INDEX 



509 



Page 

 Onion, diseases 406 



fertilizing 387 



forei^ types 383 



growing from sets 392 



growing sets 402 



harvesting 396 



history 380 



importance 380 



insects '. 405 



irrigation. 395 



marketing 400 



picklers, growing 404 



returns 400 



seed 385 



seed and sets required 495 



soil 384 



soil preparation 386 



sowing m field 389 



storing 397 



transplanting 390 



varieties 381, 382 



yields 400 



Orangeburg series 21 



Organizations 188 



Pacific Coast 24 



Packing 166 



, Paper pots 160 



Paris green 88 



Parsley 406 



Parsley, seed required 495 



Parsnip 407 



Parsnip, companion crop.. 479, 480, 487 



Patapsco Neck 51 



Pea, climatic requirements 410 



compaxiion crop.... 479, 484, 485, 486 



composition 409 



enemies 413 



fertilizing 411 



harvesting 413 



history 408 



importance 408 



marketing 413 



planting 412 



seed required 495 



soil 411 



supporting 412 



varieties 409, 410 



Peach, companion crop 486 



Pepper, climatic requirements 414 



^rtilizing 416 



harvesting 416 



history 414 



importance , 414 



marketing 416 



planting '^ 416 



seed 415 



seed required. . -. 495 



soil ' 414 



starting early plants 415 



varieties 414, 415 



Peppers 75 



Perennial vegetables 199, 200 



Phosphoric acid, use 62 



Piece work 9 



Piedmont plateau 23 



Pits 194 



Plank drag 32 



Plant boxes 152 



V&ge 



Plowing 2» 



Potash, use 62 



PoUto 1 



Potato, companion crop 485 



Potherbs 198, 199 



Pots 160 



Prices 5 



Profits 4 



Pulse crops 199 



Pumpkin 416 



Radish, climatic requirements 417 



companion crop.... 477, 478, 479, 



480, 481, 487 



fertilizing 41? 



history ....-417 



importance 417 



marketing 419 



planting 418 



seed required ;495 



soil 417 



varieties 417, 418 



Raspberry, companion crop 485 



Red clover 54 



Retailing 184 



Rhubarb, climatic requirements.... 419 



cultivation 421 



fertilizing 421 



history 419 



importance '419 



marketing 422 



planting 420 



propagation '419 



seed required 495 



soil 419 



River flood plains 22 



Roads 14 



Root crops 197 



Rutabaga 422 



Rye 55 



Sage 423 



Salad crops 198, 199 



Salsify 423 



Salsify, companion crop 479 



seed required 495 



Sand, advantages 25 



Sash 107 



Sassafras series 21 



Savory 424 



Seed bed, shading 138 



Seeds 92 



Seeds, breeding 93 



buying 99 



change 99 



cleaning 97 



commercial growing 94 



curing 97 



growing 92 



growing at home 96 



guarantees 99 



harvesting 97 



importance of good seed 92 



longevity : 102 



number in an ounce 496 



old versus new 100 



per cent, germinating 101 



preservation 98 



quantity required for acre 494 



selection 93 



