F., Soils and Fertilizers 
for Vegetables, 1298-1304. 
Barton, C. D., Melons, 1483-1490. 
Beans, H. E. Cox, 1504-1519. 
comparison with other crops, 
1506, 1507. 
cultivation, 1511, 1512. 
diseases of, 1326, 1515. 
fertilization of, 1508-1511. 
garden, 1294, 1516-1518. 
harvesting, 1512. 
Beans — continued: 
history of, 1506. 
kind to plant, 1508. 
lima, 1518. 
marketing, 1514. 
planting, 1511. 
preparation of land for, 1507. 
seed, 1508. 
threshing, 1514. 
value of as food, 1504. 
varieties of, 1516-1518. 
yields, 1515. 
Beetles, asparagus, 1347, 1348. 
Colorado potato, 1385, 1386. 
flea, 1348-1350. 
Beets for home garden, 1291. 
Black-Leaf 40 as spray, 1421, 1501. 
Black heart disease. See Black rot. 
Black rot disease, 1327, 1420, 1445. 
Blanching celery, 1294, 1462. 
Blight affecting, beans, 1326, 1515. 
celery, 1329, 1467. 
melons, 1487. 
onions, 1337, 1338, 1398, 1400. 
peas, 1338, 1340, 1501. 
potatoes, 1387. 
tomatoes, 1340. 
Blossom end rot of tomatoes, 1340. 
Bollworm, injury of, to sweet corn, 
1530. 
Bonney, W. L., Lettuce, 1520-1526. 
Books of reference for vegetable 
growers, 1562, 1563. 
Bordeaux mixture as spray, 1322, 
1325, 1329, 1333, 1337, 1340, 1383, 
1386, 1387, 1422, 1467, 1487, 1501. 
Botrytis rot of lettuce, 1335, 1337. 
Brussels Sprouts, 1449-1459. 
cultivation and _ fertilization, 
1452, 1453. 
harvesting, 1453-1455. 
history of, 1449, 1450. 
irrigation for, 1453. 
[1565] 
