INDEX 



Houseplants, 243, 252, 270, 272 

 Humus, 88, 114 

 Hyacinth, 146, 147, 171 

 Hyssop, 203 



Ice plant, 174 



Indoor plants, 170 



Inoculating soil for legumes, 101 



Inoculation, effects of, 128 



Insect breeding cages, 278 



Insects, beneficial, 291 

 how they feed, 276 

 methods of control, 276, 286 



Insects, Diseases, and their Con- 

 trol, chapter on, 276 



Instruction, character of, 2 

 in gardening, 15 



Interest in gardening, 322 



Iris, 146, 170, 174 



Irrigation, 236 



conveying water, 107 

 ditches, 109, 110 

 in humid regions, 106 

 overhead, 108, 109 

 raising water for, 107 

 water supply for, 107 



Irrigation and Drainage, chapter 

 on, 106 



Ivy, 134, 170 



Jonquils, 171, 175 



Kale, 190, 263 



Keeping accounts, 314 



Kerosene emulsion, 286, 289 



Kohl-rabi, 190 



Labelling at fairs, 310 



Labels, 44 



Language and gardening, 329 



Lantana, 170 



Lantern slides, 299 



Large seeds, 72 



Larkspur, 144, 152 



Laurel, 148 



Lavender, 203 



Lawn, care of, 230 



Lawn mowers, 47 



Lawns, 140, 141, 142, 227; 232, 



234, 241, 245, 253, 256, 257, 



259, 262, 269 



Layering, mound, 168 



tip, 168 



vine, 168 

 Laying off garden, 33 

 Leaders, 8 

 Leaves and light, 62 

 Leek, 190 



Legume nodules, 100, 101 

 Legumes, lime for, 102 

 Lens, 74 

 Lessons with Trees, chapter on, 



153 

 Lettuce, 51, 191, 204, 229, 260, 

 263 



for exhibit, 302 

 Lily, 146, 147, 171 

 Lily-of -the- Valley, 146, 171 

 Lima beans, 180 

 Lime, 85, 125 

 Lime, air-slaked, 286 

 Lime for legumes, 102 



for potatoes, 126 



solubility of, 104 

 Lime-sulfur, 290 



self-boiled, 291 

 Liquid manure, 110 

 Literature for gardeners, 340 

 Live poultry at fairs, 306 

 Location of garden, 27 

 Locating crops, 35 



Mallow, 146 

 Manure, 86 



barnyard, 88 



care of, 90, 91 



green, 86 



liquid, 110 

 Marigold, 144, 152 

 Marker, 44 



Market (see Frontispiece) 

 Marking board, 43 

 Marshmallow, 203 

 Martynia, 144 

 Mattock, 43 



McDonald movement, 2 

 Measures, 44 

 Measuring, 37, 336 

 Methods of Teaching, chapter on, 



335 

 Mignonette, 144, 152 

 Mineral matter in plants, 102 



