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INDEX 



Pots, 33, 35, 156, 277, 381. 



Potting, 33-39, 134-140. 



Privet, 77, 80, 208, 211. 



Pulling-hoe, 245. 



Pumpkin, 21, 188, 364. And see 



Squash. 

 Push-hoe, 245, 273. 

 Pyrethrum, 364. 



Quack-grass. See Witch-grass. 

 Quince, 208, 211, 236, 237. 



Radicle (caulicle), 50. 



Radish, 13, 52, 5.4, 55, 66, 67, 101, 



154, 161, 177, 185, 187, 189, 



190, 193, 259, 263, 264-265, 381, 



383, 384, 385, 391. 

 Raffia, 303. 



Rag-doll seed-tester, 61. 

 Rake, 240, 272, 273. 

 Raking, 257-258, 259. 

 Rape, 99, 254. 

 Raspberry, 79, 80, 232, 233. 

 Red-spider, 144. 

 Repotting, 138-139, 141. 

 Rhododendron, 208. 

 Rhubarb, 75, 111, 161, 162, 193, 195, 



197, 365-366, 381, 382. 

 Ricinus. See Castor bean. 

 Romaine. See Lettuce. 

 Rose, 77, 208, 211, 213-218, 303. 

 Rose-bug, 286, 288. 

 Row planting, 264. 

 Rudbeckia. See Cone-flower and 



Golden glow. 

 Ruler, 122. 

 Rye, 27, 99, 302, 386. 



Sage. See Salvia. 



Sage (herb), 366. 



Salpiglossis, 367. 



Salsify, 186, 367, 391. 



Salvia, 114, 180, 181, 182, 368. 



Sand-box seed-tester, 59. 



Sash, 146, 148-149, 151-152, 386. 



Satin-flower. See Godetia. 



Sawdust, 257. 



Sawdust-box seed-tester, 60. 



Scabiosa, 4, 368. 



Scilla, 28, 29. 



Scuffle-hoe, 245. 



Sea-kale, 80, 197, 368-369, 391. 



Seed, and its growth, 1-7, 49-56. 



breeding, 8 ; selecting, 9-13. 



depth to plant, 53-56, 264, 280. 



importance of good seed, 8, 306. 



length of life, 390-392. 



needs in sprouting, 50-52. 



record of, 42 ; account, 44. 



sowing, 122-123, 154-155, 263- 

 266, 306, 311. 



testing of, 57-64. 

 Seed-bed, 259, 261, 382. 

 Seedlings, 127-132, 135-136, 269-276. 

 Seedsman, 42, 182, 191, 239, 285, 



306. 

 Seed-trowel, 121, 130. 

 Senna, 208. 

 Sepals, 3. 



Shading plants, 281. 

 Shooting birds, 294. 

 Short-season plants, 177, 184, 263. 

 Shrike, 293. 



Shrubs, 11, 207-212, 268, 380. 

 Shutters, 152. 

 Sieves, 119, 246, 259. 

 Silt, 84, 85. 

 Snapdragon, 2, 114, 179, 180, 181, 



183, 369-370. 

 Snowball, 208. 

 Sodding, 304. 

 Soil, facts regarding, 82-96. 



acidity (sourness), 103, 173, 174. 



early and late, 90, 94, 168. 



for general garden, 173-174, 311. 



for lawn, 304. 



for roses, 217. 



mixtures of, 33, 34-35, 87, 118, 141, 

 150. 



preparing, 248-262. 

 Solution, 67, 69, 70, 101. 

 Sorrel, 168, 254, 296. 

 Sour. See Acid, and Soil. 

 Sowing seed, 122-123, 154-155, 263- 



268, 306, 311. 

 Spade, 240. 



Spading, 27, 168, 240, 250-257, 304- 

 305, 382. 



